2.5 Admins podcast

2.5 Admins

2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every week we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.

2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every week we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.

 

#234

2.5 Admins 234: ChiaFraud

Used Seagate drives are being sold as “new”, another reminder not to hack Wind... more

13 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:14

13 Feb 2025


#233

2.5 Admins 233: 2.005 Admins

We appreciate the elegance of subnets as well as the power of custom benchmarking, Xboxes ... more

06 Feb 2025

30 MINS

30:43

06 Feb 2025


#232

2.5 Admins 232: S:

An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it... more

30 Jan 2025

30 MINS

30:20

30 Jan 2025


#231

2.5 Admins 231: USB 3.2.2-ubuntu2

Microsoft didn’t control an important domain that it was using and end up red-faced,... more

23 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:32

23 Jan 2025


#230

2.5 Admins 230: Pool of Theseus

A new version of ZFS is out and we go over the great new features. Plus recovering data af... more

16 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:12

16 Jan 2025


#229

2.5 Admins 229: LiFePo4Life

Jim and Allan explain the benefits of a lithium iron phosphate “UPS”, whether ... more

09 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:20

09 Jan 2025


#228

2.5 Admins 228: Century-Scale Storage

What it would take to reliably store data for a hundred years including Institutional fund... more

02 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:32

02 Jan 2025


#227

2.5 Admins 227: Six Day Certs

Windows ssh is sending more telemetry than you might think, Let’s Encrypt will offer... more

26 Dec 2024

28 MINS

28:35

26 Dec 2024


#226

2.5 Admins 226: Quantum Toddle

Chinese researchers are making progress with quantum computing but they haven’t brok... more

19 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:52

19 Dec 2024


#225

2.5 Admins 225: Kinetic Response

The US government tells people to use encrypted messaging, mandated MFA in healthcare rais... more

12 Dec 2024

30 MINS

30:06

12 Dec 2024


#224

2.5 Admins 224: ZipLocked

Intel’s CEO departs but replacing him won’t magically solve its serious proble... more

05 Dec 2024

30 MINS

30:04

05 Dec 2024


#223

2.5 Admins 223: Google Juice Abuse

Equinix is shutting down its bare metal service, D-Link advises people to dump old vulnera... more

28 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:53

28 Nov 2024


#222

2.5 Admins 222: Surprise Upgrade

Windows server unexpectedly upgrades major versions, Microsoft reinvents the idea of a thi... more

21 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:22

21 Nov 2024


#221

2.5 Admins 221: Two Firewalls

Jim and Allan discover modern charging tech and marvel at what’s possible in the USB... more

14 Nov 2024

35 MINS

35:58

14 Nov 2024