Hashing and Forensic Images Notes
Hashing and Forensic Images Data Preservation and Image Creation In forensic investigations, preserving the original evidence (the Original) is paramount; it must remain unchanged and unaltered. We must not work on the original evidence. Copying and pasting or zipping up multiple files will not guarantee that things don’t get changed. Copying and pasting will change […]
Hard Drive Notes
Hard Drive Technology Notes Hard Drive Overview A hard drive (HDD) is a storage device used to store the operating system, applications, and user data in the User Area (UA). It consists of one or more rigid, thin platters coated with magnetic material. These platters spin at high speeds, typically between 4,800 and 15,000 revolutions […]
Docker Compose Basics
Docker Compose is a tool that allows you to define and manage multiple containers and Docker applications using a simple YAML configuration file. Instead of typing Docker CLI commands manually to set everything up, you can put all the configuration in a YAML file. Compose lets you configure and define everything in one place and […]
Docker Swarm Orchestration
Docker is a popular platform for building, running, and managing containers. When you need to run containers across multiple machines, Docker Swarm acts as a built-in tool for clustering and orchestration. A Swarm is made up of nodes with some managing the cluster and others running container tasks. Manager nodes can do both and worker […]
Running Ollama Models Locally on Windows
Ollama is an open-source local AI platform that enables you to run large language models (LLMs) directly on your own device. It can use either VRAM or System RAM however if you use system ram expect things to be much slower. Utilizing a GPU’s parallel execution versus a CPU’s sequential execution is much better and […]
How the Internet Works: Simple Explanation
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers that communicate using standardized protocols. When you simply type a website in and go to it, a lot happens in the background that many people don’t understand how it works. This blog will give you a basic understanding of how the internet works. From typing in […]
Introduction to Docker: The Essentials
Docker is a powerful platform that allows developers and system administrators to build, ship, and run applications in lightweight, portable containers. This guide covers the core concepts and essential commands needed to get started with Docker. Whether you’re new to containerization or looking to solidify your understanding, this guide will help you navigate the basics […]
Running HiDream-I1 on ComfyUI
HiDream-I1 supports text to image and image to image generation. I’ll show you how to set it up and use it with ComfyUI. It is a pretty good model to use for image generation and can generate some really realistic images. If you don’t know how to use ComfyUI or how to install it I […]
Using WSL 2 Windows Feature
WSL 2 runs a Linux kernel inside a lightweight virtual machine that uses Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology. Hyper-V is just a type 1 bare metal hypervisor built into windows. You don’t manage the VM like you would do with Hyper-V manager, so it doesn’t have a lot of customization but that makes it very light and […]
Installing ComfyUI on Windows and Importing Models
ComfyUI has a modular interface for generating images using stable diffusion models. It is very interesting how it works because it uses a node-based workflow that you construct and can tweak for a lot of customization to the models that you import. To set it up you import a checkpoint model the AI uses to […]
Basic Windows commands
Command prompt commands: dir – Lists files and folders in the current directory. cd – Changes the current directory. cls – Clears the screen. exit – Closes Command Prompt. copy – Copies a file from one location to another. del – Deletes a file. mkdir – Creates a new folder. rmdir – Removes a folder. […]
Basic Linux commands
ls – Lists files and directories in the current directory. cd – Changes the current working directory. pwd – Prints the full path of the current directory. mkdir – Creates a new directory. rmdir – Removes an empty directory. rm – Deletes files or directories. rm -rf – Deletes files or directories forcefully and recursively […]