Writing

Essays and notes on engineering, automation, AI and the systems that run businesses. Older tutorials stay online as an archive, each marked with the year it was written.

Odoo

All Odoo/PostgreSQL Database backup

A short Python script that dumps every listed PostgreSQL database in one run, written to back up Odoo databases from v6 to v11.

5 May 20181 min read

Odoo Debug Chrome Extension

Why I built Odoo Debug, a Chrome extension under 15 KB that switches on Odoo developer mode without the manual steps.

31 Aug 20171 min read

Odoo

Setup Linux Odoo Development Environment

Setting up an Odoo development environment on a Debian-based Linux machine: system packages, Python requirements and wkhtmltopdf.

4 Jan 20172 min read

Odoo

Install Odoo 10 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

A manual, step-by-step installation of Odoo 10 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, from preparing the server and PostgreSQL to running Odoo as its own system user.

4 Jan 20164 min read

Productivity

Google Keep, Best Evernote Alternative

Why I moved my notes from Evernote to Google Keep: a simpler interface, fast real-time sync and searchable text inside photos.

1 Jan 20161 min read