Getting Linux to Work on the Dell Latitude 7390

Almost two years ago, I bought a Dell Latitude 7390 off of ebay. I love this little laptop! It’s perfect in almost every way… except when it comes to Linux. I’ve been struggling to get Linux to load on this thing since I’ve owned it. The one problem that seems to be occurring is that …

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Bypassing arbitrary website restrictions with a user agent switcher

Or how to download a Windows ISO from Microsoft without using the ‘Create Media Tool’ Or how to bypass a “This website was only designed for Chrome because our developers forgot what the Internet was like in 1999” block Often, I find myself needing a Windows ISO. Thanks to Microsoft’s change in heart (or maybe …

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The Fediverse is open but not every server has to be

I’m writing this post after needing to step away from a heated debate I was having earlier on Mastodon. I’m not going to repeat it all verbatim, but the gist was that new numbers are in. While user accounts have surged, thanks to Musk, a million or so have no activity – meaning either they …

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Bringing back blogging

Something interesting came across my Mastodon feed. It was about bringing back blogging. You can find more information here: https://bringback.blog. I absolutely love this idea! We definitely need to bring back blogs now that Musk has helped stick a nail in the Web 2.0 coffin. Web 2.5 is still social but it brings ownership back …

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A wrap up of 2022

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and that means it’s time to do my annual reflections of the year and look forward to the next year. 2022 was definitely an interesting year for sure. I’ve already done this from a company point of view so it’s time to do it from my own personal point of view. …

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Ubuntu Unity is an official distro (again) – and how to make it work

You may remember Unity as being Ubutnu’s primary desktop environment from 11.04 until 17.04. It was a pretty great environment and one that I still miss greatly. Mostly because I primarily compute on a Mac and Unity was very Mac-like. Especially with the app menus in the top. I like that a lot. But did …

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Elon Musk is horrible CEO and people are finally realizing it

I’ll be honest – I’ve never liked Musk. I thought he was overrated back in 2012, I think he’s even more overrated now. Even more so, his ridiculous cult following is made up of people who think if they worship the ground he walks on, he’ll bless them with self-driving. His rockets are also nothing …

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A week on the IPv6-only Internet (Part 1)

A few days ago, NodeSpace offered this interesting challenge on Twitter: So here I am, putting my money where my mouth is and taking this challenge. I’m not even an hour in and the results are… interesting. A little surprising, but definitely interesting. Going all in on IPv6 For this challenge, I setup a separate …

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IPv6 simplified – why a /64 is the minimum

Hey IPv6 nerds: this blog post is a simplification of SLAAC, RA, NDP, and EUI-64 to help the IPv6 learners and IPv6 deniers begin to understand IPv6. Don’t get all smart-assy because it turns people away from learning. Remember, this was once a new and strange concept to you too! Plus, the more people we …

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