2.5 Admins

In this podcast, the hosts discuss the vulnerabilities of password autofill, adventures in network repair, and the process of setting up a home router/Wi-Fi hotspot.

This podcast explores the consequences of a network breach caused by Google Authenticator. It discusses the vulnerabilities of the app and suggests an alternative. The hosts also delve into TV setups and streaming services, comparing different approaches for a convenient viewing experience. Additionally, they recommend Collide for device compliance and advise against unreliable external hard drive brands.

Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google regarding a vulnerability, the reasons behind hard drives not being physically bigger, and setting up a distributed backup system with friends.

This podcast episode explores the future of archive storage using lasers and ceramics, self-hosting an internet archive, Windows 11 Home, and setting up storage inside VMs. They discuss a new ceramic-based storage technology, the problems with a malfunctioning Lenovo PC, running ZFS inside a KVM VM with HPA pass-through, caching in VMs, and BSD variants.

Unity causes a stink with its new pricing model, running out of disk space causes a very expensive problem, how one-off promotional domains can come back to bite you, and picking the hardware and software for a router.   News Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume unity_to_godot_converter: An experimental converter from Unity to Godot game engines Toyota outage caused by servers running out of storage Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn   Free Consulting We were asked about picking the hardware and software for a router.           HelloFresh With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Get 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months at hellofresh.com/5025admins using code 5025admins.     Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

The podcast discusses the poor user experience on fresh installations of Windows and Edge, highlighting the pattern seen in various companies. They also delve into Microsoft's use of malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 and the issues with powering a home server on and off regularly. The hosts explore how companies test user tolerance, revenue generation, browser onboarding, and component degradation in a home NAS system. Lastly, they discuss the impact of turning on and off devices on their lifespan and performance.

Dropbox ends unlimited storage plan, Intel won't support Wi-Fi 7 on Windows 10. Managing SSH keys for servers, setting up data storage for containers, IPMI for Raspberry Pis using Turing Pi board.

CNET’s SEO attempts once again show that nothing lasts forever, why the reports of the death of the mechanical hard drive are greatly exaggerated, and home-made IPMI on the cheap.   Plugs Support us on Patreon   News/discussion The Internet is not forever after all: CNET deletes old articles to game Google Coughlin: SSDs will not kill disk drives Samsung Announces 256TB SSDs and Unveils Peta-Byte Scale PBSSDs   Free Consulting We were asked about setting up IPMI for cheap Arm boards. PiKVM       See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Why fully remote work is on the wane as Zoom drags employees back to the office and Bluejeans is shut down, the Sandisk SSDs that keep failing, and how and why you should use ECC RAM in your home server if you can.   Plugs Support us on Patreon   News Zoom has “Zoom fatigue,” requires workers to return to the office BlueJeans, Verizon’s Google Meet competitor you’ve never heard of, is shutting down We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs still broken   Free Consulting We were asked about ECC RAM in a home server.       Kolide Kolide ensures that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today to see how it works at kolide.com/25a           See our contact page for ways to get in touch.  

Allan and Jim reminisce about the early days of connecting to the Internet, and what inspired them to become sysadmins in the first place. Plus recovering old versions of files, and an exciting announcement about the show.   Plugs 2.5 Admins is now part of the Late Night Linux Family. Support us on Patreon   News/discussion 2.5 Admins in The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president How To Start An ISP (like it’s 1993)   Free Consulting We were asked about recovering old versions of files.           Linux Matters Check out Linux Matters – a show in the Late Night Linux Family hosted by popey, Mark, and Wimpy about all the Linux matters that matter. They did a recent episode about backups (without using ZFS).         See our contact page for ways to get in touch.