A REST API is super useful and can present a simple way to efficiently access information. This blog post is dedicated to the folks who want to create an API. It seems like a lot of folks are in this boat by the amount of comments over on sites like Reddit. Lets get started by building a GET/POST API in Node.js. …

Overview

x2Go enables you to access a remote machine over SSH. The wiki entry provides the following overview:

"X2Go enables you to access a graphical desktop of a computer over a low bandwidth (or high bandwidth) connection. X2Go is a Remote Desktop solution, which some vendors vaguely call Remote Control. This …

A quick tutorial on using Imagemagick to remove a background colour from images. The image file format needs to support transparency e.g. PNG.

NOTE: JPG doesnt support transparency, so it would be necessary to convert the file.

Remove background color

1. Set the input file

1input="old-white.png"

2. Set the output …

A quick tutorial on using Imagemagick to add a background shadow to images. For the best result, ensure the original image has a transparent background. It is also useful to observe consistent sizes for the images.

Add a shadow

1. Set the name of the input image - for example

1input="old.png"

2. Set the name of …

Convert JSON to CSV with JQ.

jq is like sed for JSON data - you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured data with the same ease that sed, awk, grep and friends let you play with text.

Being able to move between different file format is quite a common task, so I was delighted to find a quick and …