DIY Garage makeover – part 1 – painting the walls white
Our new house has a garage, which I'm going to use as a workshop area (though I wont be changing its actual use from a garage, it will still be…
Unmasking Imposter Syndrome
people though 'only girls have this' and lots of people though it wasnt even a thing. everyone stood up when asked of they had experienced what was on screen Don't…
Kioptrix Walkthrough Guide
I have decided to start studying towards a CISSP and / or an OSCP, as part of that I saw an excellent blog post recommending to go through a lot…
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WordPress Security
This is a WordPress Security mega-post containing a lot of best-practice information on securing, hardening, updating and maintaining a Wordpress site.Used by more than 60 million websites, including 30% of…
Metasploit for website pentest
Metasploit for website pentest using wmap. This is a short tutorial on using the wmap module inside metasploit. Wmap is a web application scanner that runs within metasploit. We can…
Umidigi One Max
I finally swapped my iPhone for an android phone. I've been an iPhone user since the iPhone 3gs, right through till the 6plus. I was spoiled a little in the…
iPhone battery replacement
My iPhone 6 plus was going slow, so I got a battery from ebay and followed the ifixit iPhone battery replacement tutorial - my phone is now much faster (it…
Google home and chromecast
After playing with my google home mini for a few days I decided I needed a chromecast (I have appletv, roku boxes, and an old android tv box, but none…
Build your own blockchain application in less than an hour
build your own blockchain application in less than an hour Edward Ciggaar developer advocate IBM I've been looking forward to this one for a while now :D starting with an…
Replace iphone home button
Replace iphone home button: The home button on my iphone 6 plus stopped working, so I had to fit a new one. Unfortunately touchId won't work any more but at…
Jonathans Blog Gameboy hack
Modified gba with backlit screen mod
I made another modified gba with backlit screen mod - this time the modified gameboy advance with a backlight was a present for my brothers birthday. I ordered the original…
How to enable night mode in ios11
Night shift, or night mode is a setting that reduces the blue in your screen, turning everything a calmer, sepia-like tone. This post shows you how to enable night mode…
Blackarch on the chuwi hi10pro – install and config
Blackarch on the chuwi hi10pro - prereq's a usb hub a usb flashdrive a usb mouse a usb wifi adaptor (at least for the initial setup) Download blackarch from https://blackarch.org/downloads.html…
Ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro
After trying Kali on the hi10 pro (its totally not ready for the bay-trail / cherry-trail platforms) I decided to give ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro a go (after…
Kali on the Chuwi Hi10 Pro – updated for Kali 2020
This post is now updated with install information for using 2020 versions of Kali on the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. When I first wrote this post I seriously wouldn't have recommended…
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface - That's some title, but I'm not sure how to describe my new machine. Its a tablet, but its also a laptop -…
Jonathans Blog Gameboy hack
GBA gameboy backlight screen mod
I finally got my backlit screens delivered from China (took 7 weeks) and ordered some ribbon adaptors (again from gooeysstore on ebay uk) I used the instructions in this github…
gameboy pocket backlight mod
Gameboy Pocket Backlight Mod
I ordered a gameboy pocket backlight mod from the internets (ebay). I went for a white backlight and used the instruction video from "this does not compute" on ebay to…
Jonathans Blog Gameboy hack
Gameboy Advance custom buttons mod
When I ordered transparent buttons for my Gameboy Pocket, I alos picked up a set of transparent buttons for my Gameboy Advance. The set of buttons included shoulder buttons (L+R)…
Jonathans Blog Gameboy hack
Gameboy Pocket case mod
Gameboy Pocket case mod I got a gameboy pocket to go with my gameboy advance (again from ebay). I had already decided to match the case and buttons to the…
Jonathans Blog Gameboy hack
Gameboy Advance Case Shell Change Mod
Gameboy Advance case shell change I got a gameboy advance from ebay a few days ago - I didnt own one when they first came out, I did own an…
Wapiti tutorial
This post is a wapiti tutorial. You'll find various wapiti options, how to import wapiti scan results into metasploit and how you can disable wapiti modules to speed up your…
Multiloquent 9 0 0 changelog
Multiloquent 9 0 0 Changelog 3015a81 - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/localhost8080/multiloquent a79d3a3 - Update to version number as this removes backward compatibility with the old amelia theme df0d6df -…
Multiloquent 8.0.03 changelog
Changelog 90f2b7e - update to all bootstrap and bootswatch themes 5f251e3 - mods to css to provide a bigger target on menu for mobile device clicks 0cc6afe - Updated ruleset…
WordPress and cloudflare flexible ssl configuration
This is a short tutorial showing how to setup wordpress and cloudflare flexible ssl. Cloudflare offer a service called 'flexible ssl' this means that cloudflare encrypts your content between the…
LG 34um95 Yosemite resolution bug
The LG 34um95 yosemite resolution bug is pretty annoying. I have an lg 34um95 screen - it runs at 3440x1440 - its a great screen, unless you have upgraded to…
OpenVas tutorial for beginners using web and metasploit
This is a basic openvas tutorial for beginners. I will explain a little of how to use openvas web ui to perform a test of your systems. It will give…
Kali linux arachni tutorial
This tutorial is a basic Kali linux arachni tutorial: to get arachni up and running on your kali linux system and perform a basic scan. Arahni is a vulnerability scanner…
How to lock focus on iPhone camera
This post will show you how to lock the auto-focus on your iPhone camera (or your iPad camera). The camera is great, and you can get to the camera in…
Commonwealth games Glasgow green
Commonwealth games Glasgow green: We walked along to Glasgow green from the underground at st Enochs to see some of the commonwealth games on the big screen - it was…
Portfolio – Jonathan Mitchell MSc BSc MBCS
Jonathan Mitchell Portfolio About Me I have a BSc in Electronic Engineering, and an MSc in Advanced Computer Systems Development with Distinction. I was awarded the University Court Medal for…
Oracle forms overview
Oracle forms overview. Oracle internet platform consists of 3 components: oracle application server (forms service + OC4J) oracle developer suite (forms developer + object navigator + form module) oracle database…
Shutdown sleep lock screen keyboard shortcuts mac osx
This post lists all the shutdown / sleep / lock screen keyboard shortcuts mac osx that I have found on my macbook air. (I haven't discovered the combos myself -…
Multiloquent 6 2 0 changelog
Multiloquent 6 2 0 changelog development 646e320 - fix for readme file adding multiloquent url at jonathansblog.co.uk development 90f0277 - revert - its easier to read development 708ca0f - fix…
How to change the number of icons in launchpad
How to change the number of icons in launchpad - this is a great tip: change the number of icons in launchpad! if you use launchpad a lot (I don't,…
Games console emulation android
Games console emulation android - I recently got a jxd s5110b android game tablet thing. My first driod. It is basically a small android tablet, but with hardware controls for…
Record your screen on mac with quicktime
This post will show you how to record your screen on mac with quicktime. This is something I use constantly at work (making help guides with this method is fantastic)…
Investment appraisal evaluation
Investment appraisal evaluation SCOTLAB TC COP Savings Achieved Cost of investment Opportunity cost Time-value of money Life of investment Available finance Benefits of investment Timing of income Compound Interest using…
Ios7 fix iMessage not sending to your cell number
I had an issue with people trying to send iMessages to my phone number. for some reason ios7 had set iMessages to only send to my email address and not…