Networking / Linux
Is Your Server Online?
A hard lesson for any sysadmin to learn is to have an outage without even knowing it. The following describes how Technodabbler converted a simple #cron #monitoring into a light-weight monitoring solution.
Alex Denault
Veteran software developer / sysadmin and holds a PhD in Computer Science. Avid computer enthusiast (geek) who has been dabbling with technology ever since his Dad brought home an 8086 computer.
Videogames
Games That Are Worth Your Time : Part One
Finding time to play games can be a challenge. If you are going to invest hours into a game, it better be good. Here are some quick suggestions on games that are definitively worth your time.
Networking / Linux
Racking a Rosewill 4u Server
Server hardware is typically mounted and operated in specially designed rack. Such hardware is designed from the start to be placed in these racks. However, when building a machine from scratch, finding a good rack mountable computer case can be a challenge. A couple of good options come surprisingly from
Crypto
Basic Attention Token, A Decent Attempt to Fix the Web
Although this article features a crypto token (BAT), it is not about cryptography. This article is about how monetization on the Internet is broken and one company's attempt to fix it by offering an alternative that rewards creators. That said, you can check out this article [https://www.technodabbler.com/
Blog
Overcoming The Challenges of Setting up a Newsletter
In a perfect world, loyal readers of Technodabbler would know instantly when new content is available. The easiest way to achieve this is to have an email newsletter. Unfortunately, years of abuse by spammer has lead to overly aggressive spam filters and complex legal frameworks for emails.
Market
Short Introduction to Cryptocurrencies
There is no denying that cryptocurrencies have gotten more popular in the last year. It could be a side effect of spending so much time home or just the stories of overnight millionaires. Regardless, anyone with any interest in the financial market can benefit from knowing a bit more about
Networking / Linux
The Silent Server Cabinet Project
When building a homelab, noise is a common concern. Enterprise-level servers were never designed to be quiet. For those resourceful enough, you can build a sound proof cabinet. Here is how Technodabbler did it.
Programming
Web Application using GitHub Actions and Kubernetes on Digital Ocean
The way we develop and deploy Web Applications has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Typically, such a project would require skills in three fields : * Knowledge of a programming language to build a web applications. * Knowledge of system administration, as to manage the platform that will host the
Jobs
Knowing how to create opportunities to be able to grow
Alexandre Denault's journey is one of our great success stories at Ludia. In 10 years, he has seen the growth and transformation of our studio, experienced both good and rough times, and throughout all that has consistently created opportunities and pursued his evolution alongside that of Ludia's.
Networking / Linux
From Analog to Digital : Phones in the Home
Cover Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash In a growing world of digital media, the home phone remains one of the most analogue device in our life. It's powered by POTS, also known as Plain Old Telephone System. The more modern alternative, VoIP or Voice over IP, offers telephony service
Videogames
Building an Arcade Cabinet
About 20 years ago, I built an Arcade Cabinet with my father. I published an article that same year describing the project, but removed it a couple of years latter, as I was receiving too many emails on cabinet construction. A lot of time has passed and the cabinet was
Networking / Linux
The Search for a Good FXO : the Yeastar Neogate TA810
About two years ago, I started a journey to convert the analog phone system found in my home to a sleek, modern VoIP system. There was one important requirement : the system should work with the existing phone line. That was a perfectly reasonable requirement, many providers already had that phone
Gadget & Toys
How to Temporarily Boost a Tablet
A few months ago, my brother contacted me for some help with his Nvidia Shield Tablet. Because of a bad charging port, he was unable to restart the tablet and get some of his data. Unfortunately, fixing the charging port of this model of tablet is ridiculously difficult. The frustrating
Computer
A farewell to Blazer Falcor
A few days ago, I learned that my best friend, known online as Blazer Falcor, had passed away. For the last 25 years, Blazer had been my tech and gaming partner in projects and games. In MMORPG, he always ended up being the tank, soaking up damage on the frontline
Computer
Dreamhack 2019
For the second year in a row, DreamHack was held in the Olympic Stadium, adding even more space to the bring your own computer. Fan favorite competitions returned, such as StarCraft II, CounterStrike, Rocket League and Super Smash Brother. With a prize pool of over 200'000 USD and activities around
Networking / Linux
What do you need to build a disk shelf?
In a Homelab, disk shelves are a simple solution to add storage to an existing server. Just add an SAS adapter for some extra external SAS ports and you are ready. On the r/Homelab sub-reddit, older disk shelves, such as the NetApp DS4243 or the Dell MD1200 are popular,