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Kobo Libra Colour review

Review: Kobo Libra Colour - using the writing features (part 3)

In part one I talked about the unboxing and getting to know the device, while in part two I looked at the reading experience. In this final part I'm going to be talking about the stylus and writing features. Getting to the notebook feature, and pairing the stylus

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Kobo Libra Colour review

Review: Kobo Libra Colour - reading experience (part 2)

Continuing from part one, where I unboxed and introduced the Kobo Libra Colour, I'm going to discuss the reading experience in this post. Kobo's interface & operating system While the operating system itself is somewhat of a secondary concern, it's key to how you

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Kobo Libra Colour review

Review: Kobo Libra Colour - getting to know the device (part 1)

I purchased a Kobo Libra Colour in January. In this review series I share my thoughts after a few months of use.

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Using Exchange Online mail flow rules to reduce impersonation emails reaching your users

This how-to guide shows you how to help prevent impersonation of named users in your organisation, helping reduce the fraudulent emails that reach their colleagues.

Using Microsoft Copilot to assist with CVs and job applications

Using Microsoft Copilot to assist with CVs and job applications

I was interested to see the feedback an "AI" would give on my CV, and how the AI could help me tailor my CV for a job application. Here I use Microsoft Copilot to test that out.

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2024 in review

A look at how my 2024 went.

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Drive decryption passwords / PINs

Full drive encryption is a great protection mechanism, but should you require a password to decrypt the drive?

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My updated journey (so far) in a cyber security career

Back in January 2019 I wrote a blog post about my journey (so far) to a cyber security career, and I have had cause to reference it over the last few months. At that point I realised that post was over five years old, so I figured I'd

Moving Ghost to an updated Node version, and clearing the Yarn cache

I was recently trying to upgrade this blog from Ghost version 5.44.0 (very old, and had some security issues) to the latest release of Ghost. When I'd tried to upgrade previously (before I knew about the security issue), my attempts to upgrade failed with a number

BIOS passwords - do we still need them?

BIOS passwords - do we still need them?

BIOS passwords - to set or not to set, that is the question.

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Fixing the problem of slow page turns on Kobo (ePub)

Importing ePub files to your Kobo can result in slow page turns. This how to explains how to fix the problem by converting the book to KePub.

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Review: Framework 16 laptop - after four weeks

After four weeks with my Framework 16, how am I finding it?

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Framework 16 Laptop - an introduction & building

Unboxing and building my new laptop from Framework.

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An insight into my role as a SISO - part three

Looking more into my day job, considering the software development life cycle, customer relationships, and staying up to date.

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An insight into my role as a SISO - part two

Continuing a tour into my day job by looking at incident response and investigations.

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An insight into my role as a SISO - part one

My job can vary hugely day to day, as a lot of what I do is reactive. Sometimes I get asked what I do, so I've tried to pick a number of activities from my role and collated them into this post. What's a SISO? SISO

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Review: Keychron K8 Pro (part 2)

Continuing from part one, where I talk about the keyboard's build and overall feel, in this post I'm going to cover how to program the keyboard, along with how it compares to my WASDv3 and how I've found the keyboard after over two months

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Authentication flaws and responsible disclosure

When I worked for the local council it was part of my job to review software and systems that were going to be installed or implemented. On one occasion that led me to review a door entry system that was being offered as part of a tender, and I found

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Revisiting SSH honeypots (2022)

A write up of my 2022 honeypot research.

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Security questionnaires

Security questionnaires seem to be never-ending, and present a number of challenges. Here's my experience, along with some tips.

Photograph of the assembled Keychron K8 pro with the UK Windows key setup. The colours are predominantly a dark blue/grey.

Review: Keychron K8 Pro (part 1)

I recently bought a Keychron K8 Pro, and here's what I think so far.

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eVitabu dev week

eVitabu dev week, January 2024

A summary of the development progress made in January 2024's dev week.

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Review: Soundcore by Anker A3i earbuds

My original earbuds broke, so I replaced them with a set of these.

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Using Microsoft Co-pilot to help retrieve a password

After forgetting a password that I needed, but being certain I remembered bits of it, I turned to Microsoft Co-pilot to help me write a script to brute force the password.

The number 31 on an upturned page as part of a tear away calendar.

2023 in review

A look at how my 2023 went.