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Buildling a Kubernetes cluster in my basement
For some recent customer work I had to deploy some Docker images on Kubernetes, but didn’t want to setup a full-fledged cluster (nor pay for one) as it was going to be a temporary environment anyway. I therefore dusted off an old PC I had laying around in my basement, and decided I would use […]
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Converting an SQLite database to Access
After looking for two hours after a tool able to perform such a conversion for a reasonable price, I found a free solution to my customer request: You need Windows, but it works fine in a virtual machine (such as Virtualbox) if you’re on a Mac or Linux/BSD You will also need MS Access installed […]
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The right tool for the job
There are some tools that really make your life easier when working. Some people might say that the only tool you’ll ever need is Emacs, but when working on Windows, there are some small utilities that can increase your productivity. Here is my personal choice. Launchy Launchy is a keystroke launcher. It can index your […]
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Parallel computing
There’s something I felt very curious about for some time now : parallel programming. The name sounded great, conveyed the same feeling as in “horsepower”, the feeling that you can do impressive things with it. Unfortunately, occasions are pretty rare to use that kind of technology if you: are not in a “number crunching” industry […]