My Blogs
I write in my blogs about technical challenges I experience at work. I’m a generalist in IT interested in complex and detail IT issues.
About a year ago, I discovered the world of WordPress. I created this website with WordPress. As someone interesting in IT, I wanted to learn everything about WordPress. So it took not long that I heard about page builders and themes. I built this website with OceanWP and Elementor Pro.
Of course, an SEO tool belongs to my arsenal too. I was using Yoast SEO but recently switched to Rank Math. So I wrote a blog about Rank Math and Elementor Pro.
Regularly I consult Google search console how is the ranking of my blogs on Google. The results are encouraging to write more blogs.
Please support my efforts, and I would be thrilled if you leave a comment for a blog post or link my blog on your website.
Glorify Photoshop alternative
Glorify is a SaaS application. It is web-based and runs best with Chrome. The app offers guided help for eCommerce, social media, ebook creator, and logo maker. They provide templates for popular social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google ads, Twitter, and more
A perfect barebone ESXi host
Are you looking for an inexpensive ESXi host for a small environment or homelab? You need look no further than the Supermicro barebone E300-9D. It’s a beautiful small computer which offers all the features you need in an ESXi host. It runs ESXi 6.7 right out of the box
WordPress secure and harden
I have devoted a fair amount of time in the last few months to learn WordPress. I’ve often heard people say that WordPress is not secure and can be easily hacked. Well, given that it’s a very popular CMS system for websites makes it a good target for hackers. There are some steps for securing and hardening WordPress websites. In this blog post I would like to show you how to do it.
Elementor or Divi
Elementor or Divi – 2 awesome page builders? Elementor or Divi are both excellent page builders, so which one to choose? I’m sure many of you have faced this dilemma.
From Yoast SEO to Rank Math
Why I switched from Yoast SEO to Rank Math to write my blogs. Introduction I hope you’re not expecting a review of Rank Math, the new WordPress plugin for SEO.
FortiOS 6.2.2
Fortigate released FortiOS 6.2.2 (patch 2) at the end of October. The release of patch 2 was intended to mitigate an SSL-VPN vulnerability. Fortigate advised their customers to upgrade to patch 2.
Fail2ban
You might think “Oh no, not another “how to” about installing Fail2ban. I admit there are a lot of instructions available. However, I simply could not find a clear guide on installing Fail2ban with email notification. I love Fail2ban and use it for several Linux servers. For me, it is important to receive an email when Fail2ban triggers an action.
How to change timezone in Ubuntu 18.04 server
I installed an Ubuntu server 18.04. And then I discovered that the time displayed was not correct. Hey, I was pretty sure that during the gui installation process I had selected the time zone. Or had I not? Anyway, the time was one hour behind. This sort of a careless error can happen to anyone. So for those of you who might sometime be in the same boat as me: don’t worry! Here’s how to fix the issue and it’s really easy!
Swyx
In April 2019 I participated in a 3-day course for the Swyx VoIP phone software, organized by Primenet. The software was originally developed by Deutsche Telekom and later outsourced.
How to setup SQL Remote Connection
I got a request asking if it is possible for a web application to connect to an SQL server remote port. My answer: “But of course! We just need to open port 1433 on the Windows Firewall and enable TCP/IP.” A request handled very quickly. Or so I thought.
FortiOS 6.2
Fortinet released FortiOS 6.2 for Fortigate firewalls in March 2019. See the official what’s new document from Fortinet. I would like to highlight some nice new settings in this blog.
Remote Desktop Service
I had to install the Remote Desktop Service (RDS) role on a Windows Server 2019. I have never done it before. So I googled a bit to find some instructions. But my use case was different than most instructions I found. The server is in workgroup mode and not part of a domain.
Install Exchange Server 2019: lesson learned
I recently installed an Exchange Server 2019 in my Windows domain. I already have an Exchange Server 2016 which hosts all the mailboxes of our small family business. I tend to download a manual on my Kindle for research purposes, but this being rather new, there’s no Kindle version available. So I turned to multiple forums to talk to others in a similar situation.
Syncthing
What is Syncthing (freesync)
Syncthing is a free open-source software which you can use to sync folder(s) and files, I would refer it as a freesync or foldersync tool. It is freeware. It’s not a backup software or imaging tool to create an exact copy of your computer though.
Fortigate – how a special character (+) could break VPN with Firmware 6.0.5
I received an email alert from the Fortigate Switzerland distributor to say that a new firmware 6.0.5 had been released to fix a critical hole in the VPN portal. This hole could steal passwords. It was highly recommended to apply the fix urgently.
Homelab – software and hardware I use
Today, I’d like to tell you about some of the hardware and software I use in my homelab to stay up to date. Since my clients often ask me for recommendations on hardware and software, I find it important that I use those tools on a daily basis. Practise what you preach! Also, it is vital in the IT field to constantly stay informed about emerging trends, new technology and the pros and cons.
