DNS over TLS is long over due, and here's why. Should I care and does it affect me? Yes. TLS or Transport Layer Security, is the same technology that protects your browsing when using HTTPS. It basically wraps HTTP into a secure tunnel, so that no one can see or [...]
Encrypted DNS is a must, and easy to set up! Android 9 even has the option built-in! And as a bonus, ad blocking! Android 9 and later (built-in) Android Pie only supports DNS over TLS. To enable this on your device: Go to Settings → Network & internet (or Connections) [...]
You can now subscribe to my blog by email, and get notified whenever I post a new article! Simply sign up using the form in the side bar. IMPORTANT UPDATE Turns out email subscription was not only handled by the plugin Jetpack but it also went through their servers. Overall [...]
Looking for an alternative app "store" on Android, where all the apps are open source and for free? Look no more! What is F-Droid? F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and [...]
Need a VPN to stay protected on the go while on public Wi-Fi but don't want to pay for a VPN provider? Here's how! Prerequisites This guide requires you to have a public IPv4 address pointing to your router, and you should be able to set up port forwards on [...]
This guide is a must if working on the go with a Mac/Windows laptop and using tethering from Android, iOS, or on slow or paid public Wi-Fi! If you're a Windows 10 user - or have used Windows 10 in the past - you might know the feature of setting [...]
Or by full name, GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext (SLATE). Great little device! Picture of the GL.iNet "Slate" - CES Innovation Awards 2019 Honoree This is a review of the GL-iNet Slate I bought this device some time ago, and I think it's great and I can recommend it to anyone that either [...]
I am now on Mastodon and I love it! Mastodon Logo This is just a quick post to inform you that I am now on Mastodon! What's Mastodon? Mastodon is like Twitter, but instead of a bird, there's an elephant and instead of a tweet there's a toot! And instead [...]
Or: How to enhance the privacy of your Pi-hole If you use a Pi-hole like I do, you probably care about privacy in some form. If you do, you should disable query logging and here's why. There are 5 privacy levels in Pi-Hole's FTL DNS, going from 0 (show everything) [...]
WoW Classic launched on 27th of August and it's pretty good! Shadowglen on release day I've been playing since release and it's been full ever since. You try to go kill a mob, but you can't, because they're all dead! It's a slaughter fest and there are queues to kill [...]