Convert HEIC to JPG from Windows Context Menu
I got tired of manually converting iPhone HEIC photos to JPG, so I wrote a PowerShell script that adds this functionality right to Windows Explorer’s “Send t...
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Logseq Advanced Query - Timecard
I’ve been using Logseq for the past several months and I mostly love it. I’ve been tracking some work in it, and also tracking my time in it. I hate converti...
Syslog Agent for ECK
This guide complements the Installing Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) on k3s guide.
Specialized Agents for ECK
This guide complements the Installing Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) on k3s guide.
Netflow Agent for ECK
This guide complements the Installing Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) on k3s guide.
Installing Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) on k3s
See this guide on getting k3s setup on Proxmox.
Setting up Kubernetes (via k3s) in Proxmox Container
Set up Proxmox LXC container as a k3s host Some limitations of Kubernetes in LXC Nested virtualization complexity: You’ll be running containers...
Using Windows SSH Agent from WSL: The Easy Way
I’ve been wrestling with SSH key management in WSL for way longer than I care to admit. The problem? I had my SSH keys set up perfectly in Windows with the S...
DS Logon Password Requirements: Analysis and Solution
Defense Self-Service (DS) Logon provides authentication for DoD services, serving millions of service members, veterans, and dependents. While it’s a critica...
Guide: Self-host Bitwarden on Google Cloud for Free*
This write-up is a product of my quest to self-host Bitwarden on a free-tier cloud product. Following these instructions, you should have a product that prov...
Guide: Zoho SMTP Postfix Relay
I’d like my server to send me email alerts when services have issues. This guide will walk you through the steps to use Zoho email to achieve this.
Guide: Run Jupyter Lab as a User Service
I’ve recently been working a large project based on Python which involves collecting a large amount of data. When it came to start analyzing the data, I star...
Guide: Restrict a Normal Windows 10 Account Login Hours
Update March 2021: One final point that I didn’t originally mention - the account that you want to be logged off automatically cannot be an Administrator acc...
Part 3: Privledge
This is the final part of my blockchain series, continued from Part 2: Blockchain Present and Beyond
Part 2: Blockchain Present and Beyond
This is a continuation from Part 1: Blockchain Origin Story
Part 1: Blockchain Origin Story
For background information on the why behind blockchain and distributed ledgers, read Part 0: Blockchain Background.
Part 0: Blockchain Background
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Simple ZFS Pool SMART Test Script
I needed a simple way to run SMART tests on my ZFS pools that didn’t require me to manually specify which devices to scan. The following BASH script makes it...
Using Python to get a TTY
I grabbed this snippet from a slide posted at a CTF I attended earlier this year. It was a pretty cool little hack I decided to archive it here in case I eve...
Arduino-Powered Jack o’ lantern
This Halloween I decided to have a pumpkin-carving contest with my wife. I wanted to leverage my talents, so I took this as an opportunity to buy and play wi...
Guide: Pass GPU (NVENC) into an LXC Container (with FFMPEG)
Update April 2019 I bought a new GPU for my server, a P400 which is capable of transcoding H265 encoded video. I found this guide wasn’t working properly ...
Python: ROT13 Encryption Implementation
As I learn more about encryption, I enjoy exploring its many aspects, including this ancient method of encryption called the Caesar Cipher, or recently calle...
A Quick and Easy Python Tutorial
This is a translation from a 90 minute class I held on the basics of Python scripting. A download link for the PowerPoint .pptx file is at the bottom of the ...
Template for Baptismal Ordinance Program
This is a baptismal ordinance program that can be modified to fit any denomination.
Secure Cloud Storage: SpiderOak
I’ve learned a lot in the last year of my technical training, particularly in the field of network security and encryption. What used to be a simple relatio...
Create a Bootable USB Install Media for ESXi
While rebuilding my home server based on ESXi 5.5 hypervisor, I needed to install the operating system. Because I don’t have an optical drive on the machine,...
Resizing VirtualBox VHD
When I first created my VM for developing, I made the VHD a dynamic hard drive, but limited it to just 30GB. I didn’t think that I could fill that much space...
Android SDK: “no permissions” for HTC EVO LTE
I’m setting up a new dev environment in an Ubuntu VM. One of the toughest obstacles was getting adb to recognize my HTC EVO without starting adb as root. Non...
Android SDK: UnknownFormatConversionException
I’ve been working on a weird exception for the past couple hours and finally figured it out. Since I couldn’t find any information about this exception I fig...
Android SDK: Data exceeds UNCOMPRESS_DATA_MAX
I’m finishing up my first app (attaBase) and testing it on the minimum API I set: 8. That’s Android 2.2. My app grabs a 4MB CSV file and imports all the DoD ...
Restoring a Pharma Hacked WordPress Site (WP 3.4)
I’ve been working on my Professor K’s blog and found that it had been hacked. It was kind of strange how I found that it was hacked; while trying to install ...
Making A Child Theme of Twenty Ten
I realized after a recent upgrade to WordPress 3.0 and after changing my blog’s address that I was tired of my old blog’s look. I was really impressed with t...
Using Lighttpd to Redirect to New URL
My blog’s old domain are set to expire in November. The reason I initially registered the domain was to create a family website. My family traditionally has ...
Fitting A Solid State Disk Into Lenovo S10 (AT&T)
I bought a Lenovo S10 for $188 to take with me on my upcoming trip to the Philippines. It was a good deal, the model I ended up getting has
Success! Building Transmission 1.80 From Source on SheevaPlug
I saw the announcement on the Transmission website of the release of transmission 1.80 and I got really excited about some of the features such as tracker-le...
Bash Script for Sitelutions.com DynDNS
I use sitelutions.com for my websites and subdomains; I love using sitelutions because it’s the best free solution I found for my servers with dynamic IPs. T...
Guide: Transmission-CLI and RSS
I really like Transmission-CLI for torrents, however it is lacking many features I used with uTorrent. One of them is downloading torrents automatically from...
Invalid Torrent Created With transmission-cli
I’m posting this mainly because I had a really hard time finding the solution. Hopefully someone in the same boat can find this solution helpful.
Carputer II
A lot has happened since I last posted about my carputer so I’ll try to be complete and short.
Windows Live Writer, lighttpd, and WordPress xmlrpc.php
I love Windows Live Writer. I use it now for all my blog editing. Recently though, after setting up my new SheevaPlug as my server and using lighttpd instead...
Turning My SheevaPlug Into A Web Server
After I got Ubuntu running on my Plug, I started going about turning it into what I originally planned for it: LAMP, UPnP, and Torrent server.
SheevaPlug Unboxing and Ubuntu Install
It finally arrived! I woke up last week to find that there was a small box waiting for me to open.
A $173.40 Toothbrush and More Server Shenanigans!
I went to the dentist today for the first time in over 3 years. I know, and I’m a bad flosser too. Since I don’t have dental insurance, the cost for the clea...
Windows 7 Beta on Acer Aspire One Install
I got the Beta of Windows 7 the other day, and after hearing reports that Windows 7 is more netbook friendly, I decided to try it out. I’m installing it on m...
Carputer I
Hello blog, I’m back, and you have a new address, bradford.law-family.org. OK?
Acer Aspire One Bluetooth Mod (Soldering Info) & Ram Upgrade
I have been in the market for a netbook ever since Asus announced their ≈$200 laptop EEEPC way back, which started a major trend. And now that Asus has relea...