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Category: Blog

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

WordPress.com owner buys all-in-one messaging app Texts.com for $50M

2023-10-262023-10-26 Danie
Ten icons representing messenger services such as WhatsApp, X, Telegram, Slack, iMessage, etc, with a caption overlaying them saying "All of your messages".

The app brings all your messaging apps together in a single dashboard, including iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Messenger, LinkedIn, Signal, Discord and X, with plans for more in the future, a company blog post […]

Bloginteroperability, messaging, technology

Do VPNs Hide Data Usage from ISPs or Cellular Carriers? Yes, but they’re no Magic Bullet

2023-10-262023-10-26 Danie
A phone screen showing the ExpressVPN window open with a green connection button in the centre, and underneath that it says Connected, current location USA New York. It says Connected You can use other apps securely.

Too many people think just running a VPN will solve all privacy, security, malware, etc problems. A VPN only really does two or three things: But it is probably important to note all the things […]

Blogprivacy, technology, VPN

What Are Google Play System Updates on Android, and Are They Important? And Why You Need to Check Them

2023-10-252023-10-25 Danie
A Google security status pane showing titles Google Play Protect, Find My Device, Security update, and lastly Google Play system update showing a date July 1, 2020.

Google Play System Updates mainly address security issues, but they aren’t the same as the monthly security patches. Both are responsible for different things. All devices with Android 10 and higher can get a Google […]

Blogandroid, technology, updates

12 best casual games on Android in 2023 – Unwind with these creative casual games

2023-10-232023-10-23 Danie
Screen in four segments with top left showing a side view of a brown desert with a golf hole flag and a hole next to it, top right is a top view of a small town next to the sea, bottom left looks like an Italian village rising up sharply from the sea, and bottom right is a top view of some railway tracks with a carriage parked half in an entrance to what looks like the entrance of a tunnel, and another carriage further away on the tracks.

Casual Android games are the perfect way to kick back after a long day at work. From atmospheric puzzle games like Monument Valley to creative sandboxes like Townscaper, these games offer relaxing and satisfying experiences. […]

Blogandroid, gaming, technology

Our ancestors did have pocket sized music players in the 1920s – They just required some assembly

2023-10-232023-10-23 Danie
Silver tin with top open and a wind-up handle on the side. On top, and offset slightly, is an orange flat disc. Above that is a vertical disc with words Mikrophone pocket phonograph on the side, with a needle protruding from the bottom down to the orange disc.

I grew up in the era of having 78 RPM and 33 1/3 RPM records, but never saw one of these at all. The first pocket sized player I saw was a Sony Walkman which […]

Blogrecordplayer, technology, vintage

Important social media defamation ruling in South Africa regarding alleging without having valid evidence

2023-10-212023-10-21 Danie
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“Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest, does not justify publishing false statements about another party,” acting Judge Berry wrote in his ruling last week. “Believing that one pursues a worthy […]

Blogsocialmedia, southafrica

Journalists are realising Mastodon and the Fediverse is not so complicated to use after all

2023-10-202023-10-20 Danie
Two men clasping hands with an overlay title saying Friendship ended with corporate social media, now Mastodon is my best friend

As Notopoulos writes, the Fediverse is a better, more user-centric social media concept than the one we currently have (my edit: the Fediverse is a better one to move to, from the one [implying X […]

Bloginteroperability, socialnetworks, technology

Exercise bike inspired by Ukraine war provides backup power during emergencies but why not anytime

2023-10-202023-10-20 Danie
Three portable exercise bikes, one fitted with a small horizontal platform that serves as a desk surface.

The exercise bike, dubbed HR Bank, was designed to provide urban dwellers with a reliable source of clean energy, but, perhaps more importantly, also for those in need of power during emergencies like natural disasters […]

Blogbatteries, emergencypower, technology

Large screen monitors are getting very pricey: This guy is using a suitable TV instead

2023-10-192023-10-19 Danie
Man sitting next to a very large screen, with his finger pointing at the screen

This was an interesting watch and brings home the fact that you should just consider what you are needing your screen for. TVs are certainly also getting better, but there is more to it than […]

Blogmonitors, technology

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