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nealalan.github.io/AWS-Email-Forwarder
Steps to setup an email forwarding service via the command line. (uses Route 53, IAM, S3, SES, Lambda, CloudWatch).
nealalan.github.io/di.fm_playlist_menu (repo)
BASH scripts to create channel playlists and a menu to play playlists from the command line
nealalan.github.io/LAB-AWS_webserver_via_terraform (repo)
Create an NGINX web server running on Ubuntu Linux on AWS infrastructure within the free tier
nealalan.github.io/tf-nealalan.com (repo)
Infrastructure as code to setup a VPC, Public Subnet, SG, IGW, RT, Assign Elastic IP and Public Key to an EC2 Ubuntu instance. Includes a shell script to configure the Ubuntu instance with NGINX and Certbot for multiple domains.
nealalan.github.io/EC2_Ubuntu_LEMP (repo)
Instructions and exmplanations to manually setup a secure nginx website on the AWS free tier
nealalan.github.io/quiz-giver-sec-plus (repo)
Python program to give multiple choice questions and answers to study for the Security Plus exam.
nealalan.github.io/update_route53 (repo)
Part of the EC2_Ubuntu_LEMP project, this bash script, for use in init.d, will automatically update AWS Route 53 DNS records with the EC2 public IP address. This is useful when a server doesn't have a static IP address.
nealalan.github.io/code-exercises (repo) - JavaScript and Python coding exercised
nealalan.github.io/api-stuff-201812 (repo)
API notes and labs I have played around with in Dec 2018
nealalan.github.io/Transportation (repo)
Transportation data related scripts in Python
Chicago Divvy Bike Share API parsing and reporting
Chicago Transit Authority (trains & busses) location reporting, route reporting, stop reporting
Whitepaper notes, cheat sheet notes on AWS Services
nealalan.github.io/devops-tools-notes (repo)
Notes on learning and experimenting with DevOps Tools
Setup log and copy of ~/.bashrc
nealalan.github.io/geocaching (repo)
Links to geocaching pages - since the site is too chaotic to find what you need sometimes
Just a bunch of recipes I've saved and want to be able to share and find easily.
nealalan.github.io/nealalan.com (repo)
Backup for nealalan.com used when a new webserver is provisioned
nealalan.github.io/neonaluminum.com (repo)
Backup for neonaluminum.com used when a new webserver is provisioned
# IMPORT nealalan's PGP / GPG key
$ curl https://keybase.io/nealalan/pgp_keys.asc | gpg --import
- Glassdoor Job Search - Great for searches and researching. I always apply through LinkedIn since it's always posted there too!
- indeed
- The Ladders - A scam site. They only wants your money up front. I still get their emails so I can look for the jobs they send on other sites!
- Linkedin Jobs
- stackoverflow jobs - companies pay $7-10k to post their job here
- WeWorkRemotely - companies pay $299 to post their job here
- Bjarne Stroustrup invented C++
- Elon Musk must be an alien
- Larry Page abc.xyz CEO
- Steve Wozniak pretty much invented the computer as we know it
- Sundar Pichai Google CEO
- Tim Cook values the importance of intuition
- Alexa @alexa & Lex amazon
- AliGenie open source.... not yet any sites in English
- Bixby samsung
- Cortana microsoft
- Eva google
- Hey Google / Assistant google wiki
- Siri SifiKit apple
- Tay (bot) microsoft
- VIV by siri engineers bought by samsung forced into Bixby
- COMPARISONS wikipedia
- Beautiful Soup xml / html parsing
- exif data library
- HTML & XML Handling
- HTTP Requests
- JSON Handling
- Pandas data analytics
- Python 3 Documentation @ python.org
- Chicago Transit Authority Developer Center - 'L' train and bus APIs
- City of Chicago Datasets
- Cook County Datasets : Arcgis and related Apps
- Open Government Data
- Regexr is an online tool to learn, build, & test Regular Expressions (RegEx / RegExp).
- RGB Color Codes Table
- Secure Password Generator
- Kali Linux
- Linux from Scratch
- github.com/git/git
- github.com/torvalds/linux
- github.com/zavg/linux-0.01
- CIDR Subnet Mask Cheatsheet
- ifconfig.co
- Router vs Switch besides layer 3 vs layer 2
- Speedtest & speedtest-cli
- Wood Gear Genius - Matthias Wandel - YouTube
- Gears! - But Were Afraid to Ask - I love gears and have since I watched my grandfather work on, build and repair clocks constantly as a kid. This was a good vid explaining some basics!
