PS Vita Hack Part 1: Installing h-encore/HENkaku and VitaShell
Introduction In this tutorial we’ll create an exploit and install it on a fully stock PS Vita. The exploit will allow us to play PS Vita, PSP, and PlayStation game backups, as well as...
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ SD Card ‘Performance for Value’ Analysis
A few years ago I stepped in to the world of NVME storage on my primary laptop. Not shortly after, I built a desktop whose OS/boot drive was also NVME. The difference between NVME...
Installing NextStep OS (OpenStep) in VirtualBox
A Brief History I could write a book about the history of NEXT, but I fear this tutorial will be long enough as it is. As brief as possible – NEXT was the company...
Creating an Encrypted Persistent Kali Linux USB Drive
Kali Live USB is great, but doesn’t it suck that all of the changes that you make in the live boot environment are wiped when you shut it down? That doesn’t have to be...
Adding a Domain User to Local Administrators Group without Administrative Credentials
The Goal In this article I’ll show you how to add a regular Windows Active Directory domain user account to the local Administrators group on a PC without having access to either the domain...
Creating a New Forest and Promoting the First Domain Controller with Windows Server 2016
Admittedly, I haven’t touched Windows Server in a few years. I have my MCSE Security on Windows Server 2003, and while things haven’t changed that much in the world of Windows Server since I...
My First Attempt at a Smoked Brisket
This past weekend I made my first attempted at smoking a brisket – two of them simultaneously. They both turned out very well, with a small but visible smoke ring. We used them for...
Gaining Administrative Access to a Powered-Down Windows 10 PC
The Windows SAM File – A History Note: If you already know what the Windows SAM database is and want to get straight to the good stuff, skip this section (a history lesson) and...
Helpful Debian 9 Hacks and Fixes
This post will serve as an ongoing personal notes section as I migrate my daily driver desktop to Debian 9. As I have issues with the OS, I will post fixes here. I hope...
Kali Linux 2017.3 on a Raspberry Pi Zero W
Pi Zero W Introduction The Raspberry Pi Zero W is an upgraded version of the old Pi Zero, and now comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in. Unfortunately, the built-in Wi-Fi adapter does not...
