Passwords Most Fowl
2024-12-26
If you're like me, some of yesterday (Christmas 2024) was spent watching the new Wallace and Gromit. I wonder if like me it also got you thinking about password managers.
I Got a Van
2024-08-24
I've bought a van. I'm planning on converting it to a camper and documenting the process here.
Setting a good Content Security Policy
2024-08-22
Setting a good CSP can be hard. Here I go through what it is, and how to set it up well.
My New Home - Alarm Clock
2023-02-26
Part 2 of my new home setup. I discuss a Lenovo clock I got.
My New Home - Network
2023-02-08
I recently bought a new House. In this post, I discuss my network setup as part of a series of posts about the setup.
I Got a Robot Vacuum
2022-12-31
I recently bought a Robot vacuum. I have been amazed how good it is.
Why can't I buy a dumb TV?
2022-12-31
Dumb TVs don't appear to be a thing anymore. I wonder why?
Multipart Emails in Neomutt
2022-05-27
Mutt now supports multipart email. I guess it will be easy to set it up right?
Advent of Code: Day 1
2021-12-01
Day one of the Advent of Code
XSS Through the Referer Header
2021-10-14
In this blog post, I document how I achieved reflected XSS though a malicious http header.
Writing Prose in Vim
2021-10-06
Vim is a popular text editor among programmers, it is not limited to programming though. In this blog I will discuss how I write just about everything in vim
Before you start with Home Assistant
2021-03-19
I use Home Assistant for my home automation setup. I plan do write some more blogs about it in the future. This is supposed to help those out who are considering starting out. It is not supposed to be a setup guide, rather some things to consider before starting out.
My Setup at the beginning of 2021
2021-01-08
How I work at the beginning of 2021
Enumerating Users on WordPress
2020-09-05
Finding valid usernames can significantly improve your chances of breaking into a WordPress account. In this blog post I cover some of the methods I use to find valid users and how you can protect your own site against them.
Upgrading reverse shells
2020-06-01
Once you've got a reverse shell, there are a number of things you can do to make it nicer to work with. I go through those and at the end, automate the annoying bit with zsh.
Current Word Completion
2020-05-26
ZSH's tab completion is excellent, although limited to completing based on your command. With this, I can also make completions based on my current word.
My Email Setup using Mutt and Vim
2020-05-04
I describe my email setup. It mainly consists of Mutt and Vim although there are various supporting tools as well
3 Simple Steps to Improve Your Freelance Business's Security
2020-04-09
All too often, security advice is aimed at large companies who can afford to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on security procedures. In this blog, I will try and lay out some advice for freelancers and small businesses can follow, without breaking the bank.
Making Firefox the browser to rule them all
2020-04-04
So much of what we do these days is in a browser, so I thought it would be worth while taking some time to optimize / customize by browser
Terminal tools that make my life easier
2020-03-20
I spend a lot of time on the command line, and honestly believe that I am more productive because of that. Here are some of the tools that help me out on a day to day basis.
Using Mutt with Exchange
2020-03-10
Many companies use an Exchange server for email and calendar. My preferred email client is NeoMutt. You can use Davmail to make these two work together.
The switch to ZSH
2020-02-29
ZSH is great shell but in this blog I explain some of the annoyances I've had with it, as well as some of the benefits.
Fuzzy Search Hashcat Modes
2020-02-24
Hashcat is an amazing tool for cracking hashes but the syntax leaves a bit to be desired. This article explains one way to improve the experience of selecting modes by overriding ZSH's built in tab-completion using FZF.