The future of DevOps

A lot of people are talking about the future of the IT, the traditional operations work, and they are trying to guess whether they will have a job in IT in the future.

As I see most IT colleagues feel some uncertainty about their jobs. Different positions (and position names) come and go at the huge tech, telco and financial companies. The fluctuation of the people is also constant.

Do you think your job is in danger? Read further!

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Password Manager upgrade: I switched to KeepassXC

I’ve been using the Keepass password vault for years. I don’t remember when I started to keep my secrets in it, but it can be easily a decade ago. Though I always liked Keepass, and its features are strong, times have changed and I looked for something fresher and more elegant. My choice is KeepassXC. Read more to see why!

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Password Manager 101

In 2022 there is no excuse to do not use a reliable password manager. Period!

In the age of passwordless authentication, IoT, smart devices and high speed internet connection data breaches are more common than usual, mostly because of the insecure password usage. Remembering long and difficult passwords is really counter productive but luckily there is the solution: password managers! The era of post-its attached to the display with corporate or private secrets must be over. Even the corporate security starts with the individual level safety. Today’s cyber world demands strong and thorough security considerations even in our personal lives. We have bank account credentials, paid subscriptions and other stored card informations on different websites and mobile devices. So, do YOU use weak or shared passwords? Do you have any default passwords in your devices? Think about it a bit!

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How to use Python virtual environments in Visual Studio Code?

I need both Linux and Windows environments at the same computer. I have been a Linux desktop user for almost 20 years, but some of the tools I use recently require Windows 10. Dual boot was a great solution, but it required double hard disk space and maintenance. One of my daily driver tools is Windows-only and a heavy GPU consumer, thus I changed my primary OS to Windows, and my Linux experience relies on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

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