Posts
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Using Ceph RBD as Container Storage Interface in Proxmox
This is the third post about Proxmox, after my previous post in which I discussed the basic steps for Ceph installation.
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Lenovo Thinkpad Gobi 2000 WWAN adapter support under Linux
In my previous post about one of my Lenovo Thinkpad laptops, I mentioned that it has WWAN capabilities through a Qualcomm Gobi 2000 adapter.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X201 fingerprint sensor and Debian 12
On December last year I manage to build a special Lenovo Thinkpad X201 with some very specific treats:
- 3G embedded support (Qualcomm, Inc. Qualcomm Gobi 2000)
- Lenovo Integrated Webcam
- Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
- Gemalto (was Gemplus) Compact Smart Card Reader Writer
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Old Ruby version installation with RVM
This will be a quick post on how to quickly install an old Ruby version on your Linux or Mac computer, with the help of RVM, the Ruby Version Manager:
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Proxmox home cluster (II)
This is the second part of my previous post about Proxmox basic installation.
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Proxmox home cluster (I)
For some time I’ve been wondering the best way of having a steady solution to use as a home lab. That involves a whole lot of factors to think about. Many of them are cost-related.
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Notion for Linux
I noticed the Notion application thanks to a colleague. It’s a productivity and note-taking web application that also has versions for Mac, Windows and (somehow), Linux.
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GitHub and dependabot version updates
In this post I’ll discuss the different options that GitHub offers to the development teams in order to manage your project security and dependencies.
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MacBook 2008, Nvidia and Linux
After my previous post on the matter of keeping my old MacBook usable, there have been some nice developments.
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Unsupported Mac laptops and Big Sur
Another side effect of using modern macOS versions on unsupported Mac laptop is that you end up missing some features.
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Keeping my MacBook 2008 alive and kicking
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Booting Linux through OCLP
There are several ways of booting Linux in a system where you’ve installed OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
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Messing with FileVault
I know I have your attention. Well, I’ve been doing just that, because I’m using macOS Catalina in my old (but working!) MacBook Aluminum Unibody
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ownCloud backup and rclone
Having a [virtual|cloud] drive in which I could keep some common tools, old works’ backup, unfrequently used ISO images and things like that, is an issue that has been coming to my mind for so long.
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Sending email from within WordPress
In my recent this-thing-is-not-working spree, I’ve fortunately found WP Mail SMTP. The thing that made me happy the most is that it works.
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Homebrew and SSL certificates
There’s an issue with some packages in Homebrew regarding SSL certificates. Once in a while I need to remember which env variable do I have to set in order to install its upgrades with Homebrew. Libreoffice is one of them.
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The age of Surveillance Capitalism
Browsing through YouTube, I came across this interesting Dutch documentary from VPRO channel about information, power, social networks and the implications of any combination of them.
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Microsoft eBook giveaway
During my current interest about Azure cloud services, I’ve spotted this link with tons of free available ebooks about some interesting subjects.
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A Gitlab disaster: What we can learn
After the well known Gitlab disaster / outage / disclosure, that could have been followed even in a live stream, some people think that they can extract certain conclusions.
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Good teamwork = being nice
I’ve been reading part of this article and I totally agree with what I’ve read.
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