[-] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

We use VNC as we can record the sessions easily for later priof / discussion with our customers.

It's in a VPN tunnel of course.

But of course, we also don't use Google, AWS, etc as they're not secure enough for us and we have our own SOCs

[-] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

You've reminded me of a slightly off-topic point...

I tried to put Linux on an old laptop for a friend so their kids could use it... it had some weird (Realtek?) chip that was a combination of things (ie video and networking?) and Linux just couldn't drive it, so I had to give up.

That's the only Linux failure I've had and it was also the one where I told them it would definitely work...

[-] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

If you're looking for a different approach, I moved from Nextcloud to Radicale for my family calendars, which includes ToDo functionality.

From an app point, for Android I'm using Fossify Calendar (which I think you're using?) and Tasks.Org ToDo - and this definitely handles recurring tasks (inc. with different types of schedules)

From a remote access point of view, I have HA Proxy to convert the internal HTTP traffic into external HTTPS traffic (with Lets Encrypt certificate)

(Yes, I also have a VPN for other things... just focusing here for the calendar / todo)

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Admittedly I've just scanned your list, but from a repair shop POV, surely the legal licensing would be of interest?

Ie, someone brings in an old device thst won't run Win7 let alone 11 - but you can't repair / upgrade without being very careful with the COA license

Linux: no issues.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Crikey, I only joined a couple of weeks after this instance started too... looks like a few of us didn't realise the paint was still wet when signing up.

Thanks @[email protected] , @[email protected] and @[email protected] for all your hard work! (& Tom...)

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Is this where we find out that @[email protected] was actually @[email protected]?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Been using Logseq for ~2 years as I was becoming overwhelmed with stuff... the number of times it's helped me, I'd even call it a mental health support tool !

I use the daily journal page for what's happening and link it to various projects via templates for meetings, webinars, calls, etc and then I can find who said what, when in relation to each project... it's fantastic

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

My journey⋮ Nextcloud ---> syncthing + radicale

Much simpler, easier to maintain, less resources needed

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

So, the R320 is just for bulk storage?

Personally I'd drop that one for the lowest power consumption box I could find... unless it's part of a (V)SAN for your R710?

But be careful with assuming many SFF PCs will be better than 1x R710, consider their power properly as they might be more expensive... servers ~~are~~ can be more efficient at heavier loads

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Got a link for that? Searching for "garage backup storage" doesn't really get me anywhere...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, same. I have a FP3+ and was hoping to wait until 4+ came out, but I guess not...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

FP3 user here... 0 issues.

Well, to be 100% honest, I replaced most of the original apps, so maybe they were the problem?

There was an Android update which did something to the camera? (I think), but it's all fine now

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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I have a few VMs and PMs around the house that I'd setup over time and I'd now like to rebuild some, not to mention just simplify the whole lot.

How the hell do I get from a working system to an equivalent ansible playbook without many (MANY) iterations of trial & error - and potentially destroying the running system??

Ducking around didn't really show much so I'm either missing a concept / keyword, or, no-one does this.

Pointers?

TIA

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I'm 99% happy with Logseq.

The one thing that I struggle with is keepng an eye on ToDos.

Is there a better way of looking at them without looking at a ToDo page or an advanced query slowing down my journal template?

Is there another application that can parse the logseq .md files so that I'm not getting behind on my work?

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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I saw a similar post here recently, but this is slightly different.

I'm running MythTV on Arch which is working fine (of course), but when MythTv came out of the main packages and went to the AUR, it was just a little harder to maintain and had some compolation issues due to ffmpeg, etc - to the point: my last update was probably 3 years ago.

The (minor) issues I currently have are:

  • terminator won't start 1st time, but starts fine 2nd time
  • shutdown's take a few minutes due to a systemd issue
  • everything's woefully out of date

So... considering all the changes with audio and video over the last few years do I just pacman -Syuv and crack on... or... start again from scratch?

(Yep, full backup 1st)

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Holiday BBQs (feddit.uk)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

First holiday rental BBQ of the year.

These are always an adventure, broken legs, crumbling gas pipes, spiders and snails in all the crevices...

In this case, it's not too bad, just lit the fire so we'll see if it explodes / melts...

And... just burgers, sausages and halloumi for this one, nothing too adventurous

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

It's already 25DegC in my home office.

The best cooling automation I have so far is to turn the fan on when it's 25 for >5mins.

Is there a nice zigbee / ESP32 evaporation cooler that I can enjoying setting up with HA?

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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just found my Vivaldi update contained a little more than just bugfixes... it now has Proton VPN built in.

It's actually part of the browser, not an extension, so I'm in two minds whether I like that... or not.

You need either a Vivaldi account or a Proton account, so it's not completely anonymous, but it's a start.

The free-tier of Proton VPN also appears to be bandwidth limited and your exit point is randomised, so... yeah, it's ok...

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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

"On 11th November BBC iPlayer will no longer be available directly on this device."

OK, so, I didn't purchase this particular (Blaupunkt) TV, but as it's my mother's then, well, I'm the one that has to "fix" this.

Personally, I use TVs as a simple screen and watch everything through other devices (Roku, or a Linux PC running MythTV).

I see the BBC website has some links to review sites, but I thought this might be another place to ask for - preferably open source - devices that could be used.

Comments?

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

As a long-term MythTV user, I read all the discussion about Plex vs Jellyfin, but I'm still here... recording Live TV, watching films, listening to "me choonz" all on free, open-source software. What am I missing? Any other MythTV users out there?

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NAS vulnerabilities (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just stumbled across this (overly dramatic?) article and thought I'd just post it here...

It's more to act as a reminder that if you've got a NAS that is serving content to the interwebs, then make sure it's behind a proxy of some kind to prevent weaknesses (ie in the management Web UI) being exposed.

Obvz, this article is pointing to Zyxel, but it could be your DIY home-built NAS with Cockpit: CVE-2024-2947 - just an example, not bashing that project at all.

I've used Squid and HAProxy over the years (mostly on my pfSense box) - but I'd be interested to know if there's other options that I've not heard of

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Before I dive headlong into debugging and throwing bug tickets around, I just needed a sanity check from someone else..

I have an old Lenovo laptop as my daily driver / experimentation box (ie it gets a lot of paclages installed and removed)

Recently I've been using Vivaldi's built-in calendar to use as a CalDAV client for my radicale installation.

It's the only open tab and Vivaldi's using ~20% CPU (according to htop)... actually, I just closed that tab... even with 1 blank tab the CPU's the same.

Is this just my battle weary laptop needing a good clean, or can someone else confirm?

TIA

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

pfSense... Anyone have much experience with the new Kea DHCP server?

I'm using 2.7.2 (Community Edition) on a fairly good Celeron based system that's not heavily loaded, but I have 7 network segments (VLANs and physical interfaces), so I have 7 DHCP pools / configs.

Just adding 1 more static reservation can cause a significant delay when reloading the service and because I register static reservations in DNS, the network loses DNS so I "break the internet" for a short while.

Would Kea fix this?

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

pfSense... Anyone have much experience with the new Kea DHCP server?

I'm using 2.7.2 (Community Edition) on a fairly good Celeron based system that's not heavily loaded, but I have 7 network segments (VLANs and physical interfaces), so I have 7 DHCP pools / configs and just adding 1 more static reservation can cause a significant delay when reloading the service and because I register static reservations in DNS, I can lose comms.

Would Kea fix this?

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