Just a quick one to improve things! Beginning January 2020, SSLLabs.com will give you a grade B if you still have TLS 1.0 or 1.1 enabled, as it's considered insecure. The following is an example warning you might see: Screenshot of warning on ssllabs.com So let's disable that weak stuff, [...]
If you use Threema, you probably know of the "Threema Web" feature.But did you know it's open source? So what's Threema Web? It's basically a web application, that connects with your phone and allows you to chat on your desktop through the browser. You can see all your chats in [...]
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 [...]
Looking to restore an ancient machine, or run a VM to use old software, but you don't want to install tons of updates? Well, Microsoft released an updated Windows 7 ISO that includes all updates up to August 2018. This will make updating a lot easier and faster! Hashes 7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_PROFESSIONAL_x64FRE_en-us.isoSHA256 [...]
Restoring an old computer to its glory, you have the CoA, but no install media? Read on! Meet Microsoft Windows & Office ISO Download Tool by heidoc.net This application generates links to download Windows 7 ISOs (and more) directly from Microsoft servers. How they do it? They buy licence keys [...]
Uh oh... I don't like this! Remember how I said Matomo is great? Well it is, and I still recommend it! And I loved how Matomo respects the Do-Not-Track header from your browser... but what I don't like is its implementation. What's wrong? Well, Matomo does not only not track [...]
It's way too simple! HSTS further protects your HTTPS enabled website. Read on to figure out how enable it in Apache2 and also why you want it! Prerequisites HTTPS already working with legit certificate, no browser errorsApache mod_headers enabled Enabling mod_headers On a Debian based system, simply run: a2enmod headers [...]
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: [...]
Just a quick one to share some options on virtualization on Mac. VMware Fusion Pro Although paid software, this is what I recommend going for, especially if you want to virtualize an ancient OS. Unlike some alternatives VMware provides drivers even for some ancient guest OS, so you can run [...]
So you want to look into old CP/M, DOS, Windows 3.x or Mac OS 8?You are at the right place! I found a great archive, that I wanted to share with you! The WinWorld archive contains old OS images of installer discs and floppies. Ranging from old OS/2, CP/M and [...]