Hardware Bugs And Testing x86 Sandsifter
Hello reader, Often we think of software bugs and testing as a means of assuring ourselves that a program is only doing what we want […]
Adding Kali To Asus Tinkerboard
Hello reader, One of our beloved gadgets is an SBC by Asus called the Tinker Board. It has 2 Gb Ram and a nice little […]
Our Current Top Android Apps
Hello reader, While we make no claims to have the definitive insight into what the “best” apps actually would be, we certainly know which ones […]
Comparing Security Distributions Of Linux
Hello readers, In recent years I’ve had the opportunity to test and use many of the Linux Distributions, centered around information security. To be clear […]
Windows On Android
Hello readers, One of the nicer features of any mobile device to emerge in recent years opens up a world of possibilities for emulation fans. […]
Simulation Theory
Hello readers, By now you may have heard of this notion that everything could be “just a simulation.” Chances are you haven’t heard some of […]
Building A Case For An SBC
Hello readers, Of course the title has two meanings. Today we’re going to look at how to build a physical case for an SBC as […]
Social Media Exploitation Low Tech
Hello readers, Security is an issue on many levels of the internet. Emailed links can be a source of spearfishing data, insecure connections can allow […]
WordPress To App Options
Hello readers, One of the questions I get asked frequently is, “Can I turn my website into an app?” and yes of course you can. […]
PlayOnLinux For A Different Wine Experience
Hello readers, Wine as in Windows emulation, not emulation though. Making programs written for Windows, run natively in Linux, which is considered… something. In any […]
Reasons To Buy An SBC
Hello readers, If you haven’t already discovered why makers are all over the Single Board Computers, you may not have noticed a few things yet. […]
The Rise Of Mining Hardware
Hello readers, A speculative person who wishes to get into crypto currencies should consider mining bitcoin, true or false? Yikes what a horrible question… In […]
A Week Of Using LattePanda 64
Hello reader, For the last seven days I’ve tried using the LattePanda 64 by DFRobot, as my primary computer to see how well it could handle […]
1703 – Creators Update
Hello reader, Chances are if you have been using Windows 10 Pro you have noticed the updates are getting quicker. This and other improvements are […]
Grub Rescue
Hello reader, If you are dual booting Windows, and Linux, chances are that at least once you’ve been greeted with a broken bootloader, a busybox, […]
Over 40 Years Of Singleboard Computers
Hello reader, From a purely academic standpoint my curiosity about singleboard computing has led to some fascinating discoveries. The very first true singleboard computer was […]
LattePanda Drivers From Scratch
Hello readers, For testing purposes we invariably wipe operating systems out, and reinstall them (frequently) on many of our devices. One instance saw us redoing […]
The Incredible Asus Tinker Board
Hello readers, Before I go any further I want to say this device gets a well deserved 4.5 out of 5 in my rating system […]
Chattr To Prevent File Alteration On Linux
Hello readers, Some of you already know that chattr is the command in the Linux operating system that allows a user to set certain attributes of a file residing on a Linux file […]
Better IOT Security
Hello readers, IOT security is really network security 101. When embedded software devices touch networks that suffer vulnerabilities due to weaknesses in the firmware, there […]
Windows 10 On Latte Panda
Latte Panda has Windows 10 on their SBC, it’s a lovely pre-loaded version with Arduino controls, as well as Visual Studios, and needs very little […]
Bitcoin and BCC
Hello readers, There is some confusion regarding the changing of bitcoin from the current blockchain. There are differences between a hard fork, and a soft […]
Latte Panda For Security Distros?
Hello reader, One of the SBC’s I’m tinkering with at the moment is the Latte Panda by DFRobot. A 64 bit Windows 10 capable maker […]
Pre-Testing Review of Asus Tinkerboard
Hello readers, I have one Asus Tinker Board coming today so expect an update regarding this pre-testing review. CPU Rockchip Quad-Core RK3288 processor […]
Building An Inexpensive Bitcoin Miner
Hello reader, Kiss any dreams of this being a way to get rich goodbye – but with tweaking who knows? For this tutorial to be […]
Cloud Mining Vs Physical Mining
Hello reader, Apart from the idea that cloud based mining is nothing but a scam, there are few reasons to count out this singularly useful […]
New SBCs That Make Great Raspberry Pi Alternatives
Hello reader, I love my Raspberry Pi 3 but honestly yes there are potentially better alternatives if your goal is to make an sbc into […]
Python For Security
Hello reader, Chances are you have wondered how some programming languages are implemented for security. C languages running behind the scenes on many heuristics based […]
Why Parents Should Download Counting Parrots
Hello readers, I’d like to begin by stating that I’ve never been offered compensation for my reviews. (Not that I’d refuse to do so if […]
Retropie – Not Just For Raspberry Pi
Hello readers, While the retro gaming world collectively download roms and argue about legality some gamers are wondering whether or not to purchase a raspberry […]
Removing Ransomware
Hello readers, I wanted to include a video I found about removing ransomware recently – obviously this isn’t effective against every variety but it shows […]
My Writing
Hello readers, Below you’ll find a list of books I’ve written since 2011. Books by Brian Taylor Showing 1 – 12 of all Results Books : Advanced Search […]
Windows 10 Free Media Player
Hello reader, One of the irksome complaints about the initial installation of Windows 10 was the lack of a decent Media Player included by default. […]
Website Development You Can Afford
Hello readers, Since 2011 I have built dozens of websites for my friends and clients. I have even developed a behind the scenes system for […]
Tao Te Ching
Taoism as a philosophy exists in part due to the popularity of the Tao Te Ching – which was an essay on the nature of […]
George Romero Dead At 77
George A. Romero, the legendary writer-director from Pittsburgh who made the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead for $114,000, thus spawning an unrelenting parade of […]
Linux Mint
Hello readers, A stock review of Linux Mint 18.2 will reveal only a few changes from the last version which we give a 5 star […]
Raspberry Pi 3 Review
Hello readers, In the past few weeks I’ve managed to test several operating systems on the raspberry pi 3 in spite of several technical difficulties. […]