Qualys SSL Tool

While I was researching this article about moving http worpdress sites to https from kinsta.com they referenced an SSL Certificate validation tool by ssllabs.com. I checked out the tool and it’s surprisingly robust for a free tool. I’m mostly referencing it here for myself and hopefully these back references give them a little seo boost… Continue reading

Oculus via UTM Win 11

I recently found out about the opensource VM software UTM. I used it to install both an ARM64 version of Windows 11 as well as version of x64 Windows 11 via Crystal Fetch that works for silicon based macs (think M series processors). I’m currently working on getting Meta’s Oculus software to run on said… Continue reading

WebRTC

I’ve been wanting to use p2p web sockets for some time and I finally found a good place to use it. I’m helping The Eagles Perch develop a customized version of the Pokémon trading card game that can be played online. We’ll use some of the public ice servers to connect players then log the… Continue reading

ShareMouse

Network monitors exist and network mice exist, but for the same OS. I needed a network mouse that worked from PC <> Mac and I’ve been looking for an application like this for far too long.

Today I found it, and I want to brag.

Using ShareMouse I’m not using my mac as a second monitor. Even the free version is great! Anyway, highly recommended if you’re needing some network mouse sharing.

https://www.sharemouse.com/

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Debugging with NodeJS

I’ve found debugging to be tricky with Node, until today. Running with the `–inspect` flag is pretty cool, mind you it’s “experimental” and “may be disconued at any time” !

Recap: `$ node –inspect yourFile.js`

Then node will give you a CHROME-ONLY url to debug your script. I highly recommed enabling the auto-break feature in the inspector tools. If you’re not familiar that, look at pausing on exceptions in chrome.

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