About

What is pokeyhat.co.uk?
The personal website of James Griffiths, a genuine 100% bona fide 1st generation geek! I hail from Glasgow UK and work in IT.

What’s the point of it?
I like to rant – I need somewhere to do that. Plus, sometimes I build websites for people. Having this gives me a place to try things out!

What kind of stuff will I find here?
Broadly speaking, I blog about films, TV, music & technology. But really, just anything that catches my attention.

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80s

All Awesome Eighties

I have my own Squeezebox server running on a Netgear ReadyNAS which I have made accessible from the outside world, allowing me to listen to my music collection from pretty much anywhere. The last few weeks i’ve been working pretty much exclusively from the office, so have had the opportunity to clock up some serious …

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Cartoon Firewall

Cisco PIX SSL Issue Throws Up FREE 3DES & AES!!!!

I haven’t posted on Pokey Hat for a while – which is mental, because doing what I do now for a job (Senior Network Engineer), it’s likely someone out there could benefit from the situations I find myself in. Heck, I spend enough time trawling blogs and forums looking for answers – I guess this …

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