CLI Shortcut for Visual Studio Code on MacOS
I really do like Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code for editing code, so much so that I can forgive it for being an electron app. However when I code in go, the way the go’s syntax validation works means […]
Why Haven’t I Tried ZeroTier Before?
I have a confession to make: I am not currently using ZeroTier. It turns out that in this respect I am in a minority among my peers at Networking Field Day 27 and after listening to a great introduction […]
HDMI Dummy Plug Success with VNC!
Spoiler alert, but I am pleased to report back that my experiment with adding an HDMI dummy plug to my Dell laptop has fixed my issues with VNC. As I theorized in my post “VNC […]
VNC Cannot Currently Show the Desktop
I have a Dell Latitude E5440 laptop which most of the time I run headless in a 3D-printed stand next to its slightly bigger brother, a Dell E6500 or similar. The laptops don’t take up […]
Zodiac FX Gets a 3D Printed Case
Not content with having dug the Northbound Networks Zodiac FX out of a pile of overlooked technology in my office, I thought that the poor thing desperately needed to have a case to sit in. […]
Upgrading Firmware on Northbound Networks Zodiac FX
Recent versions of firmware (after v0.80) running on the Northbound Networks Zodiac FX can be updated directly from the web interface, or using XMODEM via the serial console. But what if, say, you had sat […]