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Dominic Dumrauf

An Enterprise Solution Architect by profession, an avid outdoor enthusiast by heart, and a passionate barista by choice. Still hunting that elusive perfect espresso.

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Cybersecurity

Keeping cURL's Hands Out of the Cookie Jar

Using cURL and having to store cookies between requests but don't want to save them to file? Here's how to keep them purely in memory.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 3 min read
Thoughts

My Reading List

Want to know what makes me tick? Then a selection of books I've read in the past should give you an insight into what has shaped and influenced my thinking.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 11 min read
Photography

Geotagging Photos with ExifTool

A pile of great photos at hand? But the locations only in your head? Here's how to geotag those photos using Bash and ExifTool.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 4 min read
Photography

Why I Geotag My Photos

Geotagged photos know where they were taken. If your camera doesn't already do so, Bash and ExifTool is all you really need for that. Here's how.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 9 min read
Cybersecurity

Ready to Use OpenVPN Servers in AWS For Everyone

Reclaim some lost privacy and security by using a fully automated OpenVPN server solution in AWS! Readily available as a one-stop Terraform module on GitHub.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 14 min read
YouTube2Audiobook

Continuously Listen to YouTube Audiobooks on Your Phone

An end-to-end solution for downloading any YouTube video as an audiobook and listening to it on your phone. While keeping track of playback positions. Even during app restarts and system reboots. Readily available as a Bash script on GitHub.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 15 min read
Bash

Transfer Files to Your Mobile By Scanning a QR Code

Easily transfer the contents of any directory from your Mac to your mobile using Python and an automatically generated QR code. Readily available as a Bash script on GitHub.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 8 min read
GKE

When GKE Tells Your Terraform Service Account to Go Away

GKE tells you 'Error 400/403: Missing edit permissions on account' but actually something else is off. More fundamental. But easy to fix.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 3 min read
Photography

Desktop Pictures Cropper

Turn your best pictures into stunning desktop pictures. Automatically cropped to the right size. No distortions. No borders. No random selections. Readily available as a Bash script on GitHub.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 9 min read
Thoughts

Why I Focus on Not Building Things (as an Architect)

Stop building. Start Reusing. Get some Sellotape and get going. Because the best system I've ever built is the system I've never built!

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 6 min read
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