Category: Updates

Ads and Data Analysis

Whether or not our devices are listening to us is a pretty big concern, and ads are usually provided as evidence. However, warentless wiretapping is as old as The Patriot Act, and always-on devices can catch private details. However, that’s a sticky topic I do not want to address. I did once have a coworker… Continue reading Ads and Data Analysis

The future of AI and VISHING (Voice Phishing)

A connection on LinkedIn recently brought up the point that he believes AI will make Vishing a greater threat against corporations in the future. His argument is based on how AI is making everything easier nowadays. As it improves its ability to communicate with humans, it can become yet another attack vector that is an… Continue reading The future of AI and VISHING (Voice Phishing)

NodeJS Portfolio Update (October 9, 2023)

I got some work done this weekend, but not as much as I would have liked. I am trying to come up with a good system for handling database queries. I do not want the database open the entire time the site is up because that could be bad. On the other hand, I cannot… Continue reading NodeJS Portfolio Update (October 9, 2023)

NodeJS Progress Update (October 2nd, 2023)

I ran into a few snags, but for the most part I have everything for the main site in place on the development subdomain. The express server code performs MySQL queries just fine and everything. There are little changes I’ll need to make like getting all the images into place and getting their names into… Continue reading NodeJS Progress Update (October 2nd, 2023)

Node.JS deployment update

Screenshot of current deployment progress

Hi there, it’s been a few weeks or so since I migrated to this new VPS. There’s been a bit of a learning curve, and at one point I momentarily crashed the server by trying to open a port using the wrong firewall. Customer service fixed that for me pretty quickly, and told me which… Continue reading Node.JS deployment update

Text Editors and IDEs

If you’re going to do any sort of work with scripting or programming you should understand the difference between a text editor and IDE. In Windows the difference between VS Code (my recommendation for IDE btw), Code::Blocks, and Notepad are pretty obvious. However, in Linux the line blurs a lot because you have robust editors… Continue reading Text Editors and IDEs

Common BASH functions

I finally put together a new article that’ll be live before you see this post on common BASH functions. I’ve been working my way through Linux+ prep, and even wrote a program to do some Linux BASH stuff in a slightly more user friendly format. I threw together a massive article with tons of pretty… Continue reading Common BASH functions

New CMS Up and Running

I finally took the plunge and installed Drupal this morning, but with Cpanel that’s as easy a single button click. I promise this is the last change I’m making to this site. When I first made this website a few years ago I never expected a whole lot. However, just like everything in life it… Continue reading New CMS Up and Running