- Grizzly G5649 5-C Spin Index - Used to measure up to 360 individual degrees or any divisor of 360 within a circle (dividing heads necessary so say, 100 divisions for a 100 tooth gear)
- Gear Generator (Site that looks cool) - example - Site that you can print from!
- How to Make Gears Easily (instructibles)
- How to Organize Your Project with a PBS System - MMX - Really like seeing this version of a WBS for making
- AWS Security Blog
- (Bruce) Schneier on Security - about Bruce
- Dark Reading
- Debian Security
- Defense Tech - Military.com
- Forbes Security
- Google Security Blog
- Hacks Brain
- How I Hacked Mr. Robot
- Krebs on Security
- Reddit netsec
- Security Focus - Vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities
- The Hacker News - Cyber Sec, Hacking News, Security in a serious way
- Threat Post: Featured - The First Stop for Security News
- Y Combinator: Hacking News - seed funding for startups in Mt. View, CA
- @SwiftOnSecurity
- Full Disclosure - seclists.com Mailing list archive
- Gibson Research: Security Now - large episode archive on the site
- Threat Post Podcast
- Tenable Security Weekly
- Google Cloud Security & Compliance Whitepaper
- Dark Reading: Security Whitepapers
- HOW I HACKED MR. ROBOT (CTF WALKTHROUGH) - PUBLISHED MAY 29TH 2017 BY ROB CARR
- Wireshark - Go deep
- Port Swigger: Burp Suite News - Proxying traffic
- securityheaders.io - test the security headers for a website, rated F to A+
- Qualys SSL Labs Server Test
- httpbin(1): HTTP Request & Response Service - LOVE LOVE THIS SITE AND WHAT IT CAN DO - BEST FOR LAST?
- awesome-osint
- http://osintframework.com/ - listing of a bunch of tools/sites
- https://haveibeenpwned.com
- Wayback Machine
- Down Detector
- FakeMailGenerate - generate and use a fake email account
- [Hacker One](HackerOne: Bug Bounty, Vulnerability Coordination)
- OWASP Top 10 Cheat Sheet - git
- LinkedIn Learning: 1 - Injection, 2 - Broken Authentication - Use: input validation (list or regex filter); stored procedures; least privilege; complex passwords; MFA; encryption
- Vulnhub - gain practical 'hands-on' experience in digital security, computer software & network administration.
- webscantest.com - Use this site to test a scanner to see if it finds the vulnerabilities.
- XSS Filter Evasion Cheat Sheet - In wiki format! <3
- Americal Key Supply a few good deals, use to be better
- Bowley Lock one of the most security keyways ever made
- Key Craze - keys and pins supplies
- Sparrows Lock Picks
- YouTube Bosnian Bill and his site Lock Lab
- YouTube LockPickingLawyer
- Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, NL
- Arches National Park, Moab, UT
- Arecibo Telescope, Puerto Rico
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England
- Brisbane, Queensland, AU
- Hoover Dam, Nevada
- Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
- National Air & Space Mus, VA
- National Archives, Washington, DC
- Mt Bohemia, UP, Michigan
- New Orleans, LA
- Pensacola Beach, FL
- Red Rocks Park, Denver, CO
- Rocky Mt National Park, CO
- Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, DEU
- Signature Lounge @ the 96th, Chi
- US Supreme Court, Washington, DC
- Chacho's Nachos, San Antonio
- Jaipur, Chicago
- Ghareeb Nawaz, Chicago
- Northside Pizza, Breckenridge
- Pequods, Chicago
- Tamales by La Casita, Denver
- r/
- r/apple
- r/AskElectronics
- r/Austin
- r/aws
- r/beta
- r/couchsurfing
- r/dataisbeautiful
- r/Denver
- r/DIY
- r/EarthPorn
- r/f150
- r/Futurology
- r/geocaching
- r/Hacking_Tutorials
- r/ios
- r/JavaScript
- r/Kayaking
- r/keto
- r/lockpicking
- r/MadeMeSmile
- r/MarbleMachineX - By: Wintergatan
- r/netsec
- r/Outdoors
- r/photography
- r/science
- r/security
- r/SelfDrivingCars
- r/sewing
- r/space
- r/succulents
- r/technology
- r/Welding
- Digitally Imported (di.fm)
- Project Guttenberg - free ebooks and audio books
- Prime Music
- Piet van Noord
- Reggae Playlist
- Nasa Hubble Telescope
- James Webb Space Telescope
- mirrors.xmission.com/ - a site you can use to test ftp