[TECH][BACKUP] Lifeboat.sh, retaining access to backups

Posted on Sat 24 December 2022 in Tech, Hardware, Setup • Tagged with lenovo, x1c6, restic, backup

The more time passes, the more backups I keep and the more afraid I am to lose them (or access to them), however those backup beeing encrypted and protected by many layers of passphrases, authentication, I must now make sure that I can access them from anywhere, at anytime, otherwise …


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[TECH] Handmade anti theft system

Posted on Tue 14 April 2020 in Tech, Hardware, Setup • Tagged with lenovo, x1c6, wwan, em7455, initramfs

Following my last post I decided to play a bit more with 4G networks and the oportunities of having it on a laptop.

During those Easter's holiday I finally took the time to prototype a small project I had in mind for a long time, I wanted to design an …


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[TECH] Lenovo X1C6 WWAN

Posted on Wed 09 January 2019 in Tech, Hardware, Setup • Tagged with lenovo, x1c6, wwan, em7455

Roughly one year ago, I had to install a WWAN modem inside a Lenovo X1 5th generation. Due to the price Lenovo was selling the modem, we tried to install a generic, cheaper one. We struggled a lot (BIOS Whitelisting, AT port, ...) but we eventually managed to make it work …


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