Anyone who runs a homelab sooner or later has to deal with Murphy's law and its most fearsome ally: the sudden blackout. Under the table in my study there is a faithful Lenovo ThinkCentre M920t with Proxmox VE. Several VMs and several LXCs are running on it: da Home Read more
Those who work with audio, produces music or manages a home server, he knows well the satisfaction of automating complex processes. I recently decided to complement my trusty automatic mastering setup (Matching) a system for separating audio tracks (Stem Separation), with the aim of extracting voices, battery, Read more
In the last article I mentioned in passing my current setup on the laptop: Only Linux in the GNOME version. Why did I choose a less "mainstream" distribution than the usual ones? After several months of daily use between browsing, Writing, blog management and some terminal sessions, the time has come Read more
It's definitely not for everyone, but I find it convenient to have the list of browser tabs on the right. And you know what else is on the right? The button “x” to close them. The problem is if I'm in a hurry, instead of activating the tab, I regularly end up clicking on the “X” and Read more
If you've been following me for a while, you know that I have a weakness for efficiency applied to everyday life. Some time ago I already told you about Boomaga, that amazing open source software that serves as “virtual printer” and allows you to do spectacular things, how to merge multiple documents into Read more
Premise: I don't have it against Chinese sellers. I've bought quite a few things on AliExpress over the years and, in most cases, everything went well. This story, however, made me reflect on what happens when a product purchased on the other side of the world actually breaks down. It all starts on Read more
Let's tell the truth: Native Linux commands are cornerstones of computing, but many of them were designed between the 70s and 90s, when the monitors barely showed 80 green text characters on black background. Today, if you run a command to see the disk space Read more
You've just finished installing your shiny new Linux distribution on your PC. Everything is in its place, the system is responsive, but as soon as you open the terminal you are faced with the same old-fashioned screen: white text on black background, a minimal prompt (often a simple user@hostname:~$) and the Read more
Have you ever had to set up a local DNS server (come AdGuard Home o Pi-hole) to clean your network of ads and trackers, see everything work wonderfully and then, after a few days, suddenly find yourself without internet? Maybe some devices navigate, others show the classic warning “Connected network, internet Read more
I recently bought myself a telephone: the new Google Pixel 10 Pro. Slit, configuro, I transfer data from my old and trusty Huawei P30 Pro e… the time comes to connect it to your home Wi-Fi. I have a network managed by a FRITZ!Box 7530 AX (principal) and Read more