Signature files

Back in the day it was cool to have ascii art in your sig file. Then everyone got all pissy about how much space that took up. Like you are making the internet slow because you have a 5 line sig file (bytes used to matter). 

Now it's all about removing pronouns from your sig file. Whatever you do, don't get caught with a pronoun in your signature - you'll lose your federal funding! Can you believe that's where we are as a society?

Today I was on an email chain with someone (I am in academia) who has a 26 line signature that included 6 different links. There were 5 different acronyms (none I even recognized) after their name and PRONOUNS!!! 

I thought my eyes were gonna explode.

Okay, I'd better get over to the buffet for the early bird special so I can get to bed. I just realized I was talking about a sig file. Like anyone knows what that is anymore.

             _.-;;-._ 

      '-..-'|   ||   |

      '-..-'|_.-;;-._|

      '-..-'|   ||   |

      '-..-'|_.-''-._|

Clear the cache

Yes, this will solve most of your browser-based application problems. If not this, try a private browser.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learning-center/how-to-manage-and-clear-your-cache-and-cookies?form=MA13I2

Zabbix demo

Zabbix is back on the list of things to research

https://www.zabbix.com/demo

Network Monitoring Alternatives

I think with the SolarWinds news, a lot of people are lookin for alternatives. Here is a great list of Network Monitoring solutions.

https://phoenixnap.com/blog/best-server-monitoring-tools-software

Pi-Hole Magics

I just set up my Raspberry Pi as a Pi-Hole and I couldn't be more pleased.

It was super simple to set up and install the Pi-Hole software. You can read all about it on pi-hole.net. I just updated my Pi and followed their instructions. I set a static IP on my router and even pointed my local network clients to use the Pi-Hole for DNS (IPv4 and IPv6). It was that simple and now everything on my Wifi is "safer". I was especially shocked at all of the legal adware sites that are being "pi-holed".

I like to think that most of the information is anonymous but why risk it when something like this is available for free (I plan to donate) and so easy to set up. Go get yourself a Raspberry Pi and get it done.