HardestTechGuy Blog

I remember when MacBook's first started rising in popularity. The University of North Carolina provided all students with a Lenovo Thinkpad as part of admission (this had to be super convenient from a technical perspective). Once the iPhone took off, Apple device integration as well as a slick design pushed more people to Macbook's around 2009. As a result, there are still many of the 2009-2012 Macbook Pro's in circulation (albeit probably barely hanging on). If you still have one, you can easily and rather cheaply upgrade it and get it back to a usable state. Unfortunately, newer MacBook's aren't easily upgradeable. To provide a bit of background on my MacBook Pro, it is a Mid 2010 model running OS X El Capitan with 4 GB of Random Access Memory (RAM). My battery would not hold a charge, and everything was slow. Doing basic tasks such as browsing the internet was a challenge in itself. As a result, it was tucked somewhere in a powered off state for months. Then I st...

I was in a webinar that provided great information for people transitioning into Information Technology. One of the things that stood out to me was the suggestion to write a blog. For one, it's a great way to keep up with your projects, and it also shows a commitment to your craft. As someone who enjoys writing it made perfect sense for me to create a blog chronicling my tech journey. I'm not 100% sure of how technical vs non-technical I plan on making my blog posts and it may very well just depend on the subject matter.  My first project after deciding to start a tech blog was learning python and ethical hacking from scratch via Udemy course by Zaid Sabih . The main take away from this course is not that you'll be a super hacker or programmer by the end of it, but it will greatly improve your skill and knowledge level, and give you experience using virtual machines, Kali Linux, and command line tools. The course outline highlights areas from the Security+ exam that you...