hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest 2020

Hacktoberfest has become a yearly feature in my diary since I participated in my first one [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2019/01/08/my-hacktoberfest-2018-experience/] two years ago.  This year's event is something I've been looking forward to since probably early February and, given how the

Linux

Moving from NixOS to Ubuntu

It was time to move from one Linux distribution to another.

cyber security

Dealing with low hanging fruit

Deal with the easy quick wins before you have an external testing team perform their audit.

cyber security

My CISSP experience

In early September 2020 I studied for the CISSP at an intensive six day course.

life

Sensory Processing Disorder and sensory toys

In this guest blog post, Jules writes about some toys useful to those with SPD.

home automation

Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 3

How to add the temperature & humidity sensor data to Home Assistant.

home automation

Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 2

Using a Python script to get the temperature and humidity data from the DHT22 sensors.

home automation

Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 1

The first step in building my kitchen temperature and humidity sensors.

home automation

Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4B

My first foray into home automation.

public speaking

Working with speakers

Having spoken at a local conference [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/01/31/towards-a-safe-and-secure-smart-world-conference/], local meetup [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2019/10/19/codeharbour-dev-for-africa/] and given a number of guest lectures at universities and schools I've had good and bad experiences working with inviting organisations.  This

cyber security

"We have conducted a review to ensure this never happens again"

If you're going to claim to have "conducted a review" you need to make sure your response is appropriate and useful.

how to

Upgrading Yii2 to use Codeception 4.1.6+

The upgrade process from earlier versions of Codeception for Yii2 is very easy.

coronavirus

Corona lockdown: statistics by week 16

I'm writing this just after week 16 of my Coronavirus lockdown, having started working from home on 13th March.  A lot has gone on since my last post on this subject [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/05/10/corona-lockdown-w8/] and I've started to consider skills

Changing language

The recent protests and the #blacklivesmatter movement has made me condider my language more, not that I was intentionally causing offence.  I've had discussions with friends for a few years, on and off, but now I'm doing something about it on the basis that my intent

projects

Building the miniMACRO5 macro keyboard

A summary of my build log for the miniMACRO5.

development

Improving your site with Lighthouse and Cloudflare

Chrome's Lighthouse tool is really handy for improving your website and Cloudflare provides additional performance and security benefits.

development

Passwords as technical debt

Passwords aren't going away...

coronavirus

Corona lockdown: week 8

I've just finished my eighth week working from home, a move forced upon me by the Coronavirus pandemic.  I last blogged about this while I was in my fourth week [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/04/09/coronavirus-working-from-home/], so let's look at what's

creative writing

The Deer's Antlers

Some creative writing homework I did during my GCSEs.

cyber security

Dealing with Ransomware - a real life tale

Thinking clearly during a ransomware attack is key, helping to save your data.

how to

Yii2: Moving to Bootstrap 4

How to update Yii2's Bootstrap templates to version 4.

CCNA

Cisco CCNA exam changes

A comparison of the pre and post-Feb 2020 CCNA courses by Ross Bagurdes on Pluralsight.

coronavirus

Coronavirus: working from home & lock-down, thoughts after week three

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and how we interact as a society.

development

How I became a developer

My journey into programming.

cyber security

Permissions vs authority

A discussion of the differences between "having permissions" and "having authority".