My thoughts on programming, my life and everything I find interesting.https://vandalen.dev/https://vandalen.dev/post/100000-membership-rewards-qatar-business-class/https://vandalen.dev/post/100000-membership-rewards-qatar-business-class/Waarom ik Amex Membership Rewards naar Avios omzet en ze gebruik voor Qatar Airways Business Class naar Zuidoost-Azië.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-i-turn-100000-membership-rewards-into-qatar-business-class/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-i-turn-100000-membership-rewards-into-qatar-business-class/Why I transfer Amex Membership Rewards to Avios and use them for Qatar Airways Business Class flights to Southeast Asia.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/why-does-a-fasting-timer-need-an-account/https://vandalen.dev/post/why-does-a-fasting-timer-need-an-account/I want a fasting timer that starts instantly, keeps useful history, shows approximate metabolic stages, and leaves every bit of data in my hands.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/apple-rejected-my-minimalist-app-so-i-rebuilt-it/https://vandalen.dev/post/apple-rejected-my-minimalist-app-so-i-rebuilt-it/I submitted a deliberately simple currency app to the App Store. Apple rejected it for minimum functionality, so I rebuilt it without turning it into a bloated mess.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/booking-com-via-qatar-airways/https://vandalen.dev/post/booking-com-via-qatar-airways/A quick bookmark for the Qatar Airways Booking.com page, because I always lose it and don't want to sign in just to find it again.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-fix-apple-watch-auto-unlock-not-working-on-mac/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-fix-apple-watch-auto-unlock-not-working-on-mac/Step 1: Remove Auto Unlock Entries from Keychain Open Keychain Access from Applications > Utilities. In the menu bar, select View > Show Invisible Items . Use the search bar…Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:33:48 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/upgrading-to-laravel-vite-plugin-1-0-for-vite-5-support/https://vandalen.dev/post/upgrading-to-laravel-vite-plugin-1-0-for-vite-5-support/Upgrading to Laravel Vite Plugin 1.0 is an essential step for Laravel developers seeking to leverage the capabilities of Vite 5. This release brings significant changes and…Tue, 26 Dec 2023 23:42:46 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/transfer-avios-between-british-airways-and-qatar-airways/https://vandalen.dev/post/transfer-avios-between-british-airways-and-qatar-airways/for some reason it's really hard for me to find this page on the qatar airways website:…Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:16:58 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/the-cmfsyncagent-addressing-high-cpu-usage-on-macbooks/https://vandalen.dev/post/the-cmfsyncagent-addressing-high-cpu-usage-on-macbooks/In the realm of macOS system processes, few are as deceptively impactful as CMFSyncAgent . This process, responsible for syncing shared items and contacts, has recently been…Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:40:50 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/fixing-the-notorious-rsa-key-sha-1-error-in-git-pulls/https://vandalen.dev/post/fixing-the-notorious-rsa-key-sha-1-error-in-git-pulls/Every software developer has faced an issue at some point when pulling code from a repository. Git errors can occur due to several reasons, such as network issues, wrong…Sat, 29 Jul 2023 12:20:48 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-fix-the-please-reinstall-the-gpgme-distribution-error-in-php-mac-homebrew/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-fix-the-please-reinstall-the-gpgme-distribution-error-in-php-mac-homebrew/In this blog post, we will discuss a common error that PHP developers may encounter when trying to work with the PHP-GnuPG extension. The error is: checking for gnupg files in…Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:02:37 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/mac-os-media-buttons-not-working-with-spotify/https://vandalen.dev/post/mac-os-media-buttons-not-working-with-spotify/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.rcd.plistSun, 01 Jan 2023 17:10:19 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-update-sonoff-zigbee-3-0-zbdongle-p-usb-firmware-using-a-mac/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-update-sonoff-zigbee-3-0-zbdongle-p-usb-firmware-using-a-mac/In this tutorial we'll be flashing the ZBDongle-P with the latest coordinator firmware -- Without having to open the case. Table of Contents We'll walk you through the steps…Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:50:56 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-long-do-you-need-to-fast-fat-loss-autophagy/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-long-do-you-need-to-fast-fat-loss-autophagy/Choosing how long you want to do you fast for can be quite challenging. In order to figure this out you need to know your top priority, it can be ether one of these: Fat loss…Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:27:23 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/i-fasted-for-5-days-heres-what-happened/https://vandalen.dev/post/i-fasted-for-5-days-heres-what-happened/TLDR: Lost 4,2kg in 5 days without eating, regained 1,8kg 3 days after -- losing a little over 2kg For the last couple of weeks I've been doing intermittent fasting (IF),…Sat, 31 Jul 2021 01:46:23 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/change-user-agent-with-the-laravel-http-client/https://vandalen.dev/post/change-user-agent-with-the-laravel-http-client/In pull request #34611 the undocumented `withUserAgent` method has been added to the Laravel HTTP Client. It's really easy to use. Http::withUserAgent($userAgent)->get($url);…Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:54:52 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/add-statamic-to-an-existing-laravel-app/https://vandalen.dev/post/add-statamic-to-an-existing-laravel-app/We're gonna install Statamic to use as a CMS into our existing Laravel application. By default Statamic will use the same authentication as the existing application, but we…Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:14:03 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/replace-queryselector-with-alpine-js-x-show/https://vandalen.dev/post/replace-queryselector-with-alpine-js-x-show/I challenged myself to make a screencast, to keep the barrier minimal I decided to start with something small. Here's my video on how to replace document.querySelector with…Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:34:47 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-gmail-with-custom-domain-for-free/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-gmail-with-custom-domain-for-free/TLDR : Make/use existing gmail account, setup a forwarder somehow for your custom domain, send email via the gmail smtp. Dennis 1. Make a gmail account. Just make a new gmail…Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:21:57 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-get-5000-in-aws-credits-for-cheap/https://vandalen.dev/post/how-to-get-5000-in-aws-credits-for-cheap/Every business needs hosting right? There are a couple of ways to use the AWS Activate program to get cheap credits. First of all, if you're a solo founder or a bootstrapped…Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:23:37 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/free-airtable-credits-and-bubble-professional/https://vandalen.dev/post/free-airtable-credits-and-bubble-professional/$2000 worth of Airtable credits, $1000 to spend on AWS, 6 months of Zendesk, 6 months of Bubble Professional and much more! All for freeFri, 31 Jan 2020 17:02:57 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/2019-year-in-review/https://vandalen.dev/post/2019-year-in-review/Initial goals When January 2019 came along, I had some vague goals. The only clear one being, I wanted to see at least 5 countries this year. Other than that I felt like it…Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:16:43 GMThttps://vandalen.dev/post/what-is-up-with-var-let-and-const/https://vandalen.dev/post/what-is-up-with-var-let-and-const/Let's dive into the difference between var, let and const in modern JavaScript. In this post I'll explaind the difference and when to use which.Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:59:29 GMT