Using Firefox instead of Chrome on the desktop, and how I am hardening Firefox to increase security and privacy. [Read More]
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS)
A collection of my blog posts tagged as being related to the secured Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) including its performance, implementations, etc.
Activating HTTP/2 Server Push with WordPress
A quick and dirty test of HTTP/2 Server Push on WordPress. [Read More]
Sending the Referrer Policy Header with NGINX
A brief overview of the Referrer Policy header and how to send it with NGINX. [Read More]
Blocking Web Fonts for Speed and Privacy
How to configure your browser to block web fonts to speed up your web browsing and protect your privacy. [Read More]
DIY VPS Build Guide for Fast and Cheap WordPress Hosting
A verbose build guide for a modern, high-performance production WordPress VPS. Stack: Ubuntu, NGINX, MariaDB, HHVM, Redis, Let’s Encrypt. [Read More]
Let’s Encrypt!
Some sites that collect personally identifiable information have yet to encrypt their web traffic using TLS even though it has become so easy to implement. [Read More]
Example of Dynamically Caching WordPress on CloudFlare
The performance improvements speak for themselves in this example of dynamically caching WordPress on CloudFlare from a traditional shared hosting server. [Read More]