I like fixtur.es because it lets me follow my favourite teams in whatever calendar I already use. I do not need to install a separate app, deal with ads, or commit to a subscription. The calendar itself becomes the interface. It supports football, tennis, MotoGP, and Formula 1, and it works smoothly with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, […]
Why I Moved My Non-Apple Development Off macOS and Into a Debian VM
I use my Mac for everything important: personal communication, banking, work, and iOS development. Over time, I realized I was becoming increasingly uncomfortable installing general development tooling directly on it. The issue wasn’t any single tool. It was cumulative. macOS does not have a native, first-party package management model comparable to Debian’s APT. Once you […]
From Italia 90 to World Cup 2026: A Full Circle
The World Cup has been a special part of my life since Italia ’90. I was a kid then, watching Maradona and feeling like the whole world was happening in that moment. Every tournament after that became a marker in my life, from USA 94 to the unforgettable run of Türkiye in 2002, and even […]
Fixing Raspberry Pi HDMI Black Screen After Switching TV Inputs
When I used my Raspberry Pi 5 on a TV, I noticed a frustrating problem: if I switched the TV input to another device and then came back to the Pi, the screen was often black. The system itself was still running. I could reach a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F5 or over SSH, but the desktop would not […]
Pairing a Bluetooth Mouse on Raspberry Pi Without a Mouse
Sometimes tech irony hits hard. My Raspberry Pi’s Bluetooth mouse stopped working after I moved the SD card to another Pi. I thought it would be simple to open the Bluetooth menu and pair it again, but without a mouse there was no way to click the little Bluetooth icon. I tried to use MouseKeys […]
Product vs Project Operating Models: What’s the Real Difference?
When teams in tech discuss how to organize work, you’ll often hear about the project operating model and the product operating model. These terms describe two very different ways of building and maintaining software. Understanding the difference is useful for engineers, product people, and managers alike. What is a project operating model? In a project […]
How I Fixed a Logitech Mouse Not Working with Its USB Receiver
I had a Logitech wireless mouse and a USB receiver. I expected them to work together, but nothing happened when I plugged in the receiver. Both the mouse and the receiver had a small orange star symbol. After a bit of research, I learned this symbol means they are part of Logitech’s Unifying system, which […]
Fixing Tiny Text on High-Resolution Screens with Raspberry Pi
If you’re using a Raspberry Pi with a high-resolution monitor or TV, you may have run into the frustrating issue of tiny, unreadable text. Here’s a quick fix to make your desktop environment usable again: 1. Set Defaults for Large Screens 2. Adjust the Screen Resolution These two tweaks should make your Raspberry Pi setup […]
How to Hide YouTube Shorts with uBlock Origin
If you’re not a fan of YouTube Shorts cluttering your feed, here’s a quick fix using the free uBlock Origin browser extension. Just add this filter rule: www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer This hides the Shorts shelf from the homepage and subscriptions tab. How to add it: Done. Clean feed, no Shorts.
How I Fixed the Black Screen on Launch in Dredge (Epic Games)
Recently, I ran into a frustrating issue with Dredge on PC. After playing for hours with no problems, the game suddenly started launching to a black screen—no error message, just nothingness. Here’s how I eventually solved it, in case you’re in the same boat. What Didn’t Work (But Might Be Worth Trying) Before finding a […]