Carry a torchlight? Nah, there is one on the phone, courtesy of the camera flash. The number of times I turned on the flash torchlight is just a few times. In that few instances I have really used it, the…
Saving your fingers with Punisher Multi-tool
I got into multi-tool because I was looking for a window breaker for the car. (Still looking) The Punisher multi-tool has a cool looking hex nut spanner, pry bar and bottle opener. Other than attacking tins of Milo and biscuits,…
OnePlus 5
OnePlus 5, the fifth (some say 6th) edition of the flagship killer phones. It has some killer specs to go with it. Qualcomm 835 SOC with 6/8GB of RAM. The now standard storage of 64/128GB. The 5 looks set to…
STARTTLS
DISA recently started using STARTTLS by default for all mail servers. DISA which runs the US Department Of Defense IT systems. STARTTLS is an encryption standard for email protocol. Current email communications are in clear text. You can protect the…
Pullups
Pullups are my weakest physical test. As a kid, I twisted my arms on different occasions, and since then have weak elbows. I happened to see this video. So I thought why not try it out. There is pull up…
Encourage !
Son: Can I? Me: Are you worthy of #Mjolnir ?
Microsoft Windows password policy
As part of security policy, the Windows password policy ensures the user’s password is sufficiently complex and fresh. Windows by default do not detect the difference between old and new password. It even accepts a password with one character different…
Cisco IOS scheduled tasks
I was wondering how to keep a “reload in” command to act as a fail-safe when working with remote equipment. There can be only a single reload Someone recommended using scheduled tasks or Embedded Event Manager (EEM), In the EEM,…
Cisco LMS and SSH
In the Cisco LAN Management Solution or LMS, the Topology Services has a nifty feature. Right mouse click on a device, you can choose to Telnet or SSH to the device. This module based on the Java plugin is not…
The Expanse (TV series)
The Expanse is a sci-fi TV series from SyFy channel. It is about human occupation or colonisation of outer space and Mars. The series is very well made and covers the following about space and space travel. Water and air is…