Darek Kay
About me
Hi, I’m Darek Kay. I’m a software developer, skydiving instructor, musician, minimalist. I write about anything worth sharing, mostly covering my life as an adventure seeker, but also providing some solutions that people might find helpful.Videos
Software Development
- Recommended IntelliJ IDEA settingsImprove your IntelliJ IDEA workflow by tweaking the default IDE settings.
- Script crashes before 10 a.m.
- Private ignore files for Git and MercurialHow to clean up your VCS ignore files by extracting personal rules into a local file.
- My Putty color schemeA simple and nice-looking color theme for the Putty SSH client.
- Todoist export toolA small open source tool to backup Todoist data as JSON.
- Monokai Theme for IntelliJ IDEAMonokai color scheme for IntelliJ IDEA, PhpStorm, WebStorm and PyCharm.
- LabyrinthzA simple maze browser game written in Javascript and Phaser.
- Turn Notepad++ into a log file analyzerAdd syntax highlighting for log files in Notepad++
- What The Commit - Plugin for IntelliJ IDEAA plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, which loads a random commit message from whatthecommit.com.
- Trakt.tv backupService for exporting all user data (library, ratings, watchlist) from trakt.tv as JSON.
- Google Play Music playlist backupHow to export all google music all access playlists to HTML using a Python script.
- IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts for Eclipse usersA quick way to learn IntelliJ IDEA key bindings for Eclipse developers.
- NirvanaHQ hotkeys popupA userscript to show all available shortcuts in the task manager NirvanaHQ.
- Compiling Sencha GXT showcaseA quick guide, how to get the Sencha GXT Demo up and running.
- Wordpress: Embed YouTube HD videosA quick tip to force Youtube to show HD videos in embedded Wordpress posts.
- MooMovies - A personal movie databaseMy personal movie management software written in Vaadin/GWT.
Adventure
- Skydiving Season 2015
- Helicopter jumpsSome fun helicopter skydives!
- Skydiving Season 2014
- Speedstar 2014
- Empuriabrava skydiving 2014Some of the most funniest skydives in Empuriabrava this year.
- Skydiving Season 2013
- Colossos roller coasterHilarious on-ride video of the tallest wooden roller coaster in the world.
- Hot-air balloon jumpHow does it feel to jump out of a hot air balloon for the first time?
- Empuriabrava skydiving course 2013Detailed report of my AFF skydiving course in Empuriabrava, including a complete video.
- My first skydiving course
Life hacking
- How to merge duplicate songs on Google MusicRemove duplicate song entries in your Google Music All Access library.
- Solve the redirect loop problem in WordpressA quick guide to solve the "This webpage has a redirect loop" error message while using WordPress with SSL and iThemes Security.
- Have you recently checked your Myspace account?How to access and remove your old Myspace account once and for all.
- Another password leak - oh, it must be Tuesday!Make your data more secure by following some basic rules, including using strong passwords and two factor authentication.
Miscellaneous
- Puzzle solving tool for GeocachingA small tool to solve common cipher patterns used in Geocaching.
- Blog relaunchSome thoughts about the new design and the future of this blog.