Ethereum Private Blockchains.
This post contains the steps to setup a private Ethereum blockchain. First, you’ll need a Linux vm. Please note that this post assumes a medium/advanced level of knowledge. As such, it will be much...
View ArticleWindows 10 De-Bloat and Customise
Download latest Windows 10 ISO from here and perform a Windows 10 Pro installation to a freshly procured virtual machine. Say No to pretty much everything. Log into your Microsoft account during...
View ArticleExpand the existing Swapfile on Linux
Note that this only applies if you’re using a swapfile as opposed to a swap partition. This will apply if you’re using full disk encryption since the swap file is then also encrypted. Most modern...
View ArticleEnabling Snaps in Linux Mint 20+
Linux MInt has taken the decision to disable the ability to install snapd and subsequently containerised apps (or snaps) from the Ubuntu Snap Store. Linux Mint users are met with an error when...
View ArticleFan Speed Control on Dell XPS 15 running Linux
Add dell-smm-hwmon sensors to kernel modules sudo suecho "options dell-smm-hwmon restricted=0 force=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/dell-smm-hwmon.confecho "dell-smm-hwmon" > /etc/modulesexitsudo...
View ArticleFix Ledger Nano X USB connection issues on Linux
ADD THE NECESSARY UDEV RULES wget -q -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LedgerHQ/udev-rules/master/add_udev_rules.sh | sudo bash...
View ArticleAutomated FTP Operations from PowerShell 7 using WinSCP .NET Assembly and...
This is the simplest method of automating ftp operations from PowerShell that I can come up with, having explored MANY incredibly convoluted alternatives. It is an absolute minimum viable product that...
View ArticlePowerShell and the Windows Event Log
What was once easy, is now exceptionally convoluted and difficult. There is some chance that your automated script is already logging to the event log (PowerShell Core/Operational) but there’s every...
View ArticleInstalling Tailscale VPN client on Linux
Tailscale is a very slick, free VPN solution that places all your devices inside your home LAN, even when you’re out and about. Each device is assigned an IPv4 address so you can communicate with all...
View ArticleRun your own Bitcoin Node with Umbrel
Bitcoin adoption is occurring five times faster than Internet adoption in the mid nineties. For most who buy, store, spend and trade their Sats, they use a custodial service such as Coinbase, Binance,...
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