Dec 16, 2022The Greenholt Phish — TryHackMe Beginner WriteupA Quick Writeup on another THM Beginner Room. — Preface As always, per the TryHackMe website: Writeups should have a link to TryHackMe and not include any passwords/cracked hashes/flags. Link to Room: https://tryhackme.com/room/phishingemails5fgjlzxc With that said many people DO include the answers. My writeup will get you 99% there but I won’t share the answers as to respect THM’s terms. First StepsTryhackme4 min readTryhackme4 min read
Dec 16, 2022Pickle Rick — TryHackMe Beginner WriteupWith the game High as Life recently released (made by Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland), this room seemed perfect to try. — Preface As always, per the TryHackMe website: Writeups should have a link to TryHackMe and not include any passwords/cracked hashes/flags. Link to Room: https://tryhackme.com/room/picklerick With that said many people DO include the answers. My writeup will get you 99% there but I won’t share the answers as to respect THM’s terms.Tryhackme6 min readTryhackme6 min read
Dec 8, 2022Alternative Apps: Aegis AuthenticatorAn open source android app for 2FA authentication that works better than its major competitors. — For the next entry into my Alternative Apps series, I wanted to focus on an app everyone should have: Aegis 2 Factor (2FA) Authentication. First off: What is 2FA? I won’t go into the details of why you should be using 2FA as that has already been covered by…2 Fa6 min read2 Fa6 min read
Dec 1, 2022Life on Version ControlCombining GitHub, ObsidianMD, Cloud Backups, and Syncthing for the ultimate note taking combination. — Intro I have a lot of thoughts. Some good, some pointless, and some that act as a gateway into another project or idea. Those are the fun ones. So, one day a few years…Obsidian9 min readObsidian9 min read
Nov 11, 2022Alternative Apps: The StoryGraphIn my search for feature rich alternatives to mainstream apps, The StoryGraph provides a option that isn’t Amazon’s Goodreads. — If you’ve read my recent article: One Month with GrapheneOS, you know that I am trying to find balance between a modern socially connected life and a life where my privacy is also respected. In that search, I have removed many apps away from large data collecting companies like Meta…Storygraph4 min readStorygraph4 min read
Nov 10, 2022Using ObsidianMD for Daily NotesA quick overview of how I use template based daily notes to track tasks and assist with idea generation. Template inside. — I have been meaning to make this post for a while. Well rather, I have been meaning to make a larger more encompassing post about my entire note taking setup. One that is filled with backups, version control, mobile sync and more. But as with many things, there are still…Markdown5 min readMarkdown5 min read
Aug 28, 2022One Month with GrapheneOSMy experience with GrapheneOS on the Google Pixel 6a. — This past year I have been making the move in my life to find a balance between privacy and convenience. Part of me thinks poorly of the insanity that is FAANG (MAANG, I guess… and others) and their data collection on every aspect of…Privacy10 min readPrivacy10 min read
Jul 20, 2022Just Add Comments, Please.Quick Notes on organizing your scripts for future use. — Preface To get this blog started, I really just wanted to start writing... about ANYTHING. So I figured starting with something that comes up at work quite often is as good a place as any. Many times people find themselves in a position where they are going back over work that…Sccm2 min readSccm2 min read
