Category Archives: Misc

Adding Sites to Your Safari Top Site Page

So I started using another MacBook while my normal work horse is getting the keyboard replaced.... again.  But I was…

By Manny Fernandez

January 24, 2020

Using Dynamic Address Lists in Fortigate Firewalls using 6.2.+

In 6.0, Fortinet released the ability to pull IP addresses from a web-server and use them in the configuration.  However…

By Manny Fernandez

September 20, 2019

Installing Tor on Ubuntu 19.04 and Windows 10

Yesterday I wrote a post about installing Tor on macOS.  I got a lot of feedback about other OS's.  I…

By Manny Fernandez

September 19, 2019

Using Hazel In My Daily Workflow

It is no secret that I run macOS. I love the flexibility.  I used to run Linux (Fedora for 4…

By Manny Fernandez

May 24, 2019

Fortigate DHCP and Microsoft Dynamic DNS

Remote branches that utilize Fortigate's DHCP do not update Microsoft DNS servers automagically.  Fortinet does not have a syncing feature…

By Manny Fernandez

May 22, 2019

Administering the Fortigate Firewall with LDAP Credentials

I am a big fan of having a centralized directory of users.  This makes it easy when that serial, crazy…

By Manny Fernandez

May 21, 2019

Best Practice for Creating Fortinet Support Accounts

I cannot tell you how many times I get asked by customers or partners, "The person that registered the products…

By Manny Fernandez

May 18, 2019

Installing Greenbone Vulnerability Manager

If you have even followed InfoSec, Cyber or whatever you want to call it, you will know that vulnerable code…

By Manny Fernandez

April 24, 2019

Using NMAP

On September 1, 1997, Nmap was first released in Phrack magazine Issue 51, Article 11.  Since then it has been…

By Manny Fernandez

April 7, 2019

FortiView Capabilities

A few years ago, I worked for a reseller of networking and security.  I created their managed security services practice.…

By Manny Fernandez

March 18, 2019

Configuring Custom NTP Server on Fortigate

The Fortigate firewall comes pre-configured to use the Fortiguard time sources via NTP.  You can also configure the Fortigate to…

By Manny Fernandez

March 15, 2019

Renaming HA Fortigate Firewall after it is in HA Cluster

If you are 'IT-OCD' like me, you hate to connect to a Fortigate and see that the devices have their…

By Manny Fernandez

February 12, 2019

Renaming Multiple Files in macOS

I attended a partner’s Sales Kick Off meeting this past week. One of the Account Managers left her phone on…

By Manny Fernandez

January 13, 2019

Upgrading my ESXi 6.0 to 6.7

OK, I know. Crazy that I have a 6.0 ESXi server in my midst. The truth is, I do not…

By Manny Fernandez

January 8, 2019

Using Symbolic Links to Sync Dropbox and other Cloud Storage Services

As you may know, Dropbox is an awesome solution for syncing files. It CAN serve as a backup as well…

By Manny Fernandez

December 16, 2018

10 Steps to Presenting Better

In my current job, I regularly present to customers using my computer. Sometimes this is on site, via a GoTo…

By Manny Fernandez

April 3, 2018

Making PopClip work in UltraEdit and SecureCRT

I use PopClip for Mac and it is such an awesome tool. What PopClip does: When you highlight some text,…

By Manny Fernandez

April 2, 2018

My Travel Arsenal

For those that have spent a long time on the road, you know how difficult it can be to get…

By Manny Fernandez

March 29, 2018

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