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Upcoming Series: Weather Station with a Raspberry Pi

garthmortensen    August 16, 2016 August 16, 2016    1 Comment on Upcoming Series: Weather Station with a Raspberry Pi

Over the last few days I’ve been tinkering with my Raspberry Pi, an MCP3008 analog/digital converter, a TMP36GZ temperature reader, a breadboard and a bunch of wires. You can get… Read more »

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Fixing Squeaky Floors

garthmortensen    June 1, 2016 June 1, 2016    No Comments on Fixing Squeaky Floors

We’ve all walked on a wood floor that’s really squeaky and its quite annoying. Luckily its pretty easy to fix. I’ve been remodeling my basement over the past little while and… Read more »

DIY, home improvement   

An Intro to WP-CLI

garthmortensen    April 14, 2016 April 22, 2016    No Comments on An Intro to WP-CLI

One of the most powerful tools in the WordPress world is the WordPress Command Line Interface or WP-CLI. From user management, to managing plugin and theme updates, WP-CLI can pretty… Read more »

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Installing a LetsEncrypt SSL on Bluehost

garthmortensen    March 7, 2016 April 21, 2016    11 Comments on Installing a LetsEncrypt SSL on Bluehost

So, letsencrypt is probably one of the best initiatives surrounding building a secure internet, because encryption is important. I really wanted to figure it out on my shared bluehost account,… Read more »

crypto, encryption, infosec   

Compiling Node on Bluehost Shared Accounts

garthmortensen    December 21, 2015 April 9, 2016    No Comments on Compiling Node on Bluehost Shared Accounts

I’ve used node in a number of places and wanted to get it installed on my shared hosting account. Here’s how I did it. Note: To follow this, you have… Read more »

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Compiling PHP 7 on Bluehost Shared Accounts

garthmortensen    December 9, 2015 April 9, 2016    2 Comments on Compiling PHP 7 on Bluehost Shared Accounts

I’ve been hearing about all these speed increases from lower PHP versions to PHP 7, so I thought I’d see if I could get it compiled on my Bluehost shared… Read more »

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SaintCon 2015

garthmortensen    October 30, 2015 April 9, 2016    No Comments on SaintCon 2015

SaintCon was amazing this year. If you aren’t familiar with SaintCon, it’s the premier internet security conference in Utah. I would contend that its one of the best in the… Read more »

conferences, hacking, infosec   

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