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Notes on how to get any application that supports WebDAV or CardDAV to access apple iCloud resources. Following on from previous posts about using Apples iCloud services on non Apple devices or operating systems.

youtuble-dl bombs when trying to extract from html5 player sites and updating it solves this but the native update command has stopped working and package managers are inconsistant

Exploring various storage clustering solutions as high available backend for virtual machine clusters. What is out there, what fits the needs, is it open source and how hard will it be to implement it.

Install and use the open source FFmpeg utility on macOS for high quality audio and video encoding and transcoding with support for x two AAC-LC encoders (aac & libfdk_aac) and one HE-AAC(v1/2) encoder (libfdk_aac).

These instructions will create a bootable install medium for the installation of a operating system using a .iso file downloaded from the network, the dd command and a standard USB…

These instructions will create a bootable install medium for the installation of a operating system using a .iso file downloaded from the network, the dd command and a standard USB…

Missing OpenSSL blows up kernel compile..Oh Why? So, I’ve walked into this one a few times when compiling a new kernel for the first time after a new distro install. Each time I shake my head.

Alternate method to get non apple devices to acces iCal. Using three ingredients. Your calendar’s server address . Your user ID dsid. The calendar name (cal_name).

Having a small collection idevices in our household, we tend use the icloud calendar app and iCal coordinate our lives. With some work, non apple devices can share the same calendar

Though, every now and then I hit a snag when installing a new package, especially from a PPA. The most common of these relate to security/verification using PKI.