Back in October, 2019, I shared my love of both Raspberry Pi (https://www.raspberrypi.org/) devices and the Pi-Hole (https://pi-hole.net/) software; and showed how—with a little know-how about Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)…
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Don’t Shut Your Pi-Hole, Monitor It! (The Sequel)
Unplanned Obsolescence
As we head into the new year, people will once again start quoting a popular list describing the things kids starting college in 2020 will never personally experience. Examples of…
Don’t Shut Your Pi-Hole, Monitor It! (part 2 of 2)
In my last post I gave some background on one of my recent side projects: setting up and then monitoring a Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole. In this post, I’m going to…
Don’t Shut Your Pi-Hole, Monitor It! (part 1 of 2)
If you’ve read my posts for any length of time, you know I sometimes get caught up in side projects. Whether it’s writing an eBook, creating a series of blog…
IT Pro Day 2019—It Figures.
Recently, I was building out a demonstration and realized I didn’t have the setup I needed. After a little digging, I realized I wanted to show how to track changes…
Using Our Brain (a Reflection on FaceApp and Harry Potter)
The summer is full of important dates, from national holidays to family vacations to birthdays and anniversaries big and small. In a few short days, one such birthday is coming…
SysAdmin Day 2019: The Secret to Getting Ahead
Looking back across the months since SysAdmin Day 2018, it’s obvious we’re all dealing with a remarkably different (in some ways exciting, in others, horrifying) IT landscape than the one…
How to Create ACLs
It’s no secret that I have a love affair with all things “monitoring.” I love the tools; I love the basic techniques those tools execute; I love the ways the…
THWACKcamp 2019 Registration Is Now Open!
Here at SolarWinds, convention season is just beginning to heat up. Whether you’re lucky enough to travel to these shows or are just following our exploits online, you’ll see us…
What’s Your Data Center Trying to Tell You? Performance Metrics Best Practices
In the age of instant gratification, the digital experience can make or break a business.