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UV and and why you dont want to block this python tool

Greg Heffner August 16th, 2025

UV

DEFCON Dive: Three Days of Tech, Tin Foil, and Total Chaos

Greg Heffner August, 2025

DEFCON

Homelab and Virtualization in 2025

Greg Heffner July 26th, 2025



Cleaner css moving forward!!!

Homelab and Virtualization in 2025 - blog post image

Crontab: Automating Tasks with Cron Jobs

Greg Heffner July 11th, 2025

Crontab: Automating Tasks with Cron Jobs - blog post image

Build, Test, Deploy: The CI/CD Adventure (with a Dash of Argo CD Magic)

Greg Heffner July 3rd, 2025


Mobile friendly blogs moving forward!!!

Build, Test, Deploy: The CI/CD Adventure (with a Dash of Argo CD Magic) - blog post image

Web Security: Blocking Bots from the Edge with Fail2Ban + Cloudflare

Greg Heffner June 25, 2025

Web Security: Blocking Bots from the Edge with Fail2Ban + Cloudflare - blog post image

Github advanced features: Short-cycle your processes

Greg Heffner June 15, 2025

Github advanced features: Short-cycle your processes - blog post image

Advent of Cyber: Time for some Holiday fun with TryHackMe!

Greg Heffner November 23, 2024

Advent of Cyber: Time for some Holiday fun with TryHackMe! - blog post image

Terraform vs. Ansible: Navigating the Cloud with a Sail and a Spark

Greg Heffner September 15, 2024

Terraform vs. Ansible: Navigating the Cloud with a Sail and a Spark - blog post image

Smoke Tests: The Production Combine

Greg Heffner September 11, 2024

Smoke Tests: The Production Combine - blog post image

Class Setup: My learning tech stack - Learn for Free

Greg Heffner September 8, 2024

Class Setup: My learning tech stack - Learn for Free - blog post image

Upstream DNS Servers: Put the internet to work

Greg Heffner September 4, 2024

Upstream DNS Servers: Put the internet to work - blog post image

Tech Implants: LED and NFC Lighting Up the Future Under Your Skin

Greg Heffner September 1, 2024

Tech Implants: LED and NFC Lighting Up the Future Under Your Skin - blog post image

TryHackMe: Command Line Confessions

Greg Heffner August 28, 2024

TryHackMe: Command Line Confessions - blog post image

DMR Radios: Its giving radio-nerd vibes

Greg Heffner August 25, 2024

DMR Radios: Its giving radio-nerd vibes - blog post image

Twingate: Your Key to Remote Networks

Greg Heffner August 21, 2024

Twingate: Your Key to Remote Networks - blog post image

Secrets: Password Managers and Hardware Keys

Greg Heffner August 18, 2024

Secrets: Password Managers and Hardware Keys - blog post image

Travel Router: How I stay secure on work trips

Greg Heffner August 14, 2024

Travel Router: How I stay secure on work trips - blog post image

Docker Updates: 4 steps to secure your images

Greg Heffner August 11, 2024

Docker Updates: 4 steps to secure your images - blog post image

Ansible: Let me put you on patch game

Greg Heffner August 7, 2024

Ansible: Let me put you on patch game - blog post image

Kubernetes: 86 the Prime Rib

Greg Heffner August 4, 2024

Kubernetes: 86 the Prime Rib - blog post image

A Home Build: If I were to build it today

Greg Heffner July 31, 2024

A Home Build: If I were to build it today - blog post image

WiFi: Wireless internet magic

Greg Heffner July 28, 2024

WiFi: Wireless internet magic - blog post image

The Cloud: Not the Floridian Cumulonimbus kind

Greg Heffner July 24, 2024

The Cloud: Not the Floridian Cumulonimbus kind - blog post image

VPNs: Web browsing and IP masking

Greg Heffner July 21, 2024

VPNs: Web browsing and IP masking - blog post image

DockerHub: Because Ship Happens

Greg Heffner July 17, 2024

DockerHub: Because Ship Happens - blog post image

Loadbalancing: Boots & cats &

Greg Heffner July 14, 2024

Loadbalancing: Boots & cats & - blog post image

GitHub: What's the fuss about?

Greg Heffner July 10, 2024

GitHub: What's the fuss about? - blog post image

Pi-Hole: What is it and why you might want to use it

Greg Heffner July 7, 2024

Pi-Hole: What is it and why you might want to use it - blog post image

Beginners Journey: Greg Starts His Blog

Greg Heffner

Beginners Journey: Greg Starts His Blog - blog post image

About Me

I served in the U.S. Army, specializing in Network Switching Systems and was attached to a Patriot Missile System Battalion. After my deployment and Honorable discharge, I went to college in Jacksonville, FL for Computer Science. I have two beautiful and very intelligent daughters. I have more than 20 years professional IT experience. This page is made to learn and have fun. If its messed up, let me know. Im still learnig! :)

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