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1. Block the .zip gTLD with dnsmasq

   There's been a lot of concern about Google's new .zip gTLD - it's a domain name which can be used to make confusing URLs and make it easier to download malware. A few people are recommending blocking this and .mov which is also mistakeable for a filename extension.

   I'm using dnsmasq …

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2. ncdu

   I've recently become aware of ncdu, which stands for NCurses Disk Usage. It's a text-mode utility to explore disk usage; it's a bit like du, but more useful interactively. It can be pretty handy for figuring out where your disk space has gone.

   It has a very powerful feature, with …

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