NixOS and Altha Tech
What is NixOS, anyway? NixOS is more of a packaging system than a full-fledged Linux Distribution. What makes it interesting or worthwhile? It, like VanillaOS (https://vanillaos.org/) or BlendOS (https://blendos.co/), has atomized updating, and each package sits in…
The Altha Phone
Hey Folks, This week we are launching our first product. The Altha Phone. It is a de-googled phone experience. We have been working on this project, as far as website and business idea, for about 6 weeks. I think it’s a good idea and a good move. We really…
TrueNAS – What is it and Why is it?
Hey There, TrueNAS is an operating system that provides some serious flexibility for the home and medium, and enterprise for that matter, business. It runs on FreeBSD, which is a little different than linux, but can lend itself to being very stable. It allows for your…
How We Do Wordpress Security
Hey There, Wordpress security is a concern. I was just talking to a sysadmin the other day and he made an off-hand comment about their frontend concerning the hardness of the website, “Well, it’s Wordpress, so…”. What he’s getting at is…
How an Initial Website Consultation Works
Hey There, Why do you need a website? Well, you may not need one. Like everything in IT, it depends. When we begin planning out a website with a customer the first question I usually ask is, “What do you want it to do?”. This is a good place to start as it…
What is Self-Hosting?
Hey There, Self-Hosting is the act of running your own online services from wherever you live. Many times systems administrators will pick up old equipment from their work, configure it at home, and run their own email server or website. They use open source software…
The Parts of a Website
When I am onboarding a customer I will start by asking the what they like or dislike about their website currently, then drive the conversation from their to solve whatever problem they have. If they are worried about censorship, I’ll start discussing the details abou…
Linux vs. Microsoft
It’s hard to explain, but Linux is a purer type of computing than with Windows. It’s much harder to understand and use, but once you understand it, you just know it’s better. It is the computer operating system for builders. I have been using Linux extensively now…
De-Googling – A History
You may not think that your data is important, because you aren’t some big important person. You are wrong. Every person is important, and when people in aggregate give up their sovereignty digitally they are giving up their rights. These companies are able to manipulat…
What are Containers?
Containers allow you to break up your workload on your server into smaller parts than virtualization does. Containers are designed to run with the host kernel, instead of it’s own on virtual hardware. Point being, there is no virtual hardware in a container. It is seg…