Tag: computing
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Debian migration to nftables
If you have upgraded to Debian 10 buster you will know (if you have read the release notes) that Debian has now migrated to the nftables filtering framework. See 2.2.6. Network filtering based on nftables framework by default What is not covered is how you do this and what it really means. The release notes say…
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Meetup.com abandons API
Abandoned may be a strong word and I’ll explain why but the changes that were announced on 14th June 2019 and their lack of interest in discussing these changes virtually makes that the case: The first problem with these changes is that although you can create a new OAuth key for free before August 15th…
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Apple have lost their way
New Macbook Pro I’ve been patiently awaiting the Macbook Pro refresh to replace a dying 2013 MBP (laptops don’t like coffee, who knew?). This wait was somewhat of a let down when I saw the rumours and leaks. I hoped they were wrong. They weren’t and it was worse than I expected. Apple have decided…
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Updating a Dell server BIOS – or – a (very) long tale of woe
Introduction You can read what follows as a rant, or you can read it as helpful information to save other people from wasted time and effort. My goal here was to do a quick update of the BIOS on a Dell R210 II server. Quick however, it was anything but. I wanted to do this…