public speaking CodeHarbour October 2019: Developing for Africa Slides from my CodeHarbour talk on the challenges of developing for Africa.
ethics A question of ethics: killing an AI - is it murder? As humankind gets increasingly closer to birthing a true AI, if an AI is killed is it murder?
cyber security What is a Next Generation firewall? A look at Next Generation firewalls and the extra services they often provide.
review WASD v3 mechanical keyboard review (part 2) Part two of my keyboard review, looking at its build quality and general usage.
review WASD v3 mechanical keyboard review (part 1) Part one of my WASD v3 keyboard review, starting with pre-sales and customisation.
cyber security Kent Cyber Security Forum 2019 A short write up following the Kent Cyber Security Forum 2019.
geek Why I write a blog There's been a few podcasts / Tweets / comments that I've noticed recently where people have talked about why they write a blog. This is why I blog (apparently it's a verb). I started blogging
keyboards Choosing a mechanical keyboard I spent a couple of months researching mechanical keyboards before choosing which one to buy. Here's some of my research.
ethics A question of ethics: disclosing security vulnerabilities When you've found a vulnerability, bug or data leak how do you report it? This post looks at the considerations for disclosure.
Chromebook Installing Windows 98SE on a Chromebook (VM) Linux support on the Chromebook meant I could install Qemu. What better thing to do than install Windows 98SE?
eVitabu Days 4 & 5: eVitabu dev week (July 2019) July 2019's dev week ended successfully with updates to both the Android app and the web management interface.
eVitabu Days 1 - 3: eVitabu dev week (July 2019) The first few of days of July 2019's eVitabu development week.
Fix Problems with Systemd, Ghost and Node I encountered a problem starting my Ghost blog recently, following an update of Node. This post takes you through the fix.
ethics A question of ethics: filtering and censoring the Internet What's the difference between filtering and censorship? This is a fine line and something I discuss following years of managing web and email filters.
ethics A question of ethics: illegal discoveries during a penetration test Sometimes evidence of crime can be found during penetration tests, so what do you do? I'll discuss the various dilemmas professionals face following some Twitter research.
WSUS Managing WSUS: TLSv1.0 needed to import from the Windows Update Catalogue Importing updates to WSUS from the Windows Update Catalogue requires TLS v1.0 client and SHA.
ethics A question of ethics: investigating users Thoughts on being fair and considerate when investigating others.
ethics A question of ethics: deleting emails from user mailboxes A discussion about the ethics of deleting emails from someone else's mailbox.
Chromebook Asus Chromebook C423NA Touch review Reviewing the Asus Chromebook C423NA from a practical point of view.
System administration Logging: getting the right balance Logging: what's too much? Is there too little? How long should I keep them? This post discusses factors to consider when configuring logging.
System administration Business continuity - testing your disaster plan Testing your business continuity plan is a worthwhile exercise. When did you last test yours?
