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 two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 173: Ghost Files
Google Drive client users lost months of files, a feature of UEFI that has left millions of computers potentially vulnerable to persistent malware, and why you probably shouldn’t buy cheap resold volume Windows licenses.
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News/discussion
Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
How to restore files in Drive for desktop (v84.0.0.0-84.0.4.0)
Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack
Free Consulting
We were asked about using cheap resold volume Windows licenses.
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