Latest — 09 Jan 2026 Flashback: Palm m100 The Palm m100 was one of my first handheld devices. This is what I did with it...
Oracle: Install ASR on SuSE Linux Installing Oracle ASR on SuSE Linux 15 isn't as straight forward as doing the same on Oracle Linux. Here is how to get it done...
Oracle: prevent password from aging on Exatada When deploying an Oracle Exadata, passwords will be valid only for 60 days. After that time period, you will have to set a new password. But that's not very comfortable - and it will prevent your monitoring systems from logging in. I'll show you how to disable password aging on Exadata.
Oracle: change Oracle home name Are you annoyed by randomly created Oracle Home names? Here's how to change them to something more informative!
PostgreSQL: Upgrade to version 18 in-place This is how I update my PostgreSQL instances to 18 using Docker Compose and PgAutoUpgrade
Valkey: Set up replication for Valkey Some time ago, I wrote about Valkey as an alternative for Redis (see here). And in fact, many companies are using it in production. But installing Valkey in Docker or on a server isn't enough, as there should be any mechanism for high availability. So I'll
Tmux: lower your stress level at work (or maybe also at home) using Tmux In my job, I have to connect to many different servers. Fortunately, most of them are running Linux. So I connect to them, do whatever I have to do, and close the connection. But sometimes, a terminal window isn't enough, because * I'd like to see what
Docker: Use Docker Compose for Minecraft I'll show you how to use Docker Compose to run a Minecraft server