DNS
DNS SRV records usage for email and calendar service discovery
A quick survey of the use of DNS SRV records for auto-configuration of email and calendar hosting services. Provider support is fairly good.
Latest
Web Browsers
All about icons for Microsoft Edge
How Microsoft Edge (legacy) detects and uses favicons, colors, and other website assets for use on its New Tab Page (NTP).
Linux
How to run Windows 10 in GNOME Boxes (and fixes for common issues)
Virtualized Windows runs great in GNOME boxes, but you need to tweak some settings to get good performance. Audio won’t work with the default settings.
Hardware
InvizBox review: Tor anonymity in a box
Who needs a simple to set up Tor-enabled Wi-Fi access-point, anyway? Maybe for a guest network? InvizBox is the answer if you do!
Linux
UFW vs FirewallD
A look into the different strengths and weaknesses of Canonical’s Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) vs Red Hat’s FirewallD firewall solutions for Linux.
Web Analytics
3 freemium website uptime monitoring services compared
A group review of the free tiers of the three uptime-monitoring services: Site24x7 vs StatusCake vs UptimeRobot.
Image Files
Why I dropped static-site generators in favor of WordPress
I moved from Nikola (a static site generator) to WordPress and it wasn’t an easy decision. Here is what motivated me to make the move.
Security
My experience with Let’s Encrypt
My early-adopter experiences obtaining free HTTPS certificates from Let’s Encrypt.
Advertisement Technology
Two months as a Google Contributor
My experiences after two months out-bidding the lowest paying online advertisers to get a mostly ad-free experience across the web.
Android
Proxy Troubleshooter app for Android
I’ve developed an Android app to detect and troubleshoot HTTP proxy configuration issues. Android has no tools to detect or help fix such issues.
Hardware
Replace the problematic Broadcom Wi-Fi module with an Intel model
How to swap out a poorly supported Broadcom Wi-Fi module in a laptop with a better and more modern Wi-Fi module from Intel.
Gaming
I’m never pre-ordering another game
I’ve been burned one too many times over launch-day issues and poor quality control on new game titles. I’m a paying customer and not a beta tester!