Enable 2-factor authentication in Ubuntu 22 for local Console, XRDP, and sudo usage.

I noticed that Backblaze wasn’t backing up my “Pictures” folder in OneDrive (which is like 95% of the reason I have Backblaze). The cause? Reparsepoints. Keep reading to see how I resolved this.

We go through a lot of ice and I hate having to run to the gas station to buy ice at 5 bucks a pop. So, I built my own ice maker. Read on for details!

Secret sauce: Build your Windows/Linux Desktop/Server virtual machines in advance, configure them the way you want and mark the hard disk as read-only. Then spin up new VM’s using differencing disks. Super fast & low disk usage.

I stopped using Windows as an Administrator and I don’t even notice. Keep reading to find out what kind of pitfalls I ran into and overcame, and some ways to keep your sanity as a mere “user”.

Abusing SQL Server CLR to obtain a Reverse Shell

Sometimes you need to write a SQL query that you know is going to be really ugly, or you may need to do something that SQL doesn’t support natively. Common Language Runtime (CLR) functions can help in these types of situations.

During quarantine I built a portable Wifi scanner/hash catcher from parts I had laying around the house.

Our home network started off like most. We had a cable modem and a wireless router - two little boxy things plugged into the wall. We had internet; everything worked. Fast forward a few years - We now have a public-facing web server hosting several sites (I jokingly refer to this as “Bob’s Bargain Basement Hosting”), a whole bunch of PC’s/laptops/phones/IoT devices, a Plex server, security cameras, WiFi out the wazoo, and occasionally nefarious people poking around looking for a way in.

2 containers; 1 machine. What could go wrong? iptables.