Stuff I like helping with
This is where I give you an arbitrary (but very high) score for myself in platforms I'm competent in.
EC2, RDS, ELB, SES, VPC
Linux/Windows server/scripting, MSSQL/MySQL, DNS/DHCP/AD/SMB/PRTG
openHAB, MQTT, node-red, arduino/esp8266, Wemo, WirelessTag, LIFX, Broadlink
Install/configure/debug, nginx, Woocommerce, Views, Rules
Recently
In Australia, politics has screwed itself ( and the rest of us )
It seems our political parties have ensured that only one of the main 2 parties, Labor or Liberal (think Democrat or Republican) will ever be in power. Most people (tho voting is compulsory here) are rarely voting FOR a party so much as they are voting AGAINST a party, and the way preferences work the Read more about In Australia, politics has screwed itself ( and the rest of us )[…]
Are cheap wifi devices more prone to running unsecured AP nowadays?
So, Christmas has come and gone again. Some of my neighbours got solar inverter systems, car dash cams and bedroom smart TVs. So I know this because they told me? No. I know this because their devices’ broadcasting, generally unsecured wifi AP told me so. And in some cases their unsecured wifi AP hosted unsecured Read more about Are cheap wifi devices more prone to running unsecured AP nowadays?[…]
Warning to Google Inbox users
If you receive an email from someone, forward that on to your partner, scroll up to and expand the original mail and press the big reply button… you end up replying to your partner, not the original sender. To do that you have to press the Reply in the small triple dot menu alongside that Read more about Warning to Google Inbox users[…]