Don’t register your domains with Automattic
I’d registered my Ctrl.blog domain with Get.blog. That service no longer exists and my domain was transferred to WordPress.com without notice.
Review: Delock USB-C volt-/ammeter
A review of the Delock USB-C volt-/ammeter used to measure the power going through a USB Type-C connector.
Keep a record when sourcing royalty-free stock photos for your works
Maintain a record of where you acquired royalty-free or Creative Commons stock photographs. It can prove to be a very valuable resource in your future.
Postmortem re-review of the Sense sleep monitoring system
The Sense sleep monitoring system from Hello Inc. was discontinued and its cloud services put to sleep.
Is remote desktop making a comeback in GNOME on Wayland?
There’s finally some good news with regards to restoring VNC remote desktop capabilities in GNOME on Wayland.
Reduce the max cookie lifetime from decades to days in Firefox
Improve your privacy by reducing how long Firefox retains cookies. Who needs to store them for decades? Firefox can cap it at a custom interval.
SpiderOak ONE: not the best treatment after the trial ended
I let my SpiderOak ONE trial expire and customer service didn’t quite know what to do when I wanted to continue with the service.
SpiderOak ONE review: Okay backup service, clunky software
The SpiderOak ONE backup service is better than their client software. Good security and privacy protections but tough to use.
Recover language packs after locking a UI-override lang. in Windows 10
The Windows Settings app will refuse to download additional language packs if you’ve locked a language in the legacy Control Panel.
Keep an eye on your certificates with SSLPing
SSLPing can keep an eye on the health of your TLS certificates and email you before they expire.
How to report a false-positive in Microsoft SmartScreen
Report Windows SmartScreen false-positives to Microsoft when the security suite gets your software wrong.
Mozilla celebrates 1M new non-Gecko users
Firefox Focus browser, built on WebKit, for Android has been downloaded 1 million times in a month. Whatever happen to Mozilla’s commitment to GeckoView?