My Backup Strategy
I thought about my conundrum with cloud drives, and I think I figured things out.
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 [...]
iOS and iPadOS 15.2.1 are out now!
A new security update (15.2.1) has been released for iPhone and iPad.
Apple released iOS 14.8 just days before iOS 15 and here’s why
Apple just released iOS 14.8, which comes as a surprise considering we're expecting iOS 15 any day now. Since iOS 6, Apple released every new version of iOS in mid-September, and we expect no different this year. So, why release iOS 14.8 on September 13th? What's even more interesting is, [...]
GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext Update V3.203 (Aug 3, 2021)
I just saw that the GL.iNet SLATE has a new update available, namely version 3.203... I previously had 3.201 installed, which you can read about here. The changelog in the device update panel for version 3.203 reads: OpenWrt Distribution: Based on OpenWrt 19.07.7 (AR150,MIFI,AR300M,USB150,N300,AR750,AR750S,X750,E750,X1200,XE300,MT300N-V2,MT1300,MV1000) Based on QSDK11 (B1300,S1300,AP1300) Security: 1. [...]
GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext (Slate) Major Update!
In a previous post I reviewed the travel router GL-AR750S-Ext (Slate) from GL.iNET and recommended it. If you didn't know, the GL-AR750S-Ext (Slate) is an OpenWrt-based travel router with a custom GUI and added features on top that make it easier to use for non-technical users. You still can access [...]
This site is being served with HTTP/3!
My site is now being served with HTTP/3, which automatically means it's being served over QUIC, but what does that mean? Originally called "HTTP over QUIC" was later renamed to "HTTP/3" to make clear it's the new thing. But it's a pity QUIC isn't mentioned anymore because that's the amazing [...]
Pi-hole and hosts-file.net
You might be using block lists by hosts-file.net but you shouldn't! One of the default block lists that used to be included with Pi-hole was https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt but this is not maintained anymore, which is why it's got excluded from the defaults. But that doesn't mean it will get automatically removed [...]
Reminder: Windows 7 is now officially dead (EOL reached)
Yes, that's right! Windows 7 end of life was reached last month, on January 14th, 2020! What does this mean? That you will have to switch from Windows 7 to another OS. ⚠️ No matter what you choose to migrate to, remember to make a backup of your data first! [...]
Keep your Raspberry Pi 4 cool with a critical firmware update
As you might have heard or experienced, the Raspberry Pi 4 gets very hot. But there's a firmware update now that will reduce power consumption and heat generation! And it's effortless to do! Disabling automatic EEPROM updates I dislike automatic EEPROM updates because if an update fails or happens during [...]