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OS Sharing Apps: Opengist and Linx

OS Sharing Apps: Opengist and Linx

Published May 7, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

We all know pastebin is great for sharing code snippets. Many of us use Github GISTs for much the same purpose. However, there are occasions we may wish to just self host an equivalent service.

Google Gemini Code Assist

Google Gemini Code Assist

Published May 2, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

At Google Cloud NEXT, they announced their Co-Pilot equivalent, “Gemini Code Assist”. GCP GCA is free until July so there is no reason not to check it out.

Getting started with Zarf

Getting started with Zarf

Published Apr 30, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

I came across Zarf from this Help Net Security review. It is based on an intriguing concept - a suite, driven with YAML manifests, that can bundle a variety of package types into a single archive ...

OS Apps: Weather

OS Apps: Weather

Published Apr 25, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

I recently came across a fun TWC containerized open-source app that simulates The Weather Channel from 80s and 90s using real forecast data from api.weather.gov. They had removed the audio to avoi...

OS Apps: Yal and Trillium

OS Apps: Yal and Trillium

Published Apr 23, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

YAL, or “Yet Another LandingPage” is a simple but functional landing page we can host and configure with some simple JSON. We’ll check that out in Kubernetes by making a quick manifest and applyin...

Microsoft Garnet, an Open-Source Redis drop-in replacment

Microsoft Garnet, an Open-Source Redis drop-in replacment

Published Apr 18, 2024 by Isaac Johnson

Continuing our trend from last time, let’s look at another Redis fork/option. This one comes from Microsoft and is named Garnet. Like Valkey, it’s compliant with existing Redis clients.

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