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Category: Blog

How to host your own website, or a secure chat service, on the Dark Web with open source OnionShare

2023-11-012023-11-01 Danie
Browser tab with title top left saying OnionShare, and on the right are 4 panes labelled Share Files, Receive Files, Host a Website, and Chat Anonymously.

I last covered OnionShare I see in 2020 and 2021. Not much has changed as they seem to offer the same services, but this a good “how to” video if you want to set up […]

Blogdarkweb, onionshare, opensource, privacy, technology

With Russia blocking 167 VPN services: How to make your VPN undetectable and bypass geo blocks

2023-11-012023-11-01 Danie
The VyprVPN options screen showing an option to choose Chameleon - Anti-Censorship and it explains "our proprietary protocol designed to bypass geo-blocks so you're invisible to governments, corporations and ISPs. Enjoy open access, wherever you are".

The head of the Russian department responsible for identifying threats to the “stability, security and integrity” of the internet, has revealed the extent of the Kremlin’s VPN crackdown. Former FSO officer Sergei Khutortsev, a central […]

Blogcensorship, privacy, technology, VPN

Comparison of some hardware devices used for Ham Radio Digital Modes

2023-10-312023-10-31 Danie
A selection of ham radio hardware devices resting on a wooden table top. Shown are a Signalink USB with three dials on the front, a rectangular Mobinlinkd TNC about the size of a cigarette box, and a small DigiRig about the size of a 9V battery.

As I’m often having to choose how to use what digital mode on different radios that I have, it has meant also trying to understand which device works with which radio, and what modes it […]

Blogamateurradio, hamradio, technology

3 reasons to ditch Nvidia for AMD in 20233 reasons to ditch Nvidia for AMD in 2023

2023-10-302023-10-30 Danie
Black coloured Graphics Processor Unit with two fans on the front and the name RADEON on it. Behind it is a black box with words AMD Radeon RX7900XT on it.

Nvidia’s GPUs are considered second to none in the enthusiast PC space, and there are plenty of convincing reasons to go with Team Green for your next build. XDA Developers highlighted a few of those […]

BlogGPU, technology

How to Shave with a Safety Razor

2023-10-292023-10-29 Danie
Close side-view of a man's cheek partially covered in shaving soap, and his hand holding a matt-black safety razor against his cheek.

This is a no frills, no lengthy intro, guide that gets straight into the meat of the topic. Learning anything new though does require a little memory muscle reprogramming. It did take me about two […]

Blogsafetyrazor, shaving, traditionalshaving, wetshaving

Real-time text on Android and iOS is helpful for those with hearing or speech disabilities to converse in real time with text

2023-10-292023-10-29 Danie
Phone screen showing a menu titled Real-time text (RTT) with options for Not Visible, Visible during call, and Always visible. There is a note also stating TRR assists callers who are deaf, hard of hearing, have a speech disability, or need more than voice alone. RTT calls are saved as a message transcript. RTT is not available for video calls.

While texting is great for asynchronous conversations, calls are still the way to go if you want real-time conversation. That’s not an option for people who are hard of hearing or have speech difficulties. RTT […]

Blogaccessibility, disability, technology

Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware – with interesting upsides

2023-10-282023-10-28 Danie
Side-view illustration of the ear and the ear canal, with an earbud plugged in, showing soundwaves travelling in the canal, and indicating deformation taking place due to heart beats.

Google performed two sets of studies with 153 people that found APG “achieves consistently accurate heart rate (3.21% median error across participants in all activity scenarios) and heart rate variability (2.70% median error in inter-beat […]

Blogexercise, health, heartrate, technology

The Best Hardware Security Keys of 2023

2023-10-282023-10-28 Danie
A black journal with the title "How-To-Geek" written on it. On the journal rests a black and gold USB Yubikey with the title Yubico showing on it.

A hardware security key makes your online accounts even more secure. When you sign in, you’ll have to plug in your key and press a button—or touch it to your phone. They work on websites […]

Blog2fa, security, technology

OpenFan – A DIY Open-Source PC Fan Controller for up to 10 Individually Controlled Fans

2023-10-282023-10-28 Danie
A hand holding a palm-size PCB board that shows connectors along opposite edges for 5 fans per side, with each labelled as fan1, fan2, etc.

This is quite a nice project, but is not an off the shelf solution. Most folks may get by quite well with the 4 or so fans that a PC can already control, but if […]

Blogcooling, fans, opensource, technology

How To Protect SSH login with Fail2Ban: A Beginner’s Guide

2023-10-262023-10-26 Danie
Illustration of an open laptop showing a terminal screen with the letters SSH. To the right is a red padlock, and on the top left is a big red stamp overlaying the screen and saying BLOCKED.

If you have not set your Linux server/VPS (or workstation if you have the SSH service running) for public key authentication only (way quicker and more secure for later use), then this guide may be […]

Bloghosting, security, technology

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