How to increase the root space on my AWS Hosted WordPress site
I have battled Out of Space errors before on my Pi-Hole, VMware and other systems in my career but this was the first time I had to resolve…
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Static IP addresses for Amazon Web Services instances
This very blog you are reading right now is running on a t2.micro instance in the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The T2 micro instances are some of the…
Simplifying your Hue configuration with Home Assistant
I think this post and video are kind of like maintenance posts for Home Assistant. The Phillips Hue component and integration have been around since the very beginning…
How to upgrade Docker Cockpit on Ubuntu 18.04
I run Docker for all of my Smart Home related servers. My docker-compose file is on my GitHub repository and that is primarily how I start and stop…
New IOS 13 Features and Changes!
I have been running the Beta version of iOS for a few months now. Currently at iOS Public Beta 3, I keep finding things I really like about…
How to use Template conditions in Home Assistant
It is finally Summer! School is over and the kids are home for a couple of months. My Smart Home was previously adjusted using Home Assistant to the…
How to enable JIT (Just in Time) VM Access in Microsoft Azure
If you have Virtual Machines running on the Internet with Public IPs, you should know they are exposed to attacks from evil-doers. If you have a Windows VM…
Troubleshooting Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) Stalling at 50%
Here is another great write-up by Jacques Bensimon. On a recent occasion at a client, after building and customizing a Windows Server 2016 RDS image (on VMware ESXi,…
Elevate your home security with these essential additions to Alexa Guard
I was pretty excited when they announced Amazon Guard way back in September 2018. I’m doubly excited now that it has finally been rolled out to the masses…