Networking
Don’t use RouterOS DHCP lease scripts to manage DNS
MikroTik’s DHCP lease scripts don’t execute on DHCP renewals, causing issues with DNS registrations when devices suspend and rejoin the network later.
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MacOS
The missing gigabytes of disk space on my Mac
My Mac was missing roughly 130 GB of internal disk space. I suspected APFS/Time Machine snapshots, but find it hiding in the leftovers from the Mac App Store.
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi heatsink and case fan continued
The heatsink I ordered for my Raspberry Pi arrived with double-sided tape instead of a thermal pad; so I installed to the official case fan accessory instead.
Hypertext
Why Firefox for Android logs you out of everything all the time
Firefox for Android “forgets” to send SameSite=Strict cookies to websites, causing them to log you out and forgot you ever visited them in the past.
Storage
What’s with cp --reflink: failed to clone: Invalid argument?
What would case a file-cloning attempt using the copy command to return “invalid argument”? It can be hard to identify the underlying issue.
MacOS
How to disable Adobe Cloud Sync on MacOS
Adobe doesn’t give you an off-switch for its cloud storage service. However, you can still turn it off and prevent it from running in the background.
Distributed web
Brave adds support for IPFS distributed P2P websites
The Brave browser beta has added support for the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer protocol alternative to the traditional centralized web server.
Raspberry Pi
The official Raspberry Pi accessory distributor conundrum
Why isn’t the Norwegian keyboard layout variant of the official Raspberry Pi keyboard accessory available for sale in Norway? Norway must be its only market.
Web Browsers
What is Brave browser’s market share
The Brave browsers blocks the scripts that usually tracks web browser market share trends. I’ve independently measured Brave’s market share among readers.
Web Analytics
A technical and privacy review of Cloudflare Web Analytics
Cloudflare has launched a new free web analytics/visitor-counting service. It promises to put end-user privacy first. The service has plenty of room to improve.
WebPerf
Chrome to remove HTTP/2 Push
Chrome intends to remove support for server push; an underutilized performance feature introduced in HTTP/2. It cites low usage and implementation complexity.
Hardware
Rollerblade wheels are a great upgrade for your office chair
Rollerblade-style wheels don’t resist movement and help you stay slightly less inactive while spending hours in your office chair.