Latest blog posts

Running a community sports club can easily turn into a juggling act of emails, spreadsheets, and schedules. In this article, I share how we used n8n to transform the day-to-day operations of our LGBTQ+ volleyball club (PAN Volleyball). It has helped us move from manual processes to smooth automations so that we can focus on more important things: keeping a safe and welcoming environment, and grow our LGBTQ+ volleyball community.

In January 2024 I started making small video games for pure fun. After some practice, playtesting with friends and new languages, I decided to test my skills and publish something. So I joined my first Game Jam and submitted my first game: Yak Shaving Space Delivery. Here are my thoughts and learnings about how it went so far! (Yes you can play the game too) 😝

In the past few months, I started thinking about how I use social networks and the impact they have on my life. Today, I took a strong decision: it’s time to move on from Instagram, a platform that is clearly no longer a social network. How did we get here? Where are we going? I need to dig deeper into my past personal experience with the social network to really understand why I am going to use Mastodon and Pixelfed.

I have always been a person that organizes his day and tasks, and I have grown, over the years, a little bit too much obsessed about scheduling and prioritizing things to do. Recently I was diagnosed as neurodivergent, and I have been introduced to the Spoon Theory, to manage energy level.

I have made a shortcut for iPhone/Mac/iPad that uses the Reminders app to get stuff done based on how much energy (spoons 🥄 ) I have at the moment, and I am sharing it with you! 😄

If you’ve ever dreamt of controlling your Linux applications or running commands directly from your iPhone, I’ve got some exciting news for you. I’ve been tinkering around and have come up with a solution that bridges the gap between Apple HomeKit and SystemD services. Let me introduce you to my latest side-project!

I miss the days when I bought software on my Mac instead of using a subscription. More and more software and services are moving to subscription-based models. In this blog post, I want to share my thoughts on subscriptions, including those that I am grateful for paying for and those that I have stopped paying for. By working with open-source software I learned how important it is to give back and support the developers (and companies) that are providing services that we like, or not paying them if we don’t!

I recently switched from Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to Helix as my primary text editor. I wanted a more efficient and powerful modal editor for working with Go, Terraform, YAML, and other languages and tools. I also appreciated the lightweight and efficient design of Helix. In this post, I will discuss my experience with the switch and the adjustments I made to make Helix a better fit for my daily work.

Managing secrets in Git repositories has been one of the biggest issues when I write code. I have used multiple solutions based on the complexity and how many things I have to do in case of leaks. I was looking for a solution that would work and be good enough for my simple Ansible Playbooks, and I stumbled upon the Mozilla SOPS: something that makes handling secrets not complicated when working alone on simple projects.

I have been writing down events of my life for the last 10 years. I want to celebrate this achievement. 🎉☺️ This diary helped me a lot in the past, and I wish to convince anyone who is on the fence about starting one to go for it. Those are my personal observation.

Often I find myself using third-party software like Caffeine or Amphetamine to keep my Mac awake while running some specific commands. Sometimes it is because I am running backups. Sometimes it is because I am compiling something. I found out that macOS comes pre-installed with caffeinete command… this post is about how to integrate it in your Makefile so that running any command there will prevent your Mac from sleeping!