Lets face it, wireless routers these days are seemingly inspired by spiders – they’re trying to pack as many features, antennas etc in as possible without focusing on what they need to the most – functionality. I’ve been noticing routers that try to pack as many antennas in as possible, they’re ugly and not strictly […]
So, I wanted to see how far I could get with installing something which is a tad obscure onto an otherwise Linux only VM host. So, why not use FreeBSD? My goal here was to deploy a FreeBSD server to Linode (aka Linux Node IIRC) and see if it could boot, if I could get SSH […]
As you know this website is no slouch. It’s also running on an incredibly cheap virtual server provided by VirtWire (https://www.evobilling.com/) but you’re interested in getting a cheap WordPress site running? Well, that part is easy. This guide is for those who want a cheap, easy to maintain and fast + secure Linux server to […]
First of all. If you’re new to this thread of Dell and their horrendous customer service, and repair failures then read Part 1 here. Jump to partial resolution (22/02/2016) I am continuing the topic here only since this may get long if Dell goes back on their word of a replacement following future problems with […]
I’ve been waiting for this moment for around 3 months – had a total of 16 bookings of different dates with promises to get UFB but in the end my ISP (2degrees) got a little sick of me waiting so they ensured I got an install at a date that worked for me. At first […]
Jump to update (15/01/2015) Jump to update (16/01/2015) I’m going to put it out there – I don’t normally write about companies on this level, I try to resolve issues in a civil manner however this has now been going on for far too long and feel the need to share it. Some companies simply […]
When I joined my ISP I thought they were great – helpful, small and best of all something that sold without having to be thrown in the bargain bin at your local Dick Smith Electronics. We were in a happy relationship skipping around on the interwebz with ease however I knew this couldn’t last forever. Yes […]
So everyone who has some form of responsibility knows about those pesky, uncontrollable things called power bills and I for one have had a number of bad experiences with many different power providers large and small… So, I decided to try something a little different and I must say in the couple of months with […]
I am a big believer in Cloudflare for site security however many people out there activate Cloudflare for server security without thinking about their own infrastructure still leaving them open to attack so here is a simple, but effective guide on how to to secure things just a little more if you’re using Cloudflare. For starters, all my guides are written […]