Security

Let's Encrypt is Not a Really, Really, Really Bad Idea!

(Did I mention it's not a bad idea) This is a response to the Medium article on Let's Encrypt being a really, really, really bad idea located here  h ttps://medium.com/swlh/

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
3 min read
Development

Defensive Functions - Azure Blob Virus Scanning

This is the first in a series on writing some simple security focused functions that can help you protect your business without a lot of work.  This first article is focused on virus

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
3 min read
General

Don't use Network Solutions

I've owned various domain names for a long time and one of the first companies around at the time was Network Solutions.  They were a solid registrar at the beginning, but they are

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
3 min read
Development

Stackify with the C++ REST SDK - Android

There are a couple of ways to use C++ libraries in Android, but in this sample I am focusing on the Native Activity vs JNI. Setup To run this sample you need * Install

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
8 min read
General

Welcome to Defense Against The Dark Arts!

👋 Welcome, it's great to have you here. My name is Jay Atkins and as you can probably guess I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, and a technical wizard of sorts. This is my

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
1 min read
Technology

Dear Apple,

I've been in a steady relationship with you since 2009.  We have five iPhones, two iPods, four MacBook Pros, three iPads, and a 27" iMac together, and I wont even mention the countless

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
3 min read
Development

Don't Leak Your Strings!

I'm not going to talk about SecureString in this post. This article is about an often overlooked aspect of development where you can easily leak information you didn't want to share.  In fact,

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
1 min read
Development

Query the Offline Registry with OffReg.dll

Ok.  It's time for some code.  I've been crazy busy lately and haven't had time to post anything really useful on this site yet. So here is a quick tutorial on using the

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
2 min read
Development

Stackify with C++

Logging is extremely important to any application, and I've come to love using Stackify for application logging with C#, Java, and Node.js. Sadly, C++ has been neglected from the Logging as a

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
2 min read
Development

Stackify with POCO C++

I don't really know how popular the POCO logging framework is, but it is my favorite.  I've used log4cpp, log4cxx, boost logging, easylogging++, and many more, but for documentation, ease of use, flexibility

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
11 min read
Development

Stackify with the C++ REST SDK - Windows

In my previous post I added a Stackify Channel to the POCO logging framework, but in this example I am just using the Stackify REST api with the C++ REST SDK (Casablanca).  No

  • Jay Atkins
    Jay Atkins
9 min read
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