Here’s the process:

During a recent run-in with the a university accessibility department, I learned that they’re writers lacked somewhat in their abilities. They wrote “image” where a simple diagram is shown, and “print out picture of output” where a piece of code lies. I figure they could use some help creating files for the visually impaired. Here’s a quick guide!

Recently I’ve been thinking about starting a VPN service. This service has some interesting requirements that I have never seen a VPN service do before, so I’d like to put down my thoughts as to what might be sensible for a centralized yet encrypted* VPN service.

Good news about the state of accessibility in the BIOS!

I recently got my Pinebook Pro. It was more expensive than I was expecting, coming in at (including shipping and handling) C$335. I always forget the exchange rate and assume it’s similar to the U.S. dollar, but it never is, haha! Anyway, this is just my first impressions and what I did to fix a few issues.

I made this blog so I could remember how to do stuff that had instructions spread around the internet. So here is how I setup my environment for developing EFI applications.

Note: I have alerted the administrators of this site multiple times about this vulnerability. One email was sent many years ago, which is more than enough time for responsible disclosure.

I wanted to play chess with somebody who used a screen reader, without requiring a screen reader myself; some sites, like QuintenC’s Playroom have a rather poor visual interface for anyone who would like the play the game visually. Lichess is an free and open-source website for chess players; it bridges this gap by having two “modes” on the site: standard mode and accessibility mode.

I was getting ready to have a public test of some changes I made to lichess.org’s open source chess platform. In preperation, I got my Let’s Encrypt certificates and nginx configurations setup… and it wouldn’t work. Here are some tips for myself and future Lichess developers.

I wanted to get a gift for my blind friend who has been interested in learning Linux for a while now. Just when I was about to start looking for something I decided to take a look at Brian Lunduke’s newest video featuring the Raspberry Pi 400. The Raspberry Pi 400 has come full circle in terms of computing. It is a keyboard. All the computing is done from within the keyboard. Much like the Comodore64, this computer comes without a screen but is still technically fully functional without one. I had my ‘Aha!’ moment, and decided that the Raspberry Pi 400 would be a very cool present.

I recently installed Manjaro ARM (based on Arch Linux ARM) on a Raspberry Pi 4. I used some standard commands to start to add the pacaur package so I can easily retrieve AUR packages without needing to do it manually. Unfortunately, there is a small problem with compiling this on ARM.

Back in part one of my NAS project I discussed how I wanted to set up my hardware. Today, I set up the NAS (almost).

Curiosity is fundamental to a deep understanding of any subject. Masters, Ph.Ds, and other fancy name suffixes will never help you if you don’t have the spirit of curiosity burning inside of you.

When I was creating a little Minesweeper game, I got confused at some points. My bomb generation didn’t look quite right, and I for sure didn’t quite get the whole cascading tile reveal thing. With a bit of internet research, I found what I was looking for. I’ll explain it all in one place for my own research purposes.

This is an announcement for a new project of mine: lamegames.tait.tech.

A few days ago I had a Django project I wanted to put on a real server. This project is still in its infancy, but I thought it would be nice to put it on my resume and show my friends. Little did I know the headache coming my way. Here are some tips to help you not make the same mistakes as me.

As Linux becomes controlled by corporate sponsors and becomes more full of proprietary blobs, drivers, and even closed-source software like Steam, One may wonder if there are other options out there. For me, somebody that is intensely interested in security, there is one option: OpenBSD.

As an advocate for openness, I had an idea to make a project out of the government of Canada’s Open Data initiative to take a look at how my local MP voted on various pieces of legislation. It turns out though that this was not necessary due to how easy it was to find this information on the government’s own website. In this article, I will explain how you can do the same.

In a very odd combination of requirements, I needed to install MultiCraft on a Gentoo Linux system. The PHP USE flags are important so you don’t have to recompile it three times like I did.

“When given a choice between independence and dependence, always choose independence; you will never regret that choice!”—Luke Smith

So recently I had problem. I run a Minecraft server on a big Linux computer I have running in my room. Now, as a system administrator it is very helpful to be able to run some simple commands without needing to login with my key, password, TFA, etc. It is, frankly, a lot of work. Especially when I really just want to be playing games but I just need to check something quickly.

I updated the site with some easier to identify information about me and my projects :)

Ooo! Exciting! Today I want to announce a new project I’ll be working on which should be live within the month of May: Clue.

Despite the long name of the article, I have a feeling this may apply to more people than I might think. If you have a Node.js application which needs socket.io connections that you want to pass throgh nginx’s reverse_proxy directive then this is the article for you!

I found a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in a well-known quiz hosting website. I disclosed the vulnerability to them years ago, so I thought now might be a good time to write about it.

I made a little video about this script I wrote:

New Project, phase one: Theorize.

If you have ever wanted to garuntee the utmost security of your emails and documents, then this is the guide for you! It should be noted that in some circles the tools used are more common than in others. These are the everyday tools of many privacy advocates and computer nerds.

In a few previous articles I have explained why encryption may be important to you and how the theory behind encryption works. I did not yet explain the system of asymetric cryptography, however. That is what this article is for.

There are many kinds of encryption used in our everyday communication. Online and offline, over the internet and in person. In this article, I will explain the basics of how encryption should work in theory. I explain in this article why encryption is important, and why you should care about it.

What is the most embarassing thing you have typed into Google search? What is the most personal secret you told a friend in confidence? What is your bank password? What is your business’s secret to stay ahead of the competition?

Many people have expressed confusion over how padding and margins work in HTML/CSS. I have been one of those people. In this short article I will explain what the differences are between the two, and how it may affect the functionality of your site.