Hi, I'm Oliver.

IT-Guy, restless spirit

I am also a Dad and a Cloud-Addict with a strong focus on Security and Free Software. I prefer  at Home and Linux all around. Thus spoken, I am a convinced -Fanboy, and, besides, love Metal of all kind, Travelling, Photographing, Reading and Blogging.

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How to deploy your own Joplin Server-instance

How to deploy your own Joplin Server-instance

Using your data on any device is standard these days. Controlling where this data is stored is another story - in terms of Joplin, you can use many...

Arq Backup - a versatile solution to back up your files on Mac and Windows

Arq Backup - a versatile solution to back up your files on Mac and Windows

Backups are essential for any use case and while there are many solutions on the market, some apps stand out for their level of flexibility. Time M...

The European Union must keep funding free software

The European Union must keep funding free software

Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade...

The condemned live longer  —  welcome back, Network Utility

The condemned live longer  —  welcome back, Network Utility

Once upon a time, MacOS (or Mac OS X) installations came with a nice GUI for basic networking tasks like traceroute, ping or nslookup. This tool w...

Little Snitch 6 released, taking Mac-privacy to the next level

Little Snitch 6 released, taking Mac-privacy to the next level

Four years ago I blogged about Little Snitch 5, a software firewall-like product from Austrian company Objective Development, which successfully ma...

How to skip the ChatGPT for Mac waiting list and get access now

How to skip the ChatGPT for Mac waiting list and get access now

This month, OpenAI has released the native ChatGPT-app for macOS alongside GPT-4o. Anyone can install this app yet but your account will still need...