Last time, I gave a whirlwind introduction to a very small slice of systemd. If you aren’t comfortable with systemd services, timers, and mounts, you might want to read that now. Otherwise, p…
Last time, we looked into using a logic analyzer to decode SPI signals of LCD displays, which can help us reuse LCD screens from proprietary systems, or port LCD driver code from one platform to an…
Setting up PostgreSQL for running integration tests
Setting up PostgreSQL for tests is crucial for achieving performance and reliability. In this article, I'll explain how to set up PostgreSQL for tests and discuss some common pitfalls to avoid.
How to check if a filesystem is mounted with a script
I am new at scripting ... I can do very basic stuff, but now I need a hand.
I have a local filesystem that only will be mounted when I need to do a backup.
I'm starting with this.
#!/bin/bash
ex...
How to Securely Erase a Mac’s SSD or Hard Drive - TidBITS
If you need to get rid of a Mac or external drive, how do you ensure that no one can access the data on it? Adam Engst runs through the various methods you can employ, one or more of which should address your situation.
How to Securely Erase a Solid State Drive on a Mac | Robots.net
Learn how to securely erase a Solid State Drive (SSD) on a Mac for enhanced data privacy and protection. Step-by-step guide for safe and efficient SSD data wiping.
Are you worried about deleting sensitive files on an older Mac? If your Mac has a regular HDD, learn how to securely erase files so they're unrecoverable.
When a file is deleted, its contents may still be left in the filesystem, unless explicitly overwritten with something else. The wipe command can securely erase files, but does not seem to allow er...
Why is writing zeros (or random data) over a hard drive multiple times better than just doing it once?
Lots of different programs, such as Darik's Boot and Nuke, let you write over a hard drive multiple times under the guise of it being more secure than just doing it once. Why?
DNS has a number of mechanisms for redundancy and high availability. More often than not, clients will have a primary and secondary nameserver to talk to. However, if the primary nameserver fails for whatever reason, then the queries to the primary usually need to timeout before attempting queries to the secondary.
Also the speed of general web browsing can often be dictated by how long it takes to receive a valid DNS response to the query.