Blog
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.
Contact
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
Working from Home Suggestions – Comfort
I started my journey working from home about a year ago. Our company has been 100% remote for the last 4 years, and the team has built up a great process to be able to efficiently working from home. During this COVID-19 Pandemic, I have read a lot of really…
Opera Browser – Daily Driver for 3 years
I just realized I have been using Opera as my main browser for over 3 years. Somehow in 2017, I decided that I should give Opera a try. If you are not familiar with Opera, it is a browser similar to chrome or firefox. In fact, Opera is built on…
Amazfit Bip S
I have been extremely happy with my Xiaomi Amazfit Bip smartwatch. It has been over 2 years since I discovered and purchased this inexpensive smartwatch. The key item that caused me to purchase this watch was the 30-day battery. However, I have determined that what I love the most…
Xfinity Injecting a Message in my browser
I recently received this message in my browser while opening a web page I designed for a friends company. I have received this message before while going to other sites, and just refreshed the browser and continued, not thinking anything of it. “There is an issue with your connection –…
Blog Update
2020 Blog Refresh It is a new year and my blog needed some updates. Not just small updates but some real technology love. The theme was not complliant with the new version of WordPress, I had 4 plugins that were throwing exceptions (filling the log), 2 plugins that were…
Amazfit Bip Review
Amazfit Bip Review (used in real life) Earlier this year I purchased a Xiaomi MiBand 2 for myself and my wife. I had been looking for a fitnesss watch and someone at work showed me their miBand. If you have never heard of this device you are not alone. Xiaomi…
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…