Links August 2025Links August 2025
Dimitri John Ledkov wrote an informative blog post about self encrypting disks and UEFI with Linux [1]. This Coffeezilla video highlights an interesting scam, run a broker for day traders[...]
Month: August 2025
ZRAM and VMsZRAM and VMs
I’ve just started using zram for swap on VMs. The use of compression for swap in Linux apparently isn’t new, it’s been in the Linux kernel since version 3.2 (since[...]
Dell T320 H310 RAID and IT ModeDell T320 H310 RAID and IT Mode
The Problem Just over 2 years ago my Dell T320 server had a motherboard failure [1]. I recently bought another T320 that had been gutted (no drives, PSUs, or RAM)[...]
Colmi P80 SmartWatch First LookColmi P80 SmartWatch First Look
I just bought a Colmi P80 SmartWatch from Aliexpress for $26.11 based on this blog post reviewing it [1]. The main things I was after in this was a larger[...]
Server CPU SocketsServer CPU Sockets
I am always looking for ways of increasing the compute power I have at a reasonable price. I am very happy with my HP z840 dual CPU workstation [1] that[...]