Jeff Mathews

Best way to edit photos for listing on socal media:

• Take pictures.
• Use photosync to transfer photos to Google Drive
• Open in Google Drive and move to sub folders for each product
• In each sub folder, delete all pictures that will not be used in the ad.
• Open folder with Photopea and modify any photos. They have to be opened one by one, but opening within Google Drive you can click CTRL+S to save directly to Google Drive.
• Now all phots are done

Best VPN / private network

Tailscale (free for 100 devices) is the best VPN for a private network I have found. When connected you can access files on a remote computer as if that computer was in your local network. Tailscale has many other features I have never used.

Best VPN for web surfing

Surfshark has the best VPN for the price with unlimited devices.

Need INSTANT notifcations for important emails?

• Use improvmx.com for the target email, which will trigger a web hook when you get an email.
• On your server, trigger the webhook to send a notifcation to pushover.net.

Why is using pushover better than a text message?

• It costs less. Pushover costs a $5 one time fee. Text messaging cost per message
• Pushover has the option to alert you until you acknowledge the message.

Contact me for help setting this up.

Free SSL on Windows IIS

1. Download the win-acme client:

   • Go to the official win-acme GitHub releases page.
   • Download the latest version as a .zip file. Look for a file with a name like win-acme.vX.X.X.X.zip.

2. Extract and Run:

   • Extract the contents of the .zip file to a folder on your server (e.g., C:\win-acme).
   • Right-click wacs.exe and select "Run as administrator."

3. Follow the Prompts:

   • A command-line interface will appear. The tool is designed to be very user-friendly with clear, numbered options.
   • Press N to create a new certificate.
   • The application will scan your IIS sites and present a list. Select the number corresponding to the site you want to secure.
   • It will ask you to confirm the hostnames for the certificate (e.g., yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com).
   • You'll be prompted to provide an email address for renewal and security notifications.
   • Read and accept the Let's Encrypt Terms of Service.
   • The tool will then communicate with Let's Encrypt, perform the domain validation, obtain the certificate, and automatically configure the HTTPS binding in IIS for you.

4. Verify the Installation:

   • After the process is complete, open a web browser and navigate to your website using https:// (e.g., https://yourdomain.com).
   • You should see a padlock icon in the address bar, indicating a secure connection. You can click on it to view the certificate details.

5. Automatic Renewal:

   • One of the best features of win-acme is that it automatically creates a scheduled task in Windows Task Scheduler. This task will run periodically and automatically renew the certificate 30 days before it expires, ensuring your site remains secure without any manual intervention.