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• Updating NGINX to the development branch to get more frequent updates and features over the stable branch November 20, 2018
• Replacing Google Analytics with Piwik/Matomo for a locally hosted privacy focused open source analytics solution November 18, 2018
• How to install PHP 7.2.latest on Ubuntu 16.04 November 17, 2018
• Check the compatibility of your WordPress theme and plugin code with PHP Compatibility Checker November 7, 2018
• Add two factor auth login protection to WordPress with YubiCo hardware YubiKeys and or 2FA Authenticator App October 28, 2018
• I moved my domain to UpCloud (on the other side of the world) from Vultr (Sydney) and could not be happier with the performance. October 27, 2018
• Setup two factor authenticator protection at login on Ubuntu or Debian October 14, 2018
• Using the Yubico YubiKey NEO hardware-based two-factor authentication device to improve authentication and logins to OSX and software October 4, 2018
• Monitor server performance with NixStats and receive alerts by SMS, Push, Email, Telegram etc October 3, 2018
• Telstra promised Fibre to the house (FTTP) when I had FTTN and this is what happened [Part 5].. October 1, 2018
• Is OSX Mojave on a 2014 MacBook Pro slower or faster than High Sierra October 1, 2018
• Useful Java FX Code I use in a project using IntelliJ IDEA and jdk1.8.0_161.jdk September 15, 2018
• Telstra promised Fibre to the house (FTTP) when I had FTTN and this is what happened [Part 4].. September 13, 2018
• Telstra promised Fibre to the house (FTTP) when I had FTTN and this is what happened [Part 3].. September 13, 2018
• Telstra promised Fibre to the house (FTTP) when I had FTTN and this is what happened [Part 2].. September 13, 2018
• Protected: Test September 1, 2018
• No matter what server-provider you are using I strongly recommend you have a hot spare ready on a different provider August 5, 2018
• Telstra promised Fibre to the house (FTTP) when I had FTTN and this is what happened.. July 28, 2018
• Upgraded to Wordfence Premium to get real-time login defence, malware scanner and two-factor authentication for WordPress logins July 23, 2018
• Setup a dedicated Debian subdomain (VM), Install MySQL 14 and connect to it from a WordPress on a different VM July 21, 2018
• Why I will never buy a new Apple Laptop until they fix the hardware cooling issues. July 20, 2018
• Set up Feature-Policy, Referrer-Policy and Content Security Policy headers in Nginx July 17, 2018
• Setting up DNSSEC on a Namecheap domain hosted on UpCloud using CloudFlare July 15, 2018
• Set up a whitelisted IP on an UpCloud VM and WordPress using a VPN to get a static IP address July 5, 2018
• Creating your first Java FX app and using the Gluon Scene Builder in the IntelliJ IDEA IDE July 3, 2018
• Adding two sub domains (one pointing to a new UpCloud VM and the other pointing to an NGINX subsite) on Ubuntu 18.04 June 27, 2018
• Upgrading an Ubuntu server on UpCloud to add more CPU, Memory and Disk Space June 25, 2018
• How to use the UpCloud API to manage your UpCloud servers June 17, 2018
• Measuring VM performance (CPU, Disk, Latency, Concurrent Users etc) on Ubuntu and comparing Vultr, Digital Ocean and UpCloud – Part 4 of 4 June 5, 2018
• Measuring VM performance (CPU, Disk, Latency, Concurrent Users etc) on Ubuntu and comparing Vultr, Digital Ocean and UpCloud – Part 3 of 4 June 5, 2018
• Measuring VM performance (CPU, Disk, Latency, Concurrent Users etc) on Ubuntu and comparing Vultr, Digital Ocean and UpCloud – Part 2 of 4 June 5, 2018
• Measuring VM performance (CPU, Disk, Latency, Concurrent Users etc) on Ubuntu and comparing Vultr, Digital Ocean and UpCloud – Part 1 of 4 June 2, 2018
• How I upgraded from a standalone 1Password 6.x licence to 1Password (7+) cloud subscription on OSX May 27, 2018
• Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) information for WordPress bloggers. May 25, 2018
• Setting strong SSL cryptographic protocols and ciphers on Ubuntu and NGINX May 15, 2018
• Open a Windows 10 Boot Camp Installation on OSX in Parallels (like a VM) April 29, 2018
• How to backup WordPress on a host that has CPanel April 29, 2018
• How to free up disk space in OSX April 22, 2018
• How to install Windows 10 Pro alongside an OSX partition with Apple Boot Camp April 20, 2018
• Moving an Ubuntu 16.04 VM on Vultr from one data centre to another via snapshots April 17, 2018
• Securing Google G Suite email by setting up SPF, DKIM and DMARC with Cloudflare April 14, 2018
• Deploying nodejs apps in the background and monitoring them with PM2 from keymetrics.io April 10, 2018
• Enabling TLS 1.3 SSL on a NGINX Website (Ubuntu 16.04 server) that is using Cloudflare April 5, 2018
• Using Cloudflare DNS servers to speed up the internet and add privacy on OSX April 2, 2018
• Write your first Java GUI app March 31, 2018
• Why I am deleting my Facebook account March 30, 2018
• How to purchase your own domain name and set up a web server from $5 a month March 28, 2018
• Using the Qualys FreeScan Scanner to test your website for online vulnerabilities March 23, 2018
• Using OWASP ZAP GUI to scan your Applications for security issues March 17, 2018
• Backing up OSX or an Ubuntu server with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage from the Command Line March 14, 2018