Patrick Coombe
Using your personal website as a proving ground for new projects is one of the best reasons to have a personal website. For a long try I wanted to try the whole WordPress to static HTML route, so one Saturday afternoon I gave it a shot. I started out by installing Simply Static WP plugin. It is fairly [...]
Over the years I've accumulated a lot of data. Not including "work" backups, each month I archive around 20 GB of personal data, at the very least. With my new drone hobby that number is probably 10x that amount. Up until now I've used a basic RAID file server in my home, which resides on an HTPC. This 2TB [...]
Note: the example below is a client that contacted us only to do an email transfer, we did not design or do SEO on this website. There is no denying it, for small business hosting your own email is just not worth it anymore. With GSuite and Outlook 365 prices being so low, and their excellent services it doesn't [...]
(Originally posted August 2015, I've been updating this post every few months since then) One of my hobbies in life, one of my passions is finding and locating scammers. I look for them on the street in real life, on the phone and of course on the internet. This most recent scam was so targeted it almost got me. [...]
Please note: this is just a lab, not a "production ready" environment. Not secure. I'm using my blog to document my own journey learning WordPress and hopefully to connect with people that I can help, and who can help me get a stronger foundation in AWS. If you'd like to chat, please hit me up on Twitter at @pmkoom. [...]
Let's get straight to the point here, I'm gonna show you how to permanently put an end to email SPAM in your inbox, forever. Forget unsubscribing, reporting people, labeling things as spam, or complaining to the government or an ISP. None of that works, this is the only way to get rid of SPAM. First, a brief self assessment. [...]
Hey all! I'm new to AWS / Lightsail and kind of in the "figuring things out as I go" mode right now. Last week I needed to get phpMYadmin working and wanted to make a quick how-to video to get it setup. Hope you enjoy! Here is some info from the description: You will need some basic knowledge of [...]
Apple's new "pro display stand" is truly repulsive. Other than the obvious fact that it is an overpriced piece of (probably) composite aluminum, it lacks basic features that even the most entry level monitor stands have... and I'm going to prove it. I've been using VIVO's dual LCD monitor stand for about 10 years now, and it does everything [...]
It is no secret that I love my kids, my 8 year old Phoenix who I call my "twin" is truly my pride and joy, and I am so proud of the person he is. Over the past few years, he's shown an interest in all things computers. This is most likely because of my own interest in computers. [...]
In December of 18, Microsoft announced their plans to "adopt the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop" I just about lost my mind. Ok, I was mildly excited and a bit confused. Microsoft has had a long standing record in the desktop world of creating and maintaining "closed source" software and to [...]
