Security – Tackling the hard problems
This is a quick chat from David Irvine, CEO of MadeSafe The world forces us to change. Private and public info is everywhere now. It was fine, till the companies…
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OS Detection Techniques
Os Detection Techniques and OS fingerprinting Os Detection Techniques - Background information This is a list of Os Detection Techniques, with explanations for all the active and passive Os Detection…
Adding cordova to an existing vue app
It turns out that adding cordova to an existing vue app is pretty easy. If only I'd known this before trying at least 10 different ways: First, make sure your…
Scottish Government Security Basics
A good talk about the risks and realities that small businesses face in the cyber domain. SME are basically not doing enough and are expecting someone to do cyber for…
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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…
Fail2ban centos
Installing and configuring the fail2ban centos service fail2ban is a service for linux systems that checks log files for failed login attempts and automatically inserts firewall rules to block further…
xdebug in brackets editor
Remote Debugging PHP in Brackets with XDebug prereqs: This post assumes you already have: a working xdebug installBrackets How to get Xdebug working with Brackets? Open BracketsGoto the extensions tab…
Remote Debugging PHP in Eclipse with XDebug
Remote Debugging PHP in Eclipse with XDebug prereqs: 1) This post assumes you already have a working xdebug install2) Eclipse Configuring Eclipse and Xdebug Open Eclipse Inside Eclipse, goto preferences…
Remote Debugging PHP in Visual Studio Code with XDebug
Remote Debugging PHP in Visual Studio Code with XDebug prereqs: 1) This post assumes you already have a working xdebug install2) vscode How to get Xdebug working with Visual Studio…
Php fpm with apache on centos7
This is a short post detailing how to manually setup php fpm with apache on centos7. php fpm is a great solution (especially when used with nginx, but you may…
Privacy settings
This post is a combination of previous posts about privacy settings in mac and ios. Safari do not track: Safari gives users the option to enable the 'do not track'…
DVWA vagrant
This is a short post on how to setup a dvwa vagrant box for your testing. I recommend this method when installing and testing new tools (and even for developing…
How to remove unused kernels in linux
This is a short post on how to remove unused kernels in linux. I'm adding it here because I use it regularly and keep forgetting the commands - it might…
Mining monero in osx using xmring
There are a couple of things you need for mining monero in osx using xmring: 1) A monero wallet (get one from mymonero.com) 2) Homebrew (brew.sh) mining monero in osx…
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 -…
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…
Keyword research tools
Keyword research for organic SEO used to be easy. You didn't need any keyword research tools. Put up some content, let google index the content and watch in analytics as…
Configuring free SSL certs with Letsencrypt in centos
Configuring free ssl certs with letsencrypt in centos Using letsencrypt in centos requires a few modifications to your centos before you can run the letsencrypt client. The setup for vhosts…
Installing vagrant on centos 7 with virtualbox provider
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.0.48" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47" parallax="off" parallax_method="on"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.0.74" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"] This is a short post on Installing vagrant on centos 7. First,…
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC using virtual NICs in centos
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC. I have a gigabyte brix running esxi to host a few virtualised servers. I have one server for my web development. I have…
How to turn off mail for every domain in plesk
Here is a little script that will turn off mail for every domain in plesk! I use it as part of an automated domain creation script to be doubly sure…
Google Analytics Author Stats
Not sure how I missed this one, but there is now a google 'Author Stats' section in google webmastertools: goto google webmastertools > labs > author stats you will now…
How to submit your site to google using a sitemap
If you have a website, then you most probably want google to index your sites content. the easiest way to do this is to submit a sitemap to google, using…
Mailbox app imap folders disabled – fix
Mailbox app imap folders disabled: Mailbox app is a great email app for the ipad. A major bonus also occurs when you link it to your dropbox account - you…
An easy way to change your wordpress admin username
This is an easy way to change the username of your wordpress admin account: login as your current admin user navigate to users > all users add a new user…
Install redmine mylyn connector in zend studio or eclipse
This post will show you how to install redmine mylyn connector in zend studio or eclipse. firstly you need to configure redmine: update your redmine to the latest version [see…
Seomoz 96 seo checks you can do in an hour
Seomoz has lots of great information. I subscribe to their blog posts to make sure that I keep up to date on the latest findings and developments across the seo…
Snes emulators on ipad mini
I posted a while ago about snes emulators on ios devices and promised to follow up with a write-up of the best Snes emulators on ipad mini. first up: snes…
How to install phpunit in centos
This post will show you how to install phpunit in centos using pear or composer. I prefer using composer as its mega easy to add lots of cool stuff and…
How to install git in osx
In osx when you install xcode, the commandline version of git is not automatically installed. This post will show you how to install git in osx. to install git, follow…
How to sync reminders between mac osx and iPhone / iPad
This post will show you how to sync reminders (including location based reminders) between your mac and your iphone or iPad. enable location services on your mac goto settings >…
How to sync ibooks position and bookmarks between iphone and ipad
This post will show you how to sync ibooks information across devices. you can sync the position you are at in a book and you can sync bookmarks too. in…
How to get bookmarks from ie / firefox / chrome into iphone / ipad
This post will show you how to get your bookmarks from chrome / firefox / chrome into your ipad or iphone's safari browser firstly, make sure that you have safari…
How to fix cannot verify login with facetime
When trying to login you get a message similar to cannot verify login with facetime or messages on osx. warning: this is quite a complex set of instructions. In the…
How to sync imessages between iphone ipad and mac osx
How to sync imessages between iphone ipad and mac osx Once you have setup your mac and iOS device to use the same method to send and receive iMessages then…
How to enable icloud tabs to sync open tabs between iphone and mac
Safari in mountain lion has a cool new feature - icloud tabs. icloud tabs let you sync your browser tabs between devices, eg you can open a tab in your…
Make osx lion mouse and trackpad scroll in different directions
This is an excellent tip. if you like the natural scrolling in osx lion for your trackpad, but want the old style scrolling for your mouse, then it is possible.…
How to disable are you sure you want to open this application dialog osx
This post will show you how to disable the annoying popups when you try to launch an application for the first time on osx optn the terminal and type: defaults…