You might be thinking “well, that’s oddly specific”. Yes, yes it is. Anyway, if you’re running Debian Linux and you use 1Password and have to log in separately to your desktop app and your browser extensions, you’re in luck. There is a fix. Oh SNAP! SNAPs and Flatpaks Don’t Work!...
A common response to tracking is “so what, they aren’t going to do anything bad with that data”. Somehow, people think that since they don’t understand, or even know, what Microsoft would do with the tracking data that there’s no risk in letting them track us. Many people are that...
Background Linux Distro: Kubuntu Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.10 Release: 24.10 Codename: oracular PlasmaShell Version: plasmashell 6.1.5 This is a bit of an edge-case, I imagine, but I can’t be the only one so here’s how to handle this. The Problem When using a Behringer UMC204HD USB interface with...
When signing up for nearly any online service, you don’t have to give your real name, address, birthday, or anything. (Banking and URL registry not included.) Never give real answers to those “lost password challenge questions”. The odds of those answers being stored encrypted is low. If that company is...
My Logitech mouse has caused some frustration recently so I have gone with another brand. What brand did I choose? Stay tuned. <LAME INTRO> Hi guys, welcome back to the same web page you were already on when this blog post started but I made you wait for no particular...
When using VSCode for markdown editing, you can have your attachments separated into their own folder like this: Go to your settings under “Markdown > Copy Files: Destination” and click “Add Item”. Under “Item” enter **/* and under “Value” enter assets/ FYI: I’m using the extension called: Markdown All in...
Are you tired of being FORCED to type when you want to paste? That’s right, I’m talking about those dreaded text input fields that won’t let you paste what you have in your clipboard. It’s often something that you need to paste because it needs to be 100% accurate but it’s a...
We cannot protect ourselves from these ad corporations because they have eyes and ears hidden everywhere. They can see us and we can’t see them. They know who we are but we don’t know how they know. And we don’t know who “they” are.
Password Hashing Overview In the world of web development and password storage, an ongoing debate lingers on, and probably will forever. The currently accepted “best practice” for hashing passwords is called Argon2 (wikipedia link to argon2). To give a brief overview of what it is, it takes any string (like...
Your debit card number is given out frequently if you regularly shop online. Every time you type it into a website you are trusting that they will handle your information properly and yet you have no way to know that they are doing so. Sooner or later, everyone seems to...