Recently I’ve purchased a height adjustable Eliot desk. I’ve added the smart controller to it so it remembers my preferred settings. I really love its design and functionality. However there is a pain point. To move the desk to a stored position you have to continously press a button as long as it moves. EU… Continue reading How to trick Eliot’s smart controller
choosing bewteen source ip addresses
Recently I faced an issue with rate limiting of some remote service. I was sending more requested to that endpoint than allowed and therefore I’ve received errors messages when being beyond the limit. Luckily the hoster of my linux client box does provide multiple IP addresses for that machine. By splitting the work into multiple… Continue reading choosing bewteen source ip addresses
Cypher gotchas: multiple-match vs comma operator
Even as a long term Neo4j user with a 10y+ experience I’ve stumbled over something being new to me. Therefore I thought it’s worth sharing.
how to add Bloom and APOC to a Neo4j Docker container
If you’re familiar with Neo4j most likely you’re aware that Neo4j delivers an offical docker image. This short post shows a script allowing you to bundle a Neo4j docker container with the latest version of Bloom – a graph visualization product from Neo4j. Additionally it bundles also the matching version of the APOC library to… Continue reading how to add Bloom and APOC to a Neo4j Docker container
visit in Wolfsburg
Last week I had a business trip to Wolfsburg and took the opportunity to take a few shots at the “Volkswagen Autostadt”. Unfortuantely there was construction work going on, so I managed only a few reasonable photos.
How to avoid terminal “1F” at Munich airport for your flights to Tel Aviv – and some ranting
Most of Munich airport is a rather pleasant experience: compared to lots of others it’s a modern and efficient airport. Aside from typical long waiting time at the baggage claims there’s one major pita (pain in the ass): the so called “Terminal 1F”. Let me describe it. About Terminal 1F Terminal 1F is used solely… Continue reading How to avoid terminal “1F” at Munich airport for your flights to Tel Aviv – and some ranting
Running Paperless on FreeNAS
This year’s christmas holiday project was to install a “personal archive” tool. My choice is a tool called paperless. This post describes how I deployed to my existing FreeNAS box in order to help others with similar setups and have a documentation on the setup for myself.
Using Nginx to proxy a Neo4j instance
There are cases when you want to access your Neo4j instance remotely and you live in an environment where direct access is not possible. This might be caused by technical or organizational restrictions. One generic solution to this kind of problems is using a VPN. Another alternative to be discussed in this blog post is… Continue reading Using Nginx to proxy a Neo4j instance
running Neo4j 3.2 with APOC in Docker
Neo4j 3.2.0 was released last week at GraphConnect Europe. Among lots of cool new features, unfortunately it has one new “feature” making life of APOC users little bit harder, esp. if you run Neo4j from docker. Background Since 3.0 you can enrich Cypher with your own stored procedures. Those are written in Java (or any other… Continue reading running Neo4j 3.2 with APOC in Docker
WiFi at Deutsche Bahn + Ubuntu + Docker == trouble
Recently Deutsche Bahn started wifi for everyone travelling with a ICE. So far I had trips where it just worked great, on other trips I could not even connect – not on mobile phone nor on my laptop. Today it was different We have great signal strength, wifi on my phone works like a charm.… Continue reading WiFi at Deutsche Bahn + Ubuntu + Docker == trouble