Rob Allen
@akrabat.com
API and web software consultant and developer based in Worcester, UK. OSS contributor (SlimPHP, rst2pdf, Apache OpenWhisk). Takes photos for fun. He/him.
Blogged! IPTC export changed in Photos for macOS 26 Tahoe
IPTC export changed in Photos for macOS 26 Tahoe
An article by Rob Allen
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November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Blogged! IPTC export changed in Photos for macOS 26 Tahoe
Reposted by Rob Allen
🎁 Wanna come to #SymfonyCon but don't have your ticket yet?
We're giving away 1 conference ticket. How to play? Repost + follow @baksla.sh. Draw on October 27th. Good luck! 🍀
We're giving away 1 conference ticket. How to play? Repost + follow @baksla.sh. Draw on October 27th. Good luck! 🍀
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🎁 Wanna come to #SymfonyCon but don't have your ticket yet?
We're giving away 1 conference ticket. How to play? Repost + follow @baksla.sh. Draw on October 27th. Good luck! 🍀
We're giving away 1 conference ticket. How to play? Repost + follow @baksla.sh. Draw on October 27th. Good luck! 🍀
Blogged! Appending text to Obsidan via Shortcuts
Appending text to Obsidan via Shortcuts
An article by Rob Allen
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October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Appending text to Obsidan via Shortcuts
Blogged! mac-volume: A CLI to control device volume
mac-volume: A CLI to control device volume
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! mac-volume: A CLI to control device volume
Blogged! Opening Slack Jira Cloud links in the right browser
Opening Slack Jira Cloud links in the right browser
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Opening Slack Jira Cloud links in the right browser
Blogged! Fixing PostgreSQL collation version mismatch
Fixing PostgreSQL collation version mismatch
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Fixing PostgreSQL collation version mismatch
Blogged! Jumping to the end of bash's history
Jumping to the end of bash's history
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Jumping to the end of bash's history
Blogged! Converting JWKS JSON to PEM using Python
Converting JWKS JSON to PEM using Python
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Converting JWKS JSON to PEM using Python
Blogged! Stop in-place editing of bash history items
Stop in-place editing of bash history items
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Stop in-place editing of bash history items
This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Every month is a Something Awareness Month, but this month, I'm supporting @relay.fm with their fundraiser for St. Jude as they are doing amazing research work and sharing it with the world.
Drop a few dollars their way?
tiltify.com/@akrabat/rel...
Drop a few dollars their way?
tiltify.com/@akrabat/rel...
Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers
We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity
tiltify.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Every month is a Something Awareness Month, but this month, I'm supporting @relay.fm with their fundraiser for St. Jude as they are doing amazing research work and sharing it with the world.
Drop a few dollars their way?
tiltify.com/@akrabat/rel...
Drop a few dollars their way?
tiltify.com/@akrabat/rel...
Current status: over-engineering a simple tweak to a NotePlan JSON theme file using Python…
August 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Current status: over-engineering a simple tweak to a NotePlan JSON theme file using Python…
Also, Daniel's released three books on Slim Framework development. Vol 1 is here: ko-fi.com/s/5f182b4b22
Slim 4 - eBook Vol. 1 - Daniel Opitz's Ko-fi Shop
You can purchase the following Slim articles bundled into one eBook (PDF).
Chapters
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Request and Response
• Tutori...
ko-fi.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Also, Daniel's released three books on Slim Framework development. Vol 1 is here: ko-fi.com/s/5f182b4b22
Blogged! Extending an OpenAPI Component Schema
Extending an OpenAPI Component Schema
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Extending an OpenAPI Component Schema
Blogged! Saving the current URL to a Note
Saving the current URL to a Note
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Saving the current URL to a Note
The hardest thing about blogging regularly is deciding that some trivial thing that I've worked out is worth posting.
On the flip side, when looking something up, I'm very grateful that past-Rob decided to write it down!
On the flip side, when looking something up, I'm very grateful that past-Rob decided to write it down!
August 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The hardest thing about blogging regularly is deciding that some trivial thing that I've worked out is worth posting.
On the flip side, when looking something up, I'm very grateful that past-Rob decided to write it down!
On the flip side, when looking something up, I'm very grateful that past-Rob decided to write it down!
Blogged! Accessing Longplay info for SwiftBar
Accessing Longplay info for SwiftBar
An article by Rob Allen
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August 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Accessing Longplay info for SwiftBar
Blogged! Responding to StreamDeck buttons with Keyboard Maestro
Responding to StreamDeck buttons with Keyboard Maestro
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Responding to StreamDeck buttons with Keyboard Maestro
Blogged! Step-debugging Docker Compose NestJS services
Step-debugging Docker Compose NestJS services
An article by Rob Allen
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July 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Step-debugging Docker Compose NestJS services
Blogged! QuickSS: Screenshot the active window on Mac
QuickSS: Screenshot the active window on Mac
An article by Rob Allen
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July 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! QuickSS: Screenshot the active window on Mac
Blogged! Notarising a macOS standalone binary
Notarising a macOS standalone binary
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Notarising a macOS standalone binary
Reposted by Rob Allen
The important thing to understand about the current state of affairs is that Andreessen hired a partner at the most influential VC firm in the tech industry solely on the basis that the man strangled a Black man to death in my neighborhood.
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The important thing to understand about the current state of affairs is that Andreessen hired a partner at the most influential VC firm in the tech industry solely on the basis that the man strangled a Black man to death in my neighborhood.
Blogged! Using the 1Password CLI in a script
Using the 1Password CLI in a script
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Using the 1Password CLI in a script
Blogged! Accessing my printer's web app remotely via Tailscale
Accessing my printer's web app remotely via Tailscale
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! Accessing my printer's web app remotely via Tailscale
Blogged! FIxing Linux Tailscale exit node routing
FIxing Linux Tailscale exit node routing
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blogged! FIxing Linux Tailscale exit node routing