by Roy Davis | Nov 29, 2018 | Hardware |
There's another interesting hack in the works that shows printers are computers too. This has to do with that “PewDiePie printer hack.” @grandayy @DolanDark @pewdiepie ok so basically a printer at a friend's workplace got hacked. not complaining...
by Roy Davis | Mar 1, 2017 | Hardware |
That's right. Printers are computers too. Remember when we found out a Canon Pixma printer can run Doom? That fun hack was nearly 3 years ago (at least published 3 years ago anyway). A security researcher from Context Information Security used modified firmware from...
by Roy Davis | Nov 9, 2013 | Hardware |
Thinking about using a mechanical keyboard but not sure where to start? Mechanical keyboard switch testers can really help out here. Especially if you are curious about the different MX switches available. Get a switch sampler from any one of the popular mechanical...
by Roy Davis | Sep 30, 2013 | Hardware |
Join me for a brief overview of PCI Express and what PCI Express bandwidth is available. Per lane (each direction) | 16x equivalent: v1.x: 250 MB/s (2.5 GT/s) | 16x: 4 GB/s (40 GT/s) v2.x: 500 MB/s (5 GT/s) | 16x: 8 GB/s (80 GT/s) v3.x: 985 MB/s (8 GT/s) | 16x: 15.75...
by Roy Davis | Jun 18, 2013 | Hardware |
If you've recently upgraded your computer or have 1 or 2 lying around, you may be wondering what can you do with your old PC. Here are a few ideas on what you could do with your old hardware: Find another use for it Use it as is or upgrade it to be used as a guest...
Hi, I'm Roy, I created Best of Roy in college to blog about my interests and fun stuff on the Internet. From there, Best of Roy turned into a portfolio site and eventually turned into the collection of professional interests you see now. I'm originally an IT person by trade, but transitioned to Cyber Security in 2014. Stick around to see some helpful solutions for up and coming pros, all the way to enterprise level solutions. 