Tech, cycling and everything else.
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Installing Docker on Ubuntu Server 22.04.4 LTS
This article is a walkthrough on installing Docker on Ubuntu Server 22.04.4 LTS Install prerequisites First we need to install some prerequisites: sudo apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release Expected output: Reading package lists… DoneBuilding dependency tree… DoneReading state information… Donelsb-release is already the newest version (11.1.0ubuntu4).lsb-release set to manually installed.ca-certificates is already the newest…
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BT Phone book – final edition!
A not so weighty tome dropped through the letter box today. As announced by BT some time ago, the very final edition of the phone book has arrived. For those of a slightly older disposition, the phone book represented a mainstay of British life up until the last couple of decades. BT Phone Book –…
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Container Monitoring with cAdvisor, Prometheus and Grafana
This article is a walkthrough of monitoring containers using cAdvisor, Prometheus and Grafana. I run ‘lots’ of containers at home. At the moment, I have everything running across a number of hosts (predominantly Raspberry Pi 4 devices) running Docker. What I wanted to implement was a way to run cAdvisor locally in a container on…
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Tech perspectives of a new generation
I’ve previously posted about ‘low’ tech and how it is perceived by younger generations. My oldest (secondary school age) is fairly representative of the next generation – brought up on Xbox and PC gaming which is largely driven by GPU rendering capability. It was his birthday recently and with his money he wanted to by…
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MyWhoosh review
I’ve used almost all indoor cycling training apps and wanted to try out the ‘new kid’ on the block. This post is my MyWhoosh review. To give some background, I’m a current subscriber to both Zwift and Rouvy. I have previously subscribed to Sufferfest (which is now Wahoo SYSTM) and TrainerRoad. I have also had free trials of BKOOL and Wahoo X (RGT Cycling and Wahoo…
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Setting up a Minecraft Java Edition Server
My kids all play Minecraft. With the launcher now including both the Java and Bedrock versions, it means each of them has access to the Java version. There has long been an official Java server version, so they can play together or independently on a standalone server. The best thing is that it gives me…
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Longevity of tech and electronics
Warning – may invoke childhood nostalgia…. After a visiting my parents recently, they handed over some items they found in their attic. This is usually code for “we’ve found some of your old stuff, take it away or it will be getting chucked out!”. Besides jigsaws and some board games, lo and behold, there were…
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