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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
Replace Windows Media Center – Kodi – Sad Day
Replace Windows Media Center with Kodi I have finally replaced my windows media center system with Kodi. I have posted in the past about windows media center and how I use it for a DVR and Live TV. I finally had to say goodbye to that setup, it was time….
IIS Server Headers – Clickjacking – X-Frame-Options
Configure IIS to use – X-Frame-Options I recently had a request to update a server to correct a few audit findings. One finding was related to “clickjacking” (More info from Wikipedia and OWASP) Clickjacking is a process where a malicious link is injected on the page that takes you to…
PPtP VPN macOS Sierra – Gone Missing
My title may be a little misleading. After updating my Mac to the new macOS Sierra I realized that my favorite security tool pptp vpn was removed. You can read about it here on apple’s support site – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206844 I realize that the pptp vpn protocol has been called out…
Bolt CMS – Great Simple CMS engine – Review
Bolt CMS Discovery I recently had a need to setup a site with a content management system. In the past I would just use WordPress. However, recently it seems that WordPress has become more overhead than needed. Don’t get me wrong I love WordPress, and all the features it provides…
Magento Patch 7405 – Broken Image and Image Upload
Magento Images Broken after Upload I recently updated a few sites using Magento with the new security patch 7405 (note that link is for the patch info – not a download – more on that later). After the update any images uploaded or added resulted in a broken image link….
Dynamic DNS – Dyndns alternatives
Dynamic DNS for Custom Domains I have been using dynamic dns for many years. My preferred provider was always dyndns.org. In early 2014 Dyndns (or Dyn.com) stopped offering a free Dynamic Dns solution. You can read about their decision to stop providing this service (here). NOTE: I don’t disagree with…
Magento Patch – SUPEE-5994 – PEAR Error
There have been a series of Security issues recently. The major systems that power the web Magento and WordPress have had critical vulnerabilities (wordpress) (magento). I won’t go into the details of both, but the important part is that you need to patch your systems. In particular Magento had…
Secure Home Network for Kids – Safe Browsing
Secure Your Network for Kids I have 4 children and often have family over to our home. At any given time there are around 30 plus devices on our network. My wife and I have talked to our children about safe usage of the web but I am just as…
Wifi in Car – No More DVD’s – Spring Break Tech
I love technology and I love my family. However these two have collided and we have had some challenges. One of those challenges relates to cords; yes I mean power cords. Some years ago I purchased a few portable DVD players. These great little items allowed my children to watch…