State Of The Lab - Early 2021
A quick review of my current home lab setup for those that are interested.
A quick review of my current home lab setup for those that are interested.
With Congress renewing their push for mandatory government backdoors, I feel obligated to discuss why this is a terrible idea.
My personal thoughts on Apple moving Macs to ARM.
Why the comments section is gone from my blog.
Why I haven't updated this site in two years and why I will update more often from now on.
Here are some simple steps to get started using a YubiKey 4 for SSH access on macOS
I use a variety of popular tools and services to host Ahrenstein.com. Here is a breakdown of how it all works.
No I'm not bragging that I can afford to pay someone to do things for me; I'm bragging that I have an AI to do things for me.
After some effort I figured out how to install Windows on my MacBook Pro Retina WITH BitLocker. Here are the steps I took.
This article is about why you should turn on OS X’s Filevault 2 full disk encryption. Although the alternate title could easily be “How to break into a Mac t...
Recently Apple held their WWDC conference, and announced the new features they are adding with the latest versions of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and iOS 8. While A...
I recently had to configure a server that uses a Java KeyStore for SSL certificate information. The issue was importing existing keys, and certs. After spend...
So if you own one of those fancy new MacBook Pro with Retina Display laptops, you might have witnessed this irritating bug. If you close the lid sometimes wh...
So two years ago I bought some software from a company called Ambrosia Software. I’d like to tell you a little bit about why you should avoid this company.
For the past few months I’ve been testing out a new bank alternative known as Simple. I’d like to talk about the experience a bit.
So I decided to attempt the move from AT&T to Verizon Wireless, and instead of just replacing an iPhone with another iPhone, I decided to try out the Samsung...
What!?! Another Platform Wars? Yes, you are correct! I’m running out of movie titles to reference though. This time, I will be discussing mobile payments. I...
Digital Rights Management. You may not know this term, but I bet you’ve experienced it. DRM is the technology that prevents you from playing your iTunes movi...
Today I read a post on ModMyi about Intel’s new Ultrabook. The Windows vs Mac (OS X, and iPad) debate already started in the comments on their article. Ins...
I am an iPhone user. I’ve used iPhones since the iPhone 3G. I’ve also used Android. I’ve played with Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7. One thing I’ve notic...
Even though this website is meant to be professional, that doesn’t mean I can never post something fun right? Well here is a little server admin game you can...
Yes, you read that title right! You do not need a jailbroken phone to record your phone calls. “What’s the catch then” you ask? Well you need to be willing t...
That is a simple fact that most people do not seem understand. I’ve seen people fault the signal, the device itself, and even the internet provider, even th...
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