Exploring VirtualBox alternatives

I wanted to compare virtualisation applications to discover if there was anything better than VirtualBox for my needs.

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:56 UTC

Chance and randomness

I often marvel at the randomness of it all.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:44 UTC

Why do Windows updates take so long

That spinning animation is really pretty, though

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:55 UTC

Cheap Bluetooth keyboard with iPad

Working with a non-Apple branded Bluetooth keyboard on my iPad

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:45 UTC

Last day collaboration

And another dear universe moment.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:27 UTC

Happy holidays HR

Today is the last office day of the year for me and I can't wait until log-off time

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:17 UTC

Winding it down

Slow, poor man's git display

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:13 UTC

Git: 1 - Shared host: 0

CGI-git defeated my shared host

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:41 UTC

How to convert a SHA1 git repository to SHA256

Details on how to migrate a SHA1 Git repository to a SHA256 repository.

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:45 UTC

CGI-git - a fast web interface for Git written in Python

CGI-git is an attempt at making a fast web interface for Git with Python using only stdlib and no external dependencies.

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:48 UTC

Licences and my projects

I have not paid much attention before to my open source licencing

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:38 UTC

Playing with git

git is not like Ikea flat-pack furniture where you can get away with skipping the instructions. You need to read the docs.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:29 UTC

Firefox Android loop

Sending me loopy.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:44 UTC

FetchRSS version 2

The original implementation worked well enough but it could be better. Time for an upgrade.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:04 UTC

Anyone seen the hyphens?

International English seems to have developed a rule: never, ever use a hyphen, ever, on pain of death. I really want to blame American English here because that is where I find it is most prevalent, but I'm seeing this everywhere now, even in the UK. Hold my tea and crumpets while I have a rant!

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:06 UTC

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