A serious security hole that is actively being exploited puts your Windows machines at risk. A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then [...]
If you've updated Firefox recently, you might have noticed a new design, and you might have noticed that the compact mode is gone. In this guide, I will show you how to get both back. First, enter about:config into the Firefox address bar and hit enter, like this: Then you [...]
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 [...]
Background If you grew up in the 90s you might remember "PC Speakers", not to be confused with "computer speakers", the ones that you plug into a 3.5mm jack and use to listen to things, and instead I mean those small built-in speakers that could play basic sounds, and with [...]
Background Some time ago, at the end of last year or so, I did set up a Minecraft server at home. It's public, in the sense that anyone can join, but it's not listed anywhere other than on its small website. So, for now it's used by friends only. But [...]
In this guide I will show you a possible fix for Windows not detecting your YubiKey. I was using Windows on my laptop, when I required to set up GPG so that I can SSH to a server, using my YubiKey. I did set up GPG4Win as I usually would, [...]
In this guide I will show you how to make Debian (and Ubuntu) packages (.deb) the easy way.
In this guide you will learn how to install a firewall on your Raspberry Pi and enable it without locking yourself out. This guide of course also applies to any Debian or Ubuntu Server, no matter if a Pi or PC. What is a firewall? Firewall illustration by Bruno Pedrozo [...]
In this guide you will learn how to embed a GitHub Gist (code-snippet) into your website (WordPress and others). Say you want a nicely formatted piece of code on your site, for example a WordPress site, but you don't want to install any plugins or libraries. Why not just embed [...]
A hidden gem, that's what it is! You see, I always liked how Synology has a web interface that is like a desktop, with windows and applications that really make you feel like you're "computing in the cloud". Of course a Synology NAS has its limits as to what you [...]