Java and External Data Structures on IBM i

One of my favorite techniques for passing structured bulk data around is using datas queue’s with the format of the data defined in an external […]

Automatic Snapshots on Lightsail

The folks at Amazon Lightsail have added a new, much needed, feature: Automatic snapshots. Shapshots are a way of creating an exact backup of your […]

Multiple sites on a single server

Every now and then someone asks me how I’ve got blogs setup on my servers. As such, I’ve decided to create this post that documents […]

Lightsail Updates

I’ve been using Amazon’s Lightsail service for quite a while now and, in general, I’m quite pleased with it. There are, however, a few things […]

OpenSSL error 1408E0F4

Recently I encountered a problem with SSL on one of my websites … some web browser could not connect securely. When I ran a test […]

Tubeless Tires

A little more than a year ago I made a major shift in my road bike configuration. I switched from standard tires with tubes to […]

Wahoo Kickr

Winters here in the Chicago area can be pretty brutal … so riding outside from mid-December through mid-March is often not an option. The only […]

Google and Canonical

I’ve found some more Google weirdness … this time related to how it handles declared ‘canonical’ URL’s. A canonical URL is a meta tag that […]

Google & ‘Soft 404’

Many of us who manage websites are familiar with Google’s ‘Search Console‘. The search console is a way for webmasters to manage how Google interacts […]

Lets Encrypt and Postfix

Lets Encrypt is an quick & easy way to add SSL to you website. You can also use Lets Encrypt certificates to help secure your […]