hacktoberfest Hacktoberfest 2020 Hacktoberfest has become a yearly feature in my diary since I participated in my first one [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2019/01/08/my-hacktoberfest-2018-experience/] two years ago. This year's event is something I've been looking forward to since probably early February and, given how the
cyber security Dealing with low hanging fruit Deal with the easy quick wins before you have an external testing team perform their audit.
cyber security My CISSP experience In early September 2020 I studied for the CISSP at an intensive six day course.
home automation Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 3 How to add the temperature & humidity sensor data to Home Assistant.
home automation Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 2 Using a Python script to get the temperature and humidity data from the DHT22 sensors.
home automation Raspberry Pi Zero humidity sensor using MQTT: part 1 The first step in building my kitchen temperature and humidity sensors.
public speaking Working with speakers Having spoken at a local conference [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/01/31/towards-a-safe-and-secure-smart-world-conference/], local meetup [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2019/10/19/codeharbour-dev-for-africa/] and given a number of guest lectures at universities and schools I've had good and bad experiences working with inviting organisations. This
cyber security "We have conducted a review to ensure this never happens again" If you're going to claim to have "conducted a review" you need to make sure your response is appropriate and useful.
how to Upgrading Yii2 to use Codeception 4.1.6+ The upgrade process from earlier versions of Codeception for Yii2 is very easy.
coronavirus Corona lockdown: statistics by week 16 I'm writing this just after week 16 of my Coronavirus lockdown, having started working from home on 13th March. A lot has gone on since my last post on this subject [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/05/10/corona-lockdown-w8/] and I've started to consider skills
Changing language The recent protests and the #blacklivesmatter movement has made me condider my language more, not that I was intentionally causing offence. I've had discussions with friends for a few years, on and off, but now I'm doing something about it on the basis that my intent
development Improving your site with Lighthouse and Cloudflare Chrome's Lighthouse tool is really handy for improving your website and Cloudflare provides additional performance and security benefits.
coronavirus Corona lockdown: week 8 I've just finished my eighth week working from home, a move forced upon me by the Coronavirus pandemic. I last blogged about this while I was in my fourth week [https://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2020/04/09/coronavirus-working-from-home/], so let's look at what's
cyber security Dealing with Ransomware - a real life tale Thinking clearly during a ransomware attack is key, helping to save your data.
CCNA Cisco CCNA exam changes A comparison of the pre and post-Feb 2020 CCNA courses by Ross Bagurdes on Pluralsight.
coronavirus Coronavirus: working from home & lock-down, thoughts after week three The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and how we interact as a society.
cyber security Permissions vs authority A discussion of the differences between "having permissions" and "having authority".
work Give them the tools Not all organisations provide their workers the appropriate tools to do their jobs, but it is important.
