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Securing Remote Desktop with SSH Tunneling

Posted on August 10, 2021November 7, 2026 by tommy

The dangers of exposing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to the internet are well documented. It’s no surprise that a tool designed for ease of use has become a prime target for scripted brute force attacks and other exploits, allowing compromised machines to serve as attack vectors for Ransomware. There are several practices for enhancing Remote…

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Public Key Authentication with PuTTY

Posted on April 4, 2021November 7, 2026 by tommy

Public Key authentication is one of the safest ways to log into a server. Instead of using a plain text password, Public Key authentication uses a Public/Private key pair to identify authorized users. The target server stores the Public Key while the user holds the Private Key. Step 1: Generating Public / Private Keys with…

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Creating PDF’s with Perl

Posted on April 14, 2019November 7, 2026 by tommy

I’ve long been a user of PDF::API2, a module available for Perl. I use it everyday at work and along with a few other modules, it has made Perl an invaluable tool for me. Being able to generate PDF’s for reports and documents allow for a bevy of automation shortcuts where traditional Data Merging, or…

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Wiring A Simple Null Modem

Posted on March 1, 2019November 6, 2026 by tommy

A few months ago, I found myself needing a null modem cable to connect to a server, the Dell Poweredge R810. I had to figure out why it wasn’t booting (a RAID issue). At the time I didn’t have a VGA cable for video out, but luckily I did have a regular straight through serial…

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Linux on the 1st Generation Apple TV – Part 2

Posted on October 13, 2018November 7, 2026 by tommy

You have two options for Linux. First is OSMC (https://osmc.tv/download/). Downloading the Apple TV images to a USB drive and booting is the easiest path to get Linux on the Apple TV. It is the method I would recommend. However if you’re like me and you want a vanilla Linux distro, there is option 2,…

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Linux on the 1st Generation Apple TV – Part 1

Posted on October 10, 2018November 7, 2026 by tommy

The original Apple TV released in 2007. By the time these went on sale, Apple computers were already in transition-mode to Intel processors. Although Apple’s mainstream lineup carried Intel’s then-new “Core” processors, the Apple TV was relegated to a lower cost, low-powered Pentium M chip (not to be confused with the terrible Pentium 4 Mobile…

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  • Securing Remote Desktop with SSH Tunneling August 10, 2021
  • Public Key Authentication with PuTTY April 4, 2021
  • Creating PDF’s with Perl April 14, 2019
  • Wiring A Simple Null Modem March 1, 2019
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