About Steve

Steve is a paramedic by day (and night) but is an ex-IT consultant who's worked for some large UK Telecommunications companies, as well as some in Finland, along with various other larger companies. Nowadays he tinkers with IT stuff - mostly around WordPress and Linux, but sometimes home security, sometimes Windows / WSL2 and even Minecraft. So there'll be posts on here that cover all sorts of weird and wonderful technical content that's varied and wide.

Posts by Steve

WordPress

Use A Proxy Server To Help Secure Your WordPress Admin

Posted On:July 1st, 2021
Last Modified:January 28th, 2022

Learn how to secure your WordPress admin screens using a Proxy server to help lock out intruders

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Mac

Rip DVD on Mac VideoProc For Mac Review

Posted On:June 3rd, 2021
Last Modified:November 23rd, 2021

In this VideoProc review we learn how to rip dvds on mac using one of the easiest tools available.

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Mac

Wondershare Filmora X for Mac Review and HOWTO

Posted On:June 3rd, 2021
Last Modified:October 28th, 2023

Filmora X for Mac review based on my own experiences and usages. I even link to a video on YouTube that’s made with it. Learn some of the new features of Filmora X here.

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Mac

Clean My Mac X Review (2022 Updates)

Posted On:May 18th, 2021
Last Modified:November 12th, 2022

In this CleanMyMac X review you will see why CMMX is still relevant in 2022 and how it can help save you time (and potentially money) as a result.

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Hardware · Linux

Easiest Way To Get Real IP Address In QEMU/KVM Windows Guest

Posted On:May 6th, 2021
Last Modified:November 23rd, 2021

Learn how to give a Windows Guest a real IP address on your local LAN using Qemu/KVM on a Linux computer with a WiFi network.

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Web Hosting

Eleventy Static Site Generator From WordPress

Posted On:April 25th, 2021
Last Modified:December 15th, 2023

Learn how to create your WordPress website as a static website using eleventy and WPGraphQL

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Hardware

Selling Laptops On eBay

Posted On:March 16th, 2021
Last Modified:January 11th, 2022

If you’re wondering about selling laptops on eBay and whether it’s safe or not, then the short answer is no, it’s not particularly safe. This is purely subjective opinion, and although I’ve sold a few laptops on eBay, I wouldn’t recommend it…

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Hardware

Can You Use a Laptop Hard Drive In A Desktop

Posted On:March 15th, 2021
Last Modified:January 11th, 2022

For whatever reason you might find yourself wondering, can you use a laptop hard drive in a desktop computer. The answer is, you can and it’s pretty easy to do, provided the hard drive is not soldered to the motherboard.

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Hardware

Computer Making Grinding Noise?

Posted On:March 10th, 2021
Last Modified:November 23rd, 2021

A computer making grinding noise can be a sign of hard drive failure or fans failing. In this post we guide you through how to find which it is and how to fix it.

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