Entries by Mike
3D printing on the cheap
Say you need to fix some broken thingy, if you had a 3D printer you might print a replacement – but again, that might also entail that you can actually model the piece. There seem to be a cheaper alternative that at least some of the time might help you out.. Baking soda and super […]
Windows 10 – Search Highlights
The ever so helpful Microsoft Corp has decided to assist you with yet another new feature, one or more icons in your searchbar (next to the start menu). So maybe you are an old grumphy man like me that despice changes to the GUI and just want it gone, or maybe you are a sysadmin […]
What about your battery – do you need at powerup
Many people have a laptop, and many complain about battery life – but how do you actually KNOW the overall health of your battery? Well, I came across a usefull command that can shed at least some light on the matter. You run the command; powercfg /batteryreport this in turn will generate a HTML file: […]
I support you Quad9
Quad9 the free secure DNS service is in trouble and need our help. https://www.quad9.net/letter-of-support-for-quad9-and-freedom-of-dns-resolution/ Explainer If you dont know what Quad9 is, then here is a short explainer. Quad9 is a free DNS services much like Googles well known 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, Quad9 (9.9.9.9 and 149.112.112.112) however add a very cool FREE security layer to […]
Convert text – uppercase/lowercase/mixedcase/morsecode and what not
So, you recieve this text from someone which they for some reason or other has written in ALL CAPS – *sigh*, what to do – well if it is just a few words then its easy enough, just rewrite the darn thing. But what if it is several pages :-O Well, there likely is some […]
Windows 10 Update – made smarter (preparing for the comming of Windows 11)
#BlockAutoUpgradeToWindows11 So, at long last someone did something smart with Winwows 10 update.. Not exactly breaking news as it happened a year or so ago, but hey -now I needed it… Anyhow, it is now possible to freeze a Windows 10 build – you COULD (to some degree) do this before also, but it was […]
Cisco AnyConnet – vulnerable
Do you use Cisco AnyConnect VPN? You may want to check up on your build :-O you need at least Release 4.9.00086 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-dll-F26WwJW Download fixed build here;https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281283/type/282364313/release/4.9.00086
Relaunch “Site Not Secure” problems – ssl
So, some of the summer vacation went on relaunching my blog – not quite rocket science but still it is not something I do every day, so I had to do a bit of dusting to get up to speed. By today your blog need to be SSL/HTTPS, I must admit that I dont quite […]