Alexander Droste

TypeScript

TypeScript: Use Satisfies for Exhaustive Type Checks

Compile-time safety for exhaustive type checks can be achieved with satisfies never. It's best practice to use it in every switch case statement.

Coding

[How-to] Salesforce Pardot Dependent Field on Checkbox

In Salesforce Pardot Forms, fields can be made dependent on each other. This does not work for checkboxes. Our javascript code makes it possible.

Quick Tip

[Quick Tip] Easiest Way to get your SSH Keys onto a new Machine

GitHub offers an easy HTTP-API to download your public key without prior setup. You can use it to easily configure SSH logins on a new machine.

Tutorial

Mail Security: MTA-STS + Mailcow

MTA-STS is a security mechanism to prevent attackers from rerouting, reading and modifying your emails. Read how to use MTA-STS with mailcow.

Smartphone

SMS Spam Virus blockieren: "Neue Voicemail", "Verpasster Anruf" etc.

Unbekannte Rufnummern verschicken Spam SMS mit "Neue Voicemail" oder "Verpasster Anruf". Ein Link darin installiert Schadsoftware. So blockiert man die SMS.

Review

Die beste Wetter-App für Deutschland (2021)

Drei Wetter-Apps liefern drei verschiedene Wettervorhersagen. Jetzt reicht es! Dies ist die beste Wetter-App 2021 für Deutschland. (iPhone und Apple Watch)

Research

Run 16-Bit Lotus AmiPro 3 (1992) on 64-Bit Windows 10

My dad manages his work related documents with the 30 year old 16-bit program Lotus AmiPro 3.0. We can make it run on 64-bit Windows 10 by using winevdm.

Apple

[How-to] Fix Apple Watch Band not Locking into Place (no click)

Some Apple Watch wrist bands are faulty and do not lock into place. They slide just through and produce no click sound. You can fix it by applying pressure on the locking mechanism.

DevOps

[How-to] Own CA Certificate in GitLab CI with dind service (docker-in-docker)

How to properly install a custom CA certificate in GitLab CI dind service to prevent the error: "x509: certificate signed by unknown authority".

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 3 as Desktop Replacement – 21:9 Ultrawide, exFAT, VS Code, ...

Raspberry Pi 3 as desktop replacement: 21:9 ultrawide resolution support, exFAT support, use latest software: Visual Studio Code, node.js, neovim

Quick Tip

[Quick Tip] Deploy React App build to any Subdirectory

You can deploy your react app to any subdirectory by setting the homepage attribute to a relative path inside your package.json

Tutorial

[How-to] Make Synology Diskstation Fans quieter! - via custom Fan Profile and Hibernation

How to make your Synology Diskstation quieter by using hibernation and installing a custom fan profile to lower fan speeds and stop fans if not needed.

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