Got CovidGot Covid
I’ve currently got Covid, I believe I caught it on the 11th of April (my first flight since the pandemic started) with a runny nose on the 13th and a[...]
Joplin NotesJoplin Notes
In response to my post about Android phones without Google Play [1] I received an email recommending Joplin for notes on Android [2]. Joplin supports storing notes on a number[...]
Android Without PlayAndroid Without Play
A while ago I was given a few reasonably high-end Android phones to give away. I gave two very nice phones to someone who looks after refugees so a couple[...]
Converting to UEFIConverting to UEFI
When I got my HP ML110 Gen9 working as a workstation I initially was under the impression that boot wasn’t supported on NVMe and booted it from USB. I found[...]
AMT/MEBX on DebianAMT/MEBX on Debian
I’ve just been playing with Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT) [1] which is also known as Management Engine Bios Extension (MEBX). Firstly a disclaimer, using this sort of technology gives[...]
Links March 2022Links March 2022
Anarcat wrote a great blog post about switching from OpenNTP to Chrony which gives a good overview of how NTP works and how accurate the different versions are [1]. Bleeping[...]
Feedburner Seems to be DyingFeedburner Seems to be Dying
Many years ago Feedburner was a useful service. It proxied the RSS feed of your blog and gave you analytics of what happened with it. Now feeds using Feedburner randomly[...]
Hangouts ReplacementHangouts Replacement
Google is currently in the process of killing Hangouts. Last year Hangouts was quite a nice IM system with integrated video chat and voice calling. Now they have decided to[...]
Reading GlassesReading Glasses
About 4 years ago at a routine eye check the optometrist recommended that I get reading glasses. Apparently I’m old enough that my eyes are losing their ability to focus[...]
WaylandWayland
The Wayland protocol [1] is designed to be more secure than X, when X was designed there wasn’t much thought given to the possibility of programs with different access levels[...]