UnixSage

  • LastPass Changes

    FYI, those of you that have been using LastPass free tier. Next month (March 16th) you will only be able to use browsers OR phones but not both without getting a pay account ($3ish per month). If your looking for a free replacement I can tell you Bitwarden (https://bitwarden.com) has a free offering that will replace that functionality. There is also a way to import your secrets from LastPass.

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  • So you want to get into DevOps?

    A Response to someone who asked how to "move" to DevOps
    

    So the term DevOps is yet another title folks like “us” have been given. In my case I had the titles/roles of SysAdmin/Admin, Sysop, Systems, MIS, IS, IT, AppHosting, Operations, SRE and now DevOps. Some will argue SRE is different and in some Organizations that is true but that line gets blurry for sure. I do not want to get caught up in semantics. It has almost reached “Buzzword” status BUT it still does dictate some useful mindsets.

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  • Windows 7 Last Patch

    This latest patch Tuesday marks the last security patch for Windows 7. Those of you still on Windows 7 should seriously consider upgrading to 10 so you are not targeted by ransomware and other bottom-feeders.

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