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 [...]
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Now that we covered virtualization on Mac, let's go over to Windows! Microsoft Hyper-V If you have Windows 10 Pro or better (includes Education and Enterprise), then you already have a native virtualization option on board! To enable it, simply open a PowerShell as administrator and type in following command: [...]
I just found a free and more privacy-friendly alternative to Grammarly! Why not Grammarly? I never used Grammarly because I think they store too much data and you need an account to use all features. But the problem is that Firefox spell checking does not seem to work inside the [...]
This is getting ridiculous... In my previous post I mentioned how I got rid of requests going to PayPal, and in a post before that I briefly mentioned getting rid of Gravatar. I said that Gravatar can easily be turned off for the comment section, which turns out not to [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]