Microsoft’s half-baked Arm machine, why it’s a bad idea to go to the World Cup in Qatar, using WireGuard to punch through double NAT, and the best filesystem for removable storage. With guest host Alex Kretzschmar from Self-Hosted. News/discussion Microsoft’s new $599 Mac Mini-like PC is designed to improve Windows on Arm How many […]
Android’s controversial VPN settings, the deepfake audio arms race, the Metaverse is even worse than we thought, and why you shouldn’t use external cables for server storage. With guest host Alex Kretzschmar from Self-Hosted. News Android leaks connectivity check traffic Meta’s New Headset Will Track Your Eyes for Targeted Ads Deepfake audio has a […]
Password spray attacks, the value of certifications vs actual experience, and the best VPN strategy. News/discussion Use Authentication Policies to Fight Password Spray Attacks Free Consulting We were asked about certifications, and VPN strategy. Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you […]
An impressive AI pretends to be Linux, Jim gets angry about a RAIDZ calculator, and using a laptop as a server. News/discussion We interviewed Linux OS through an AI bot to discover its secrets Free Consulting We were asked about using a laptop as a server. Tailscale Tailscale is […]
Traditional vs modern backup methods, hiding malware inside innocent-looking files, and power loss protection in SSDs. News/discussion Steganography alert: Backdoor spyware stashed in Microsoft logo Free Consulting We were asked about power loss protection in SSDs Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can […]
A drone-delivered exploit system, why companies destroy perfectly good hardware, and pulling backups from a Windows machine. Plugs Support us on patreon iX and Klara – The Open Source Era is Upon Us Your Comprehensive Guide to FreeBSD’s rc News Drone attack Twitter thread Why Big Tech shreds millions of storage devices it […]
SSDs are probably more reliable than spinning hard drives, how much RAM you actually need, Cloudflare alternatives, sudo password security, and more. Plugs Support us on patreon the History of Package Management on FreeBSD News/discussion The SSD Edition: 2022 Drive Stats Mid-year Review How Much RAM Do You Need in 2022? Exploring Swap […]
How a BGP hijack facilitated the theft of $235k worth of crypto, why we aren’t too excited about Cloudflare’s new CAPTCHA, and how to configure ZFS on Proxmox. Plugs Support us on patreon Deploying FreeBSD on Oracle Cloud Allan and Wendell chat about ZFS data recovery News How 3 hours of inaction from […]
Why solving network congestion issues is so difficult, our thoughts on DNS privacy, an unwise use case for 32-bit Linux, and PoE injectors vs switches. Discussion The Math Proves It—Network Congestion Is Inevitable Free Consulting We were asked about Power over Ethernet injectors vs PoE switches. Tailscale Tailscale is […]
Why modern interfaces suck, the reasons we don’t recommend Cloudflare, and backups for beginners. With guest host Gary from Linux Downtime (and Pidgin). News/discussion Blocking Kiwifarms The modern OS desktop is a crime against humanity Rick Astley has done more to prevent folks clicking on unknown links than all cyber security training combined […]
Why the W3C is struggling to move to HTTPS by default and follow-up on Certbot, monitoring, and Silverlight. Plus buying enterprise switches. News/discussion W3C’s planned transition to HTTPS stymied by legacy laggards Free Consulting We were asked what switches we recommend for enterprise. Tailscale Tailscale is a VPN service […]
A big change is coming to Windows licensing for VMs, Google changes the rules around VPNs on Android, and solving a DoH problem. Plugs Support us on patreon EuroBSDCon Sept 15-18 Vienna, Austria – Allan will be speaking about making ZFS scale for NVMe News Microsoft adds virtual core licensing to Windows Server […]
The pros and cons of using email aliases, an Internet hero scratches his own itch, Jim and Allan yell at the cloud, and choosing a firewall distro. News/discussion The Security Pros and Cons of Using Email Aliases Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes Feedback A […]
Amazon is acquiring lots of home floor plans, Google will let politicians spam its Gmail users, burning in new drives, and ZFS scrub best practises. Plugs Support us on patreon EuroBSDCon Sept 15-18 Vienna, Austria – Allan will be speaking about making ZFS scale for NVMe News Amazon to acquire Roomba robot vacuum […]
Good and bad from Meta/Facebook, data centres in London are hogging all the power, separating databases from applications, picking a DB, and more. With guest host Gary from Linux After Dark. Plugs Support us on patreon News It’s time to leave the leap second in the past Meta thinks Facebook may need more […]
