Create a Bootable Kali Linux USB Drive (2019)
I thought I’d write a quick update guide on installing Kali Linux from USB as I’m hoping to encourage more friends to install an instance and start playing. This guide assumes you’re ...
Author Archives: Bob McKay
Setting Up DomainKeys (DKIM) in Office 365 Hosted Email
UPDATED 25th Sept 2019 Updated due to changes in the Office 365 admin section Microsoft implemented DKIM signing for outbound emails early in 2015 but the implementation was still a little clunky, req ...
Remote Desktop Vulnerability ‘BlueKeep’ – What’s all the Fuss?
There’s a slight stir in the media of late about a vulnerability discovered in the Remote Desktop Services service on Microsoft Windows systems. It’s CVE reference is CVE-2019-0708 but is ...
How To Split Dropbox Folder Across Multiple Drives
Updated in 2019 after testing on Windows 10 I recently upgraded my desktop’s hard drive to one of the amazing for the performance gains it brings but due to my limited budget, the size I bought ...
WordPress Permission Problems on IIS
While I would never recommend running WordPress on a Windows box unless you have to (having done this for several years and the performance was just never on par with a Linux equivalent), if you must ...
Royalty Free BlueKeep Vectored & Bitmap Logo
As I’ve done previously when writing articles about exploits and/or vulnerabilities I’ve had to design a logo as I couldn’t find a royalty free version to use for myself. As before, ...
Google Familiy Link Location Sharing Not Working or Offline
I recently purchased a phone for my eldest, making the decision to stick with Android for the Google Family Link platform which allows me to lock down the device and monitor where it is (for safety an ...
Samsung Galaxy A5 A7, Moisture has been detected.
When plugging in my Samsung Galaxy A5 I occasionally get the following message: Moisture has been detected. To charge your device, make sure your charger/USB port is dry. There’s a fair few sugg ...
DS Video and Fire TV Stick Refuse Valid Trusted SSL Certificates
I recently decided to add a trusted SSL certificate to my from a Certificate Authority (CA) so that Synology Apps such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick version of the DS-Video app can connect to my Synolog ...
Sideload Synology DS-Video App on to Amazon Fire TV Stick
UPDATE: 25th February 2019 Despite the DS-Video app now being available in the Amazon Fire TV App store, I have updated this because it seems that the Fire TV version of the apps has problems with SSL ...