I pretty much use prototype.js in every web project. Nowadays, though, there are native javascript functions that would avoid reinventing the wheel and IE is not a problem anymore, if even Microsoft is abandoning it :). For instance, I prefer to rely on querySelectorAll() instead of using a js library like Sizzle. That is why …
Dark Mode for MantisBT
I’ve forked a nice dark theme for MantisBT (https://github.com/iKyzu/MantisBTModernDarkTheme), making it configurable so that each user can choose whether to enable it or not. You can find it at https://github.com/wiz78/MantisBTModernDarkTheme
Create a smart clock with a Raspberry Pi
Inspired by this article, I’ve decided to create a new clock for my living room. I built it on top of newest Rasperry Pi model 3B+ with its official 7″ display, so some things are a bit different than those explained in that article and the pages it links to. The full code is available …
Make status colors more prominent in MantisBT 2.0
Once upon a time, MantisBT used to create a colorful table with all your issues, using the status color as a background for the whole row. Since version 2.0, the status color has been moved to a small box in the status column, making it harder to spot the info you’re looking for at a …
SSHShield
I’ve started moving some (very!) old projects to GitHub. This one deserves a mention since it’s still useful: SSHDShield is a daemon that monitors your sshd log looking for signs of a brute force attack and reacts to them. When I created this small tool, back in 2005, I needed something to protect SSH servers …