In retro-computing, where every board is equal parts memory and archaeology, few badges spark as much nostalgia as Sound Blaster. That’s why the latest “miracle” on Adrian’s Digital Basement —the YouTube channel of repair wizard Adrian Black— spread so quickly: a Sound Blaster 2.0 (CT1350B) from 1994, fished out of a scrap pile, is playing […]| System Administration
1Panel is a modern, web-based, open-source (GPLv3) control panel for Linux server administration. It brings together host monitoring, file and database management, container orchestration, one-click WordPress + SSL, backup/restore, and even LLM management behind a clean, multilingual UI. For teams juggling SSH, ad-hoc scripts, and a handful of utilities, 1Panel provides a single point of […]| System Administration
27 September 2025 — In a world drowning in “lists of lists,” the GitHub repository Legendary OSINT by K2SOsint stands out for one reason that resonates with system administrators and ops leads: it is curated to solve specific investigation tasks quickly. Rather than amassing links, it organizes open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and resources around the […]| System Administration
On the same day Windows 10 reaches end-of-support, ReactOS—the open-source operating system aiming to natively run Windows apps and drivers—has published a long-awaited milestone: an initial, working investigation of WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model). It’s only display-output for now, not 3D acceleration—but it’s the first real bridge to the driver model Windows has used since […]| System Administration
WordPress and Astro aren’t rivals—they serve different needs and can complement each other. If you’re considering a full migration from WordPress to Astro for performance, control, and simplicity (Markdown files, static builds, no PHP) or want to keep WordPress as a headless CMS while using Astro as your frontend, this guide walks you through decisions, […]| System Administration
The story is painfully familiar: months of velocity, features shipping, happy early customers… then the product turns fragile, every deploy feels like Russian roulette, and new features break three old ones. Entrepreneur and consultant Meir Avimelec Davidov on Reddit—who says startups hire him when “stuff hits the fan,” not because they ran out of money […]| System Administration
If you’ve ever lost hours fighting PHP versions, busy ports, unresolved hosts, or corrupted databases, Laragon is worth a look. It’s a Windows local development environment built around three simple ideas: lightweight, portable, and reliable. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel— it removes friction: it starts in seconds, doesn’t pollute your system, creates vhosts and SSL […]| System Administration
What is a web server? A web server is software that receives HTTP(S) requests from a browser, locates the requested files (HTML, CSS, JS, images, APIs), and sends the responses back so the browser can render the page. It’s a foundational layer that influences speed, scalability, security, resource usage, and ultimately cost. Why your choice […]| System Administration
The AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1) interruption on October 19–20 did more than set off pagers: it exposed how fragile an architecture can be when the control plane depends on a central “catalog” and that catalog vanishes overnight. Amazon’s post-mortem points to a root cause that any SRE will recognize: a race condition in DynamoDB’s internal […]| System Administration
MariaDB has announced Enterprise Platform 2026 with a clear pitch to developers, data teams and DBAs: unify the transactional, analytical and vector engines in one high-performance platform, add built-in RAG and AI agents, and run it in a serverless cloud to handle the elastic, unpredictable demand of agentic applications. The promise: fewer moving parts, lower […]| System Administration
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Clearing a file in place is a common Linux task—whether you’re trimming a log, resetting a config, or preparing a clean dataset for tests. Doing it inside the| System Administration
Download Video Thumbnail is a minimalist web service that does exactly what it says: paste a YouTube/Vimeo URL or ID and get all official thumbnails—from| System Administration
Among NirSoft’s collection of lightweight and practical utilities, one update stands out: DNSLookupView v1.17, a tool for Windows 10, 11, and Server 2025 that| System Administration
The openSUSE community has confirmed a strategic move that reinforces its position as one of the most reliable and long-supported Linux distributions.| System Administration
As subscription fatigue grows and data-sovereignty requirements tighten, more teams are looking for self-hosted productivity apps that don’t lock their data| System Administration
China is quietly but steadily building one of its most ambitious technology bets: a complete, sovereign ecosystem around RISC-V, the open-source instruction| System Administration
Independent developer sn4k3 has released the latest version of NetSonar, an open-source, lightweight, and modern network diagnostic utility that is quickly| System Administration
Plesk has rolled out one of its most ambitious updates in recent years. Obsidian 18.0.72, released on August 19, 2025, introduces the Sitejet AI Website| System Administration
Docker Desktop, the go-to tool for developers and system administrators to run containerized environments on workstations, is under the spotlight after the| System Administration
The European Union (EU) has long declared its intention to achieve digital sovereignty, but reality points in the opposite direction. Today, public| System Administration
On the 34th anniversary of the Linux kernel announcement, one of the system’s oldest drivers has resurfaced in the news: the floppy disk driver. Although it| System Administration
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft launched Windows 95, and computing stopped being a niche for technicians and enthusiasts to become a part of popular culture.| System Administration
The latest Exploits and Vulnerabilities Report from Kaspersky paints a stark picture of today’s cybersecurity landscape: more users are facing exploits in| System Administration