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DevConMru – Backup in the cloud for the Paranoid by cyberstorm.mu

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date May 22, 2016
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At Cyberstorm Mauritius we work on several projects and code for fun. One of the interesting projects we have look at is an application called Tarsnap which is used to perform a secure backup on the cloud. At Cyberstorm Mauritius, [Read More…]

Linux System

Linux Performance & Analysis – Strace and syscall

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date May 8, 2016
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A quick look at the manual of Strace would show you an indication that the strace command is used to trace system calls and signals. The desciption part stipulates that “In the simplest case strace runs the specified command until [Read More…]

Scripts and codes Security

CVE-2016-0777 – Are you still vulnerable to this OpenSSH Vulnerability?

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date March 3, 2016
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I was quite surprised to notice that though, since the 14th of January 2016, the OpenSSH has released a patch to correct a major bug issue for those using the OpenSSH remote connectivity login tool many IT professionals have forgotten [Read More…]

Scripts and codes

Pointers and Dynamic Memory – Heap

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date January 21, 2016
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Yesterday, I wrote an article on Pointers and Dynamic Memory – Stack and Stack Overflow of Memory and I received good feedback about the article. More articles are requested by the fellow fans of cyberstorm.mu and I proposed to blog [Read More…]

Scripts and codes

Pointers and Dynamic Memory – Stack and StackOverflow

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date January 21, 2016
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From the article Pointers and Dynamic Memory – Part1, I made a little introduction of Pointers and a brief overview of Dynamic memory. In this article, we will get into some more details of Stack and StackOverflow in the context [Read More…]

test

Stelo by Dexcom finally here!

It’s been since some time, I have been waiting for Dexcom to release the prescription-free CGM called Stelo. It finally arrived here today Tuesday 08/27/2024 after ordering last Friday. So a CGM – Continuous Glucose Monitor is a device that [Read More…]

Posted on August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Artificial Intelligence, Machine & Deep Learning

GenAI the buzzword everyone is talking about

That’s true that everyone is talking about AI. Most precisely about GenAI. GenAI is a type of intelligence that can produce synthetic data like texts, pictures, words, etc. In a simple term, Generative AI is a type of AI that [Read More…]

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

Yeti and his FI collar

What features can a dog collar have? Navigation, sleep tracking, and activity monitoring, to name a few. Pretty cool, right? Initially, I was only looking for a GPS-tracking device for my dog. However, when I discovered the FI collar, which [Read More…]

Posted on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

Yeti, the Labrabull adopted from NFSAW

On 19 Feb 2024, I adopted Yeti from the New Fairfield / Sherman Animal Welfare Society (NFSAW). Working from home and having a dog keeping me company looks promising. So I just took the decision and thought that I needed [Read More…]

Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Linux System

Overlay Union Filesystems in Linux

Returning to the world of blogging after nearly a month’s hiatus, I find myself intrigued by the concept of Overlay Filesystems. This article has piqued my curiosity, and I am convinced it will offer valuable insights for my future endeavors. [Read More…]

Posted on February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

My indoor plants in Winter 2024

I used to have a cool indoor greenhouse in my living room growing lettuce, arugula, and thyme. However, since I work from home most of the time and need a dedicated office space, I decided to make some changes. I [Read More…]

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa