Sometimes you need to start barebones with Ubuntu server or the like and have no drivers for your OS. This generally happens with something like a Raspberry Pi. But, I tell you, it isn't really that big of a sweat. If you want wifi drivers, then look at this list. You should put them on the system with a USB...
At my job, we don't really care that much about Git commit history. We are a small team. I generally make a few small commits a day, and what matter is my push at the end of the day to save my work in case something crappy happens, like my laptop battery sets on fire and I lose all my...
If only there were an easy way to move from using EF6 to EF Core using Database First. I recently was given the job of taking an EF6 implementation of a DAL and porting it to EF Core. It was hell. There were several tools available for this, but we chose EF Core Power Tools because it was free, and I was...
I heard it recently that maybe DNS should be used like the phone book of the future. Why not have nicholasrjohnson.com dial me up and have a TXT record or some kind of new DNS record that contains my phone number? This may be a security or privacy issue, but it may be something to look into. Then, all your ID...
DNS over HTTPS - WikipediaWikimedia Foundation, Inc.Contributors to Wikimedia projects I have been reading more this year about DNS over HTTPS and its provision to protect us from attackers putting payloads in DNS packets and by commanding systems to do nefarious things. There has also been the DNSSEC suite created by the IETF. These have become well known protocols and tools...