Author: phattlmann

Don’t Call The Geek Squad

Written by phattlmann on May 22, 2021. Posted in Tips & Information. No Comments on Don’t Call The Geek Squad

The “Geek Squad”, eh? Okie dokie. For those who aren’t as familiar with what the Geek Squad is, it’s Best Buy’s “in-house” IT support team. Surely you know who Best Buy is, the massive electronics retailer...

Updating Cloudflare DDNS On Ubiquiti UDM-Pro

Written by phattlmann on May 2, 2021. Posted in Networking. No Comments on Updating Cloudflare DDNS On Ubiquiti UDM-Pro

I’ve been somewhat pulling my hair out (ok, that’s a lie – I have none) figuring out a way to update a Cloudflare A name using the UDM-Pro. There’s a long list of reasons you’d want to do this, but for my purposes...

Updating Cloudflare DNS With Synology Diskstation

Written by phattlmann on February 8, 2021. Posted in Networking. No Comments on Updating Cloudflare DNS With Synology Diskstation

I ran into an interesting issue this evening which required a creative solution. The age old saying goes, a person is only as good as the tools available within their toolbox. So, some quick backstory on how I got here. I recently purchased...

Phishing Scams : When They Know Who You Are

Written by phattlmann on February 4, 2021. Posted in Security. No Comments on Phishing Scams : When They Know Who You Are

Phishing scams have been around for decades, but in recent years they have become far more advanced due to the incredible amount of your data that has been leaked to the world. It’s important to understand some of the methods being used today,...