on the web tales of off the web trails
I recently became frustrated with my Samsung TV showing adverts and flicking between multiple apps. Having recently set up a UK VPN on my router, I was also looking for a way to watch iPlayer on my TV rather than through the computer. Install the iPlayer app onto Android TV/NVidia Shield This is relatively easy […]
I see a lot of attempts to brute force the login page of my self-hosted WordPress. While I have a strong password, I was looking for ways to limit the admin console’s exposure to the internet and minimize the risk of brute force attacks. I am also using Cloudflare to provide filtering to my site […]
We’d just wrapped up a great week in Cambodia, finishing in the Ko Kong Conversation Corridor on the Tatai River – we were looking forward to out next adventure – Vietnam. We were flying on an evening flight direct from Phonm Penh airport (PNH) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) with Cambodia Ankor Air. Phonm […]
A quick blog post to document how I changed the Next Post/Previous Post (sometimes known as Newer/Older) to link to posts within the same category. It took a few googles to get the right information, so posting here for ease of reference. By default, WordPress will link to the next post, regardless of category. With […]
Savannah is an iconic city in Georgia and offers a great of history, beauty, and Southern hospitality. With its 22 picturesque squares, moss-draped oak trees, and stately antebellum mansions, there’s plenty to see and do. The city is known for its role in the American Revolution and its haunting tales of the paranormal. We love […]
For the past few days, I’ve been converting a site from Django to WordPress. For various reasons, I needed to use Nginx which means avoiding the standard WordPress Docker image which comes with Apache. Services Required I was hosting a few different services and had a single docker-compose.yml file for the services. Nginx It was […]
I’ve been working with Microsoft Azure recently and looking for ways to implement some basic security hygiene and automate controls. Most ransomware cases today are caused by some common threat vectors; phishing, vulnerable web apps and brute force attempts against RDP/SSH on ports 3389 and 22. We can use Azure policy to enforce rules on […]
Hummus is a really easy dish to make. Years ago, when I first made hummus , I didn’t quite realise how long the sesame seeds needed to be blended before they turned into a liquid paste (aka tahini). I recently remade hummus after trading that the tahini needed far more time to blend that expected. […]
