How to validate a SHA256 Hash
Commmands to validate a SHA256 hash by Operating System BSD: use command sha256 isofile Linux: use command sha256sum isofile Mac: use command shasum -a 256 isofile Windows: certutil -hashfile [file location] SHA256
Partitioning Solid State Storage
In my professonal role I use quite a lot of disks and the performance of the disks I use have a direct impact on costs to the buisnesss. As a…
The use of Weak Passwords
If you are using any of the passwords in the following list please STOP. Our digital society has become a real mess. According to a study by Zetanet:In 2020, people created…
Pilot Metropolitain
This is the pen that started it all for me. Christmas of 2020 this pen was on my Christmas list and my daughter Jackie picked it up for me. Little…
An Introduction to Writing
Writing is how we commemorate thoughts in our minds so they will carry on without us. It sets our ideas free. Everyone can do this, and realizing this power gives…
Open Source Face Shields
Soon after the COVID-19 Virus became international news, Prusa Research realized a need for 3D printed face shields. It didnt take too long and they had posted an open source…
deepsix
deepsix is an awesome tool to use when you need any random string such as a media ID to apply to a disk volume, a randomized password, or any other…
2020 Vision
As I sit and write this it is the eve of Christmas 2019. So much as happened to us this year, Cancer aside it was a busy year to be…
December Update
It has been a while since I have had an opportunity to post a blog. Mid October I returned to work with limitations working from home. The doctors fear my…
Misconceptions
People don’t TALK about Cancer, and the result is there is a lot of very old and disturbingly bad information out there about cancer. I am hoping that by writing about it, someone will read this and it may help them or their family on their journey.