by Zac | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog
(Seriously free SSL certificates this time) So I’ve written in the past about the push for HTTPS Everywhere and how Amazon was helping to tackle that goal (over here). Last year, Amazon added their Certificate Manager. It’s a really great tool and goes a... 
by Zac | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
So PHP 7 has been available since late last year. This is the first major release since PHP 5 came out in 2004. Yes, it took eleven years. It’s not like it was abandoned, its just that things took a very winding path. Notice that we went from version 5 to... 
by Zac | Jan 30, 2016 | Blog
(Well, sorta free) If you’re anywhere around the web infrastructure world, then you’re likely familiar with the push for HTTPS everywhere. In the name of privacy, consumers and all sorts of privacy groups are demanding that websites communicate using... by Zac | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
Today we will be talking about automating EC2 backups. Backups are boring and no one ever cares about them. Until you need them. It’s at that point that you wish you had setup some sort of automated backup system, because life goes by too quickly to do... 
by Zac | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog
I recently purchased a Lockitron internet connected door lock. The lock itself is pretty neat, but not without it’s problems. I funded the Kickstarter campaign for this thing about two years ago. I just recently received the lock. So to say they have...