A simple setup for a Build and Deploy system using GitHub Actions Dec 12 2020

I've been using GitHub Actions on a few projects now, and I find them like the future of what bash scripting was back in the day. I feel I can do pretty much everything in a quick and concise way. In this post, I'll show you the setup I use for a simple...

Set up a macOS Parallels Virtual Machine for security research Nov 16 2020

macOS comes with a good set of predefined security features designed to keep us safe, e.g. System Integrity Protection. These security features are great for everyday use, but they get in the way when we are trying to analyse what processes are doing...

Adding dark mode to a UIKit App Nov 4 2020

First, remember create a new branch for the changes, we can do that using Xcode or the git(1) command-line tool.

Generate table of contents with anchors for markdown file - Vim plugin Jul 20 2020

Vim is my preferred text editor, and I do most of my writing on markdown. If you haven't used markdown, I encourage you to try it out. Markdown is a simple markup language that is in common use on the internet for static site generators. The syntax...

Running a web server on FreeBSD inside a jail Jun 27 2020

Creating a jailed web server is a fun exercise to learn how about jails. If you are reading this post, you are probably already convinced of the benefits of running your services inside jails. A jailed service provides additional security by restricting...

WWDC20 Interesting videos list Jun 26 2020

Here is the list of the videos I'm looking forward for the 2020 WWDC. I might add notes/comments later when I have seen them all.

Swift and...

Notes on FreeBSD UFS partition schema Jun 1 2020

Sometimes deciding on a partition schema could be a confusing, here are my notes on partitioning a GPT disk. I hope you find them useful.

I will advice creating a virtual machine using FreeBSD and take it for a spin. It would be nice if we had lots...

Using the script command to record a terminal session May 25 2020

When working on the command-line, I sometimes would like to record what I was doing to extract the exact message a script returned without having to rerun all the commands. Similarly, when I'm trying to report an error to a coworker and want to show...

Migrating an old JavaScript codebase to modern JavaScript May 18 2020

We get excited about starting a new project. It allows us to use new technologies, and we don't have to worry about being compatible with any old code. In reality, most of the work we do is maintenance. And I do believe, that working with legacy code...

Compiling a custom FreeBSD kernel for Parallels VirtualMachine May 13 2020

I use Parallels on macOS to spin virtual machines for learning purposes. Lately, I've been interested in FreeBSD, so I wanted to create a slimmed-down version of the FreeBSD Kernel for my VM. And that is the topic of this post, how to create a custom...

Changing blog path in Middleman May 6 2020

I use Middleman as my Static Site Generator, I have two "blogs" in my site:

• blog - contains more lengthy and detailed articles.
• til - contains short entries that I use as a reference, and not necessarily a full well-researched article.

When I created...

My Xcode gitignore template Aug 28 2019

I would like to change the template Xcode uses to generate a git repository, but I haven't found how. So at the moment when I want to use my .gitignore template I just pull it from a GIST.

This y my Xcode .gitignore template. I use the raw address...