The JLab Intro headphones are a low-cost pair of Bluetooth headphones. Though not the best, the sound is still decent. Here’s how to connect the headphones on Elementary OS. First, put the headphones in discovery mode. To do this, press and hold the on/off button for about six or seven seconds, until it starts flashing […]
Auditing a charity’s network, and finding something out of place
For the past six months or so, I have been helping a local charity with its I.T. needs. This includes updating their computers, designing and setting up a kiosk for its volunteers, and helping other charity members with their IT needs. Now I’m trying to map their network, and help the director of I.T. to […]
Using Rant in my Python program because I’m a glutton for punishment
Over the past few months, I have been researching and developing a little procedurally generated game which will eventually be created in the Godot engine. This game will have a story that’s procedurally generated for the players. A part of this game is the dialogue, which will also be procedurally generated. To accomplish this, I […]
So I Did a Panel at a Convention
Last Friday, I did a panel at A-Kon 28 about starting out with Gimp. I had been wanting to do a panel for a while, so I prepared for this one. I followed the advice of the dynamic duo that is Vitamin H, and planned out what I was going to say, along with practice. […]
How About Those Hidden Costs?
Usually, when a business owner draws up their budget, or when they’re forecasting, they try to get all of the information necessary to make a decision. So they check as many costs as they can, see which ones they can control, see how they can turn a profit, and move in the right direction. Sadly, […]
Trying My Hand at Making a System for Procedurally Generating Stories
Last year, I got the idea of making a game where a group of friends could get together, have a game scenario generated for them, and they could start playing. This is something called procedural generation, wherein game settings, mechanics, assets, and other components are created from an alogorthim, and a bit of randomness. I […]
Newer Ways of Audit Reporting on Third Party Companies
I went to a recent meeting of the North Texas chapter of ISACA, and there was a presentation on SSAE 18. For those of you who don’t know, SSAE 18 supersedes SSAE 16, and consolidates Service Organization Controls reporting into something more manageable. Here, I’ll talk about what I’ve learned about SSAE 18, SOC 1, […]
Migrating My Nextcloud Server to Another Server
When I saw that my version of Ubuntu could not be upgraded any more (due to Digital Ocean’s system), I had to migrate my Nextcloud installation (version 11.0.2) to a newer version of Ubuntu (16.04). In the documentation for Nextcloud, it details how to exactly migrate your Nextcloud installation to another Linux server, so I […]
Helping Out a Local Charity
I’ve been helping out a local charity with preparing tax returns for the needy and underprivileged for the past few weeks and we’ve run into a problem. Each time we have to print out the tax returns for the clients, we have to take the laptop over to the printer to have it printed out. […]
Learning About Setting Controls for I.T. Assets
In my pursuit to get into the information technology (IT) audit field, I must learn about setting controls for securing IT assets, minimizing risk, and eventually testing that said controls work. In major organizations where information flows constantly and is utilized to advance the organization’s goals, ensuring that the information and knowledge are accurate, intact, […]