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Nerding Out with Viktor is now available as audio-only, a.k.a Turning my video podcast into an audio podcast

In my previous article, Launching a Video Podcast in 2024: My Journey and Lessons Learned, I shared my experience of starting a podcast. Since then, I came across some intriguing research revealing that 43% of podcast listeners prefer audio-only formats. This got me thinking—by offering my podcast solely as a video feed, I might have been missing out on a …

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Secure your Tailscale infra further with Mutual TLS (mTLS)

A while back, I wrote about how I’m using Tailscale to secure my local service, thanks to Tailscale’s built-in certificates. This greatly improved the security of my local environment. Combined with the rather sophisticated ACL policies, you can lock things down pretty well. That gets you pretty far, but I wanted to secure some services that …

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Discover Email Providers Effortlessly with Email Service Checker

A decade ago, I created “Are They Using Google Apps” to address a simple yet crucial need: determining whether a remote party was using Google Apps (now Google Workspace) to decide if I should send them a Hangout invite for a meeting (or something else). Fast forward to today, and I am thrilled to introduce a revitalized and enhanced version of …

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My Home Server Journey - From Raspberry Pi to Ryzen

Introduction Back when I was living in a snug studio flat in London, I began my home server adventure with a Raspberry Pi 3. This move to a settled lifestyle came after years of living as a digital nomad, during which I had fully minimized my personal belongings to adapt to a constantly mobile life. The shift to a more permanent base in London marked a new …

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Introducing sbomify - The Future of SBOM Management

I’m excited to share with you something that has been in the works for some time - sbomify, my latest venture aimed at transforming how Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are managed, shared, and worked on. As we navigate through the complexities of modern software development, the need for maintaining stringent security and compliance has never been …

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On UniFi Captive Portals

What are captive portals? Lately, I’ve been doing some digging into captive portals - you know, these things that pop up when you try to connect to the WiFi at a coffee shop or hotel. In essence, they are very simple: You load a web page that usually requires you to tick a box or enter your email. If the system is satisfied with the input above, you …

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Boostrapping Chronicles - Chapter 2

In 2011, when Apple launched the Mac App Store, it opened doors for developers. Around the same time, our project, YippieMove, had plateaued because Google released its own email migration tools, taking away a lot of our customers. Seeing the Mac App Store as a big opportunity, we decided to jump in and create something unique for its launch. That’s …

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Boostrapping Chronicles - Chapter 1

Preface: Why Bootstrap? I’ve written a few short articles about my experience bootstrapping businesses. I’ve both bootstrapped and raised money (both sides of the pond). These are my learnings (with context) and hopefully, they are helpful for others. The first question one might ask is when should you bootstrap. In my experience, it makes sense for …

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Launching 'Nerding Out with Viktor' - A New Tech Podcast (and the Innovative Podcast RSS Generator)

Hello folks, Viktor here! I’m thrilled to bring two exciting updates to you all today. First, let’s talk about my new project, “Nerding Out with Viktor,” a video podcast where I dive into riveting tech discussions with experts from various fields. The first episode features a deep dive into Cloud Native security with Andrew Martin …

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