How to rename/merge projects in sonar
2013-06-03A guide on how to rename or merge projects in SonarQube by directly manipulating the PostgreSQL database, for when you need to preserve the history of a project after renaming it.
To gradle daemon or not to gradle daemon?
2013-05-13A quick tip on how to enable the Gradle daemon for faster local builds by setting the GRADLE_OPTS environment variable, while leaving it disabled on build servers.
How to mount an iPod in linux
2013-05-12A short tutorial on how to mount an iPod on a Linux system using ifuse to access the device’’s file system.
First steps on a new postgresql installation
2013-05-12A quick guide for getting started with a new PostgreSQL installation, showing how to access the psql shell and create a new superuser.
Always test your Puppet Modules
2013-05-09A recommendation to always test your Puppet modules, with a simple shell script to automate the process by running puppet apply --noop on all test files.
Resizing VirtualBox Drives
2013-05-06A quick guide on how to resize a VirtualBox disk image (.vdi) and then use gparted to resize the partition within the virtual machine.
Using awk to remove lines from a file
2013-03-14A shell one-liner that uses awk to remove lines matching a specific pattern from all files within a directory structure.
A Python script that simplifies accessing JMX beans via the Jolokia HTTP bridge, allowing you to easily read and write JMX attributes from the command line.
Pretty Capistrano output
2013-01-08A simple Ruby function for Capistrano that improves the readability of the output by aligning the hostnames in the log.
Quality loss when saving as JPEG
2013-01-02A post that debunks the myth that saving a JPEG multiple times at 100% quality does not degrade the image, with a script to demonstrate the quality loss.