Nov 22, 20204 minFiat LAMP!I have a confession to make... While I have worked in the Information Technology (IT) field for over twenty years, I am not a web...
Sep 20, 20205 minAttack of the Process ZombiesA young woman – let’s call her Alice – had recently moved into her own apartment, and invited her parents over for Thanksgiving dinner...
Aug 16, 20204 minTIL TechnologyFirst, a disclaimer: While I was a developer (many years ago), I worked mainly on back-end database applications (first with Oracle...
Aug 9, 20204 minStarting a blog – the end of the beginningWe’re actually getting to the origins of this blog - not exactly full-circle, but near enough. As I have mentioned, COVID-19 led me down...
Aug 2, 20205 minShut your Pi-hole!So I have a Raspberry Pi. Now what? My initial plan (as it was the reason for getting it in the first place) was to set up a Pi-hole...
Jul 26, 20204 minIt’s easy to get a good keyboard, right? Er, right?Traditionally, I have done most of my typing on my company-issued laptop. In the office, I have a docking station with a monitor and a...
Jul 12, 20202 minAdventures in Networking (III) – The Great UnboxingContinued from https://www.til-technology.com/post/adventures-in-networking-ii Everything has arrived, so it’s time to start unboxing. ...
Jul 4, 20202 minAdventures in Networking (II)So, one thing to decide to set up a home network, but quite another to actually do it. To start with, we didn’t have Ethernet wiring,...
Jul 1, 20203 minAdventures in Networking (I)These days, people say that every story is a COVID-19 story, and my recent adventures have been no exception. Right around the time we...
Jun 27, 20202 minLearning from doingIt’s a bit frustrating, making newbie mistakes, but that’s the purpose of this whole experiment. It’s the difference between “book...
Jun 16, 20201 minOops!Well, that didn’t work quite the way I thought... #TIL that embedded HTML in the Wix editor actually creates a frame, in which the linked...
Jun 16, 20202 minA little refinement...As a bit of a change of pace, I want to focus on a few of the “little things” that are really not so little. Even a personal blog can be...
Jun 12, 20202 minNot a designer, but I know what I (don’t) like...My goal is to get this site to the point at which I can be comfortable that the design is at an acceptable minimum level. Being at the...
Jun 9, 20201 minI have a certificate!The difference between knowledge and experience... I recall noting that my hosting provider provides a free certificate, but didn't...