Migrating away from Mediawiki and how to export its data

I like Mediawiki, it is a simple tool capable of doing a lot and can be very flexible and easy to customise. However its not always the right solution! I had a situation where we needed to migrate away from using it for a combination of security and usability reasons. So I thought it would … Continue reading Migrating away from Mediawiki and how to export its data

Pre-populating Neo4J using Kubernetes Init Containers and neo4j-admin import

Recently there has been an uptake in the use of Neo4j by the Data Scientists. This is a good thing! they are wanting to use the right tool for the job. However we need to run it inside our k8s cluster as a portable readable data source that has been dynamically populated from a pile … Continue reading Pre-populating Neo4J using Kubernetes Init Containers and neo4j-admin import

Adding Ambient Sounds to your Discord Server On LInux

I'm a Dungeon Master! I don't mean that in the S&M sense! As in the game Dungeons & Dragons (https://dnd.wizards.com), where I run a weekly game as well as take part in a couple of campaigns as a player. It's a lot of fun and something I would definitely recommend you have a go at … Continue reading Adding Ambient Sounds to your Discord Server On LInux

Encrypting additional drives with LUKS on Linux

Encryption is king nowadays with everyone having mobile devices. We have a significant number of people on laptops that travel around and also workstations that live in open plan offices. This means we encrypt all of our disks... just in case. 99% of the time is super simple to do as most OS installers give … Continue reading Encrypting additional drives with LUKS on Linux