Author Archives: Alex Galbraith

Public Speaking Tips for Tech Talks and #VMUG Sessions

Posted on 21st November 2014 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on Public Speaking Tips for Tech Talks and #VMUG Sessions

Public speaking can be daunting if you don’t do it regularly (and sometimes, even if you do!). As part of my role I regularly talk to small groups [..]

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NanoLab – Part 6 – Keeping Your NUCs Cool (Quick Tip)

Posted on 9th November 2014 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on NanoLab – Part 6 – Keeping Your NUCs Cool (Quick Tip)

Just a very quick tip I discovered this weekend. If you are using your Intel NUCs with any anger, they will likely run reasonably hot to the touch [..]

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NanoLab – Part 5 – Intel NUC BIOS Update Issues FwUpdateFullBuffer

Posted on 30th October 2014 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on NanoLab – Part 5 – Intel NUC BIOS Update Issues FwUpdateFullBuffer

Having taken delivery of a new Intel NUC D34010WYKH this week, I followed the usual (and Intel recommended process) of upgrading the firmware / BIOS to the latest version. [..]

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At first I was afraid… Then I was Shellshocked!

Posted on 23rd October 2014 by Alex Galbraith | Permalink Comments Off on At first I was afraid… Then I was Shellshocked!

So a few weeks back when the Shellshock issues came to light, I took early precautions and patched my personal Ubuntu web server (not my blog server, just [..]

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