Reviews and opinions on things!
Gandi vs Namecheap
I use both Gandi and Namecheap, but what's the difference?
Dear Thunderbird: An Update on the State of PGP
See? I learned since my last post, I'm not referring to Mozilla this time. :D Introduction Some time ago, I wrote [a popular article] about Thunderbird version 78.x, and how built-in PGP was generally a good idea, but the implementation was subpar for advanced users. I had stopped using Thunderbird [...]
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W FLIRC Heatsink Case Review & Test
You probably got here because you'd like to know if the Pi Zero 2 W works with the FLIRC heatsink case, and if it does a good job. I tested it, and the answer to both is: YES! I tested it thoroughly, and compared the Pi without case, with official [...]
PhpStorm vs NetBeans
Some personal observations on NetBeans vs PhpStorm
Why I can no longer recommend TripMode
In an old blog post I shared different ways to save data on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Android) On Mac in particular, I had recommended TripMode 2. An application for less than $10 that can filter which application can connect to the internet. With macOS Big Sur, many [...]
A Little History of Minecraft Servers (mostly Bukkit/Spigot/Bedrock)
Minecraft came out a bit over a decade ago, as a game written in Java that runs on Windows, Mac and Linux but only x86! That's because, while the game is written in Java, it depends on native libraries that are x86 (although I think now they're AMD64 so you [...]
Nostalgia: Tiny Cars 2
A game I played as a child! Have you heard of it? Oldie but goodie! I remember playing Tiny Cars 2 as a child. It was one of the first PC games I know. It's a 2D top-down racing game. The game features special pick-ups on the tracks that give [...]
So, how to 2FA then?
A quick update to -or continuation of- my previous post. FIDO U2F and FIDO2 FIDO U2F is a hardware-based second factor authentication which requires you to plug in a USB key (or NFC on phone) to authenticate against a website. It works on all major desktop browsers and does not [...]
SMS 2FA is often less secure than no 2FA
SMS 2FA: Two Factor Authentication by SMS.In many cases, it's better to not have 2FA than SMS 2FA. As a rule of thumb, don't ever hand out your mobile number to sites. The problem with SMS authentication SMS authentication is completely insecure, as has been proven multiple times in the [...]
Free, self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics? YES!
MATOMO MATOMO MATOMO!Try saying that 10 times fast!You can! :D Matomo On-Premise! Matomo On-Premise is the self-hosted, free and open source version of Matomo. It's what I am using now on my blog here! And I love it! Take back control with Matomo Analytics – a powerful web analytics platform [...]