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.
Music
Genshin Impact is a role-playing game release in 2020 that has taken world by storm. This fall, miHoyo, the developer behind Genshin Impact, decided to thank their players with a concert on YouTube. The initiative is great, but calling it a concert might be a stretch.
Blog
Bounce rate is the percentage of readers that leave the site without visiting a second page. It is a measure of how engaging a site is. The following are the changes planned to improve Technodabbler's bounce rate.
Health
Sleep apnea is a medical condition where one will have occasional pauses in breathing while sleeping. The treatment is a CPAP machine which sends air pressure through a mask, keeping the upper airway passages open. Although early CPAP were quite primitive, today's CPAP are a technological marvel.
Blog
It is commonly agreed that writing a business plan will increase a business' chance of success. With Technodabbler celebrating almost 9 years of publications, it might be time to write out the plan.
Linux
A HomeLab provides a proper learning environment for computer infrastructure and software and infrastructure. With over half a million members on the r/HomeLab reddit channel, it is impossible to deny the popularity of the hobby.
Market
Paying for goods and services with a phone is nothing new : they enable contactless payments. However, today's phone is a much more interactive than a credit card, enabling new payment conveniences.
Blog
In the last 8 years, Ghost has matured with a robust newsletter tool and a subscription system. However, it has always had one glaring omission, it does not have a #comment system. This is our solution.
Crypto
Digital collectible card games have a fundamental flaw: cards are locked in the economy of the game. Gods Unchained gives a person ownership by minting cards as NFTs and allow players to earn money for their wins.
Linux
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.
Videogames
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.
Linux
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
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
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
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
Linux
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
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