Run a virtual conference using only open source tools
Run a virtual conference using only open source tools I have helped run three virtual conferences in the last eighteen months, all on a tight budget, and every one of them used…
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Plex Just Raised Remote Streaming Prices by 50 Percent
Plex Just Raised Remote Watch Pass Prices by 50 Percent I keep a running spreadsheet of every subscription I pay for, and Plex’s Remote Watch Pass was the line item I barely…
React Leaves Meta—Now Runs Under Its Own Foundation
React leaves Meta and runs under its own foundation I have been writing React code for about a decade, and I have watched the project go through three identity shifts. The first…
Stop Paying Per User: Self-Host Your Auth with Keycloak
Stop paying per user: self-host your auth with Keycloak I watched a friend’s bill for Auth0 go from $240 per month to $4,100 per month in eighteen months. The growth was organic.…
3 reasons to host a docathon for your open source project
3 reasons to host a docathon for your open source project A docathon is a focused, time-boxed event where a group of people get together (in person, on a video call, or…
Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This
Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This I write most of my long-form notes in Markdown. The trouble is the same trouble it has been for ten years: Markdown is great for…
Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository
Australia’s Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Platform I have been waiting for a government to do this for years. In February 2026, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (the…
React Is No Longer Meta's Project, It Now Has Its Own Foundation
React Is No Longer Meta’s Project, It Now Has Its Own Foundation React (the JavaScript library that runs most of the web, whether you have noticed or not) just left Meta. The…
Why LibreOffice 26.2 Feels More Stable Than Some Major Releases
Why LibreOffice 26.2 Feels More Stable Than Some Major Releases I have been using LibreOffice since it forked from OpenOffice more than a decade ago. In that time I have learned to…
I Replaced Salesforce with This Free ERP. Saved $50K/Year.
I Replaced Salesforce With a Free ERP. My CFO Calls It a Trade-off. A friend of mine runs a 22-person professional services firm. Last year her Salesforce bill hit $54,000. This year…