The consequences of accrued technical debt and how to avoid it, a serious security issue in Confluence, Proxmox’s poor ZFS config, and more. With guest host Gary from Linux After Dark. Plugs Support us on patreon News Linux x86 32-bit Is Vulnerable To Retbleed But Don’t Expect It To Get Fixed Debian skip-skip-cross-up-grade […]
Jim and Allan’s thoughts on GitHub Copilot, why you can’t take the bar exam on modern Intel hardware, and database VM snapshot consistency. Plugs Contributing to Open Source: Beyond Software Development Support us on patreon News/discussion GitHub Copilot Linux Downtime – Episode 51 Why can’t Intel’s 12th-gen CPUs pass the bar exam? Blame […]
More on abandoned hardware, central auth, Internet Explorer, Antivirus, monitoring, speed testing, and more. Plugs Watch Jim and Allan’s webinar: Getting started with bhyve Support us on patreon Things mentioned: End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers (selected models) Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers FreeIPA Sophos Icinga […]
A PSA about cheap hard drives, a major Internet outage in Canada, Apple’s new Lockdown Mode, and hostnames and DNS. Plugs From 0 to Bhyve on FreeBSD 13.1 Support us on patreon News PSA: buyer beware on “WaterPanther” drives Canadian ISP Rogers falls over for hours, takes out broadband, cable, cellphones Rogers restores […]
Picking the right switch, clustering Raspberry Pis, dynamic DNS, replacing a desktop PC, work-life balance, and more. Kolide Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here: https://l.kolide.co/3HB8xUv Linode Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines […]
The best ways to test your Internet speed, more on filesystem caching, monitoring servers at scale, and more. Plugs ZFS Developer job description Webinar: Open-source Virtualization: Getting Started with Bhyve Support us on patreon Discussion Public iPerf3 servers DSLReports MTR fast.com Feedback OpenZFS on Windows Free Consulting We were asked about […]
Internet Explorer is dead, Cisco small business routers that need to be junked, antivirus on Linux servers, and you’ll never guess what Jim and Allan recommend for easily rolling back updates. Plugs ZFS Developer job description Webinar: Open-source Virtualization: Getting Started with Bhyve Support us on patreon News Internet Explorer 11 has retired […]
The finer points of allocating VM resources, Jim is annoyed with the browser situation on Ubuntu desktop, and when you should have passwords on your SSH keys. Plugs ZFS Developer job description Support us on patreon News/discussion How are we improving Firefox snap performance? Part 1 Free Consulting We were asked about […]
Freeing up millions of IPv4 addresses, WSL 2 comes to Windows Server, why cert renewal should be automated, what to do with SMR drives, and more. Plugs ZFS Developer job description Support us on patreon News Freeing up of hundreds of millions of IPv4 addresses proposed Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 splashes down […]
A Linux user tries out FreeBSD’s Bhyve hypervisor, choosing storage for a VMware ESXi server, and perfect use case for WireGuard. Discussion Jim has been testing Bhyve Free Consulting We were asked about connecting home and small business networks, and choosing storage for a VMware ESXi server. Linode Simplify your […]
End-to-end encryption is under threat again, Broadcom is buying VMware, prison time for an angry DBA, and backing up your photos with encryption. Plugs Evaluating FreeBSD-CURRENT for Production Use BSDCan 2022 – Online June 1-4th Support us on patreon News “War upon end-to-end encryption”: EU wants Big Tech to scan private messages Broadcom […]
More on Ubuntu mirrors and DNS, detecting advanced persistent threats, resilient backups, and open source Active Directory alternatives. Plugs bhyve: the BSD hypervisor Support us on patreon Feedback ubuntu/pool/main/b/bash Damaged ZFS filesystems can be more or less unrepairable Free Consulting We were asked about open source Active Directory alternatives. Linode […]
Another attempt to replace passwords, trying to solve the problem of write-once storage, and the unusual ways we manage our invoices. Plugs EuroBSDCon CfP: September 15-18, 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Submit by May 25th Support us on patreon News Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard How Apple, […]
How long optical disks last and why cold storage isn’t usually worth it, VM security, more thoughts on crypto nonsense, and more. Plugs Learning the Fundamentals of the FreeBSD Shell Support us on patreon Feedback Twitter thread about optical media longevity Qubes OS Free Consulting We were asked about exporting VMs. […]
Musk buys Twitter, Ubuntu’s ZFS on root snapshot tool is put on the back burner, and setting up your own apt mirror. Plugs Build your own NAS, Part 2: Tuning Support us on patreon News Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn Tweet from Rik Mills (Ubuntu & Kubuntu developer) Launchpad […]
