Mark's Networking Blog

What is a VPS+N? VPSN VPS/N etc? Well, I've heard the acronym used losely in the networking community but always thought of it as a self made definition of a windows virtual private server with an incorporated virtual private network configuration used...

TrueCrypt, in it's prime was one of the leading software encryption applications on the market. It offers countless encryption algorithms and features that granted full security, privacy and peace of mind to it's users for nearly a decade.
Unfortunately, over the past few years, following several scandals involving privacy, surveillance, NSA spying etc have brought much distrust to the TrueCrypt brand, which had unknowingly been compromised. This incident put an abrupt end to it's long...

Being an internet entrepreneur, naturally I find myself juggling 10, 15, or even 20 different projects at any given time. Any professional business person will agree, organization and time management is the key to success; and if you ever want to grow...

I've always tended to avoid 'managed' hosting services because, well -I'm a network admin, I can do everything myself!! -- So why on earth would I pay for something I don't need??
Well, today I found myself in need of a quick, sandbox environment to host a few wordpress sites for a client. I was in a hurry, so I ordered a Hostgator shared hosting plan to save myself time....