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Cross Platform USB Writer
https://etcher.balena.io Balena Etcher simple interface with great ease of use. Just tried this on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and from memory it works well on Windows and Mac too.
Windows 11 esque OS based on Ubuntu
https://www.anduinos.com
IPv6 Unique Local Addressing Generator
Just putting this link here for later https://unique-local-ipv6.com it's useful when you need to add IPv6 to a IPv4 Azure V-Net and Subnets I created a Youtube Video regarding Dual Stacking a Azure Virtual Network https://youtu.be/dbhXxOQVMr4
speedtest-cli 403 denied
Did a successful speed test using speedtest-cli and then it started 403'ing ja@testvm:~$ speedtest-cli Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Cannot retrieve speedtest configuration ERROR: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden ja@testvm:~$ speedtest-cli Retrieving...
Generate the Snakeoil SSL Cerificates for nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Get nginx https running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS sudo apt-get install ssl-cert make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite Uncomment the following three lines in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default listen 443 ssl default_server; listen [::]:443 ssl...
4K Monitor Setup for Youtube Videos
Dell 2721QS Native Resolution: 3840x2160 Selected Resolution: 1920x1080 Magnification: 150%