Google Dynamic DNS

Running a hobby server at home can be a great way to learn something new. Hobby Linux servers have been a passion of mine for their simplicity and cost. They can be a quick way to kick the tires on an interesting CRM, ticket system, media server, etc. One of my favorite sites for this is TurnKey Linux. While testing on a local hobby server may work just fine for most situations, there may be an instance where you want to have a public or remote access to your server....

October 28, 2020 · 2 min · Jason E. Burrows

Have I Been Pwned

Here’s a fun little project that lets you check offline if your password has been pwned. Download the SHA-1 password database here and name it pwned-passwords-sha1-ordered-by-count-v6.txt. Then copy the following text into a BeenPwned.sh file in the same directory as the password hash that was downloaded. When run it will prompt for “Password to search:”. Type in a password and press enter. The script will hash the password you typed and check the hash agains the database....

October 26, 2020 · 1 min · Jason E. Burrows

New Pastebin Features

I stumbled across this today while looking for a snippet of code on my Pastebin account. There are two new features that can be used when creating a new Paste. An individual password can be assigned to each Paste. There an option for “Burn after read” that can be enabled for each new Paste.

October 25, 2020 · 1 min · Jason E. Burrows

Hugo Shortcode

I’m trying to setup and use Hugo to make a personal blog for collecting thoughts and documenting test results from tinkering. I’m was using the Coder Theme theme for Hugo. I’ve made enough changes to it that it can no longer be updated from Git. Little tweaks like changing the Google Fonts, fixing mismatch header sizes, modifications to layouts, etc. I’ve managed to get CloudApp working as a Shortcode. Update: I’m now using the PaperMod Theme with no changes to the theme itself so that updates can be pulled....

October 24, 2020 · 1 min · Jason E. Burrows