I recently used an AI model through Open WebUI, connected to Open Terminal, to configure an HP printer sitting on my network. It even set a static IP. 🤓 That’s a wonderfully unglamorous example of what makes this combination so interesting. Not generating another paragraph of text. Not giving me instructions to copy and paste. … Read more
I recently discovered docker compose ls, and my immediate reaction was: “Wait… this has been here the whole time?” 😅👏 It lists your Docker Compose projects. No hopping between directories. No trying to remember which folder contains that one Compose file. Just a quick overview. That got me thinking: most of us get comfortable with … Read more
Streamlined SSH Tunnels for RDP: Jump Hosts and One-Liner Magic Imagine being a sysadmin ninja, crafting multi-hop SSH tunnels and punching through firewalls like a legend, all without breaking a sweat. If you’ve ever wrestled with layer-upon-layer of SSH hops to access a remote RDP session, you’re probably looking to add some real efficiency to … Read more
“Unable to negotiate with 192.168.1.3 port 22: no matching cipher found. Their offer: 3des-cbc” ?! I’ve seen similar errors before, didn’t make good notes on how it was resolved.. so here are a couple of items. 1 – nano ~/.ssh/config and set the connection parameters for each server you often connect to using the example … Read more
Overview If you’re working in IT infrastructure, web hosting, or managing secure connections for multiple domains/subdomains, you’ve likely run across SAN certificates. These magic multi-host certs allow for Subject Alternative Names—a necessity when you’re consolidating domains or managing microservices architecture. In this guide, I’ll show you how to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) … Read more
To change the validity period settings for a CA, follow these steps. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry … Read more
Requirements for trusted certificates in iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 Learn about new security requirements for TLS server certificates in iOS 13 and macOS 10.15. All TLS server certificates must comply with these new security requirements in iOS 13 and macOS 10.15: TLS server certificates and issuing CAs using RSA keys must use key sizes … Read more
The Get-StorageReliabilityCounter cmdlet gets the storage reliability counters for the specified disk or physical disk. These counters include information about such things as the device temperature, errors, wear, and length of time the device has been in use. Example PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | select wear https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/storage/get-storagereliabilitycounter?view=windowsserver2019-ps
