One of my new kids on the block asked me a question tonight; “Jermal, how do I get the mx record of a domain?” To retrieve mx record information we need to use a tool called nslookup which is available in Windows and Linux The quick syntax use is nslookup [-option] [hostname] [server] Example of […]
Category: Technical
I know I have had times where I wanted, possibly needed to send a message and didn’t because I needed to make sure that it never was seen by another person. I no longer need to wish for this because Privnote is a free web based service that allows you to send top secret notes […]
After a quick LAMP install, I decided to install PhpMyAdmin. Logging into I noticed a warring message that read: The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration To resolve this I attempted the following: Elevated my console to root (sudo -i) apt-get install mcrypt apt-get install php5-mcrypt (no need because the previous command […]
So there is a article written by Microsoft stating for the most part that you should not use Windows as a reliable NTP server. The introduction: the support boundary to configure the Windows Time (W32Time) service for high-accuracy environments. High-accuracy environments include exchange trading houses and high-precision manufacturing companies for whose success critically accurate time measurement […]
Re posted from Lifehacker OS X Yosemite has had a slew of issues with Wi-Fi, namely that connections are randomly dropping out or slowing down. Cause: The problem seems to stem from how Yosemite handles its Wi-Fi connection with AirDrop using a connection called AWDL. And if you’re affected by this, developer Mario Ciabarra has […]
To keep my home network as secure as possible, I wanted to make sure that I had UPnP disabled. After jumping from one menu to the next I was able to search around (thanks Google) and find the hidden URL suffix to the pages I wanted. So why not share there here UpNP hidden Menu […]