Writing

Do I need a further cloud certification?
January 12, 2024
Advice on getting further cloud certifications versus building examples which show your work
How hard can it be to write an educational course?
January 5, 2024
Thoughts on writing and launching an online video course - 1
Smart heating with Drayton Wiser
November 1, 2023
Notes on installing a Drayton Wiser Smart Heating system
(Re-)learning about block ciphers
August 26, 2022
Troubleshooting SSL certificates
August 23, 2022
Visiting Bletchley Park
August 21, 2022
Asking for specific career advice
August 20, 2022
Monitoring websites with StatusCake and smoke.sh
August 19, 2022
On being a generalist
August 18, 2022
AGT welcomes our deepfake overlords
August 16, 2022
Documenting systems without drawing boxes
August 13, 2022
Preparing year-end accounts with FreeAgent
June 17, 2019
A brain dump of some steps for small business owners, preparing year-end accounts with FreeAgent.
Writing with Markdown and Git
June 4, 2019
Choosing writing tools, and landing on Markdown and Git
Tip - report phishing, vishing and smishing
January 5, 2018
Tip 12 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - apply updates for computer chip problems
January 4, 2018
Tip 11 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - keep an eye on program updates
January 3, 2018
Tip 10 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - use administrator privileges sparingly
January 2, 2018
Tip 9 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - use HTTPS everywhere
January 1, 2018
Tip 8 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - use security posters and leaflets
December 31, 2017
Tip 7 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - check you're not using one of these passwords
December 30, 2017
Tip 6 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - check if your account was in a data breach
December 29, 2017
Tip 5 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - secure your home Wi-Fi - part 2
December 28, 2017
Tip 4 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - secure your home Wi-Fi - part 1
December 27, 2017
Tip 3 from 12 tips of Christmas
Tip - back up your data
December 26, 2017
Tip 1 from 12 tips of Christmas. Suggestions on backing up your data - locally, automatically, or local+cloud
Tip - secure your online accounts
December 25, 2017
Tip 1 from 12 tips of Christmas. Suggestions on good password practices, password managers, security-challenge questions and setting up 2-stage verification
Studying and passing the AWS DevOps Engineer Pro exam
April 27, 2017
Tips on studying for and passing the AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam.