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Digital Forensics

204 GB. 64 GB Drive. What Actually Transferred?

Data from an original 204 GB Apple Messages chat.db database was recovered from the unallocated space of a 64 GB USB drive. The presence of the recovered data is established. How much of the original database transferred, what survived, and what the remaining artifacts can reconstruct are the questions this project examines.

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Cybersecurity Case Study

Hardening the Garage

A risk-based security review of this Next.js portfolio using NIST RMF, vulnerability management, and practical remediation.

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Tools Worth Keeping on the Bench

Tools, blades, batteries, supplies, and assorted shop equipment that have earned a recommendation through actual use.

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What the Project Taught Me

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Straightforward reviews based on how tools perform in the shop, including what worked, what did not, and what I would buy again.

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