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Here’s how Chrome’s new ad-blocker works

Get all the details on how Google Chrome’s new ad-blocking system works.

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Replaced the default Google Now Launcher app to save my Nexus 5X

My Android device struggled with high-memory usage from the Google Now Launcher app. Moving to a different launcher app gave my phone a new lease on life.

The Windows BitLocker icon with a composite image of different computer keyboards shown in the background.

How to change BitLocker boot-screen language and keyboard layout

How to change the language and keyboard layout used in the BitLocker Device Encryption pre-boot environment.

An illustration of a loading webpage receiving a bundle of two documents. The top document is titled “HTTP 301 Redirecting” and the one behind titled “HTTP 200”.

Permanent redirects are supposed to be permanent

HTTP 301 is supposed to be permanent. Clients are expected to update links and not request the old one anymore.

The two strings “/?s=query” and “/search?s=query” where the word “search” is underlined.

Set a custom /path for WordPress search result pages

How to set up custom /search URLs for your WordPress installation.

EU GDPR and personal data in web server logs

Web servers store access and error logs by default. These can be a liability as they may contain personal data as per the General Data Protection Regulation.

A large white novelty Ctrl computer keyboard key placed on top of a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop.

Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 (5th generation)

My experiences running Linux on the fifth-generation Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1. All but the GPS and fingerprint reader worked out of the box.

A close-up of a Logitech G403 gaming mouse glowing green in the dark.

The many problems with the Logitech G403

Let’s just say Logitech’s G403 gaming mouse hardware, firmware, and the companion software has some design flaws.

A Chromecast icon with the label “ready to cast” with a red underline below “ad”. In the background, an enlarge eye from a paper bill is looking back at you.

Does casting videos to the big screen come at the creators’ expense?

YouTube can show fewer ads when using Chromecast compared to desktop and mobile. Are YouTube creators losing out when you watch on the big screen?

A certificate with a green “Valid Cert” label stapled on to the bottom.

Allow OCSP stapling in Apache Web Server with SELinux policies

Adjust the default SELinux policies in CentOS and Fedora to not block the Apache HTTPD Server from OCSP stapling TLS certificates.

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Linode and Vultr no longer disables SELinux in Fedora Server

Two popular VPS providers no longer modify their Fedora images to disable the SELinux security feature by default.

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About the <å> element

What’s the meaning behind the mysterious <å> element as seen here on Ctrl blog?

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