In my latest foray into the world of HAM radio, I've decided to try out the numerous digital modes. I've been having no luck when it comes to talking to people on the radio for several reasons, and so I thought I should try doing something else. The real hang …
Sometimes, I realize that I'm not very bright. The rest of the time, I'm not very bright, but I just don't realize it.
Recently, I ran into a snag with my Nextcloud server. I wanted to update it, but it failed and brought me to a blank white screen with …
In the continuing effort of learning by doing, running my own servers has been a real eye opener. Today I learned something new. WordPress cron is not really cron.
Even a self hosted WordPress instance still needs things to happen at a certain time, or interval. So the programmers of …
Praise God! I've finally completed the CompTIA Infrastructure Pathway!
The other day I received my results from the CompTIA Cloud+ Beta test, and while I barely passed, it was a passing score, so that means I've now completed the entire infrastructure pathway and have no more to complete! Now I …
It's been interesting getting back into Android development again, and in particular, working with the newer phones. My wife and I got a matching pair of Ulefone Armor 7s, and yet they had surprisingly different results when trying to install a new custom ROM. In particular, it was interesting working …
My brother, The Libre Hacker, is now running his own Gemini server. For those unfamiliar with Gemini, it is a protocol used for non-web browsing. Or, from the Wikipedia article:
The Gemini protocol is an application layer protocol for distributed hypertext information systems that provides …
Every time I log into my Nextcloud server as the administrator, the overview tab shows me a warning about memcache. It also provides a link where you can read about it and learn what to do about this warning. One key thing that I noted was that it is not …
I think I've mentioned it before, but I'm not a security expert. I've been really enjoying learning though! One of the things I was learning about today, was how to continue making my Nextcloud more secure. Fortunately, for guys like me, there is a "Hardening and security guide" online, and …
I've really enjoyed running my own Nextcloud server. One of the big perks is keeping my own data, well, to myself. The other big plus is that I'm learning new things. While I've been in the tech world for a long time, I've been in my own little corner of …
It was a particularly sunny day, both in the real world and in the world of IT. There was no cause for alarm, no foreshadowing of pending doom. Yet, it happened. For reasons that I will not get into, there is a way (perhaps by overzealous children playing in the …