https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Thomas - A blog about IT and tech Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:53:18 +0100 https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/logitech_capture_alternative_for_linux/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:53:18 +0100 https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/logitech_capture_alternative_for_linux/ When the pandemic started the prices increased drastically I decided to import a Logitech G930e from Asia. This is a model meant for the Chinese market and the Logitech software doesn’t recognise hardware model without a workaround. The problem with the G930C is that the default viewing angle is 90 degrees. This is useful for a conference room but not for a single person. To make manipulations to the videofeed from the webcam you need additional software. https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/package-managers-jungle/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:52:00 +0100 https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/package-managers-jungle/ Most of the tools that you rely on will need to be installed somehow. These days there are multiple ways of installing and manage updates your applications on your OS of choice. From the three mentioned macOS seems to rely the most at the App Store to install a application. Especially in the open-source software landscape it is common that you need to install certain software dependencies alongside the application to run the software succesfully. https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/my-first_post/ Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:00:10 +0100 https://thomasbrinkman.nl/posts/my-first_post/ In this first post I’m explaining why I chose a static site generator instead of a Content Management System (CMS) like the well known Wordpress which has a marketshare of 65% at the at time of writing. There are many advantages of using a static site generator. The most significant of them are: Security Performance Maintenance Manageability Scale Security The web pages are rendered in advance instead of on the spot when a visitor is browsing a website.