Category: tech
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Discovering & educating about account access
This evening I discovered a possible security problem with an online service who sell a physical problem. I’m being intentionally vague now since I’ve responsibly disclosed it to the company and they’re going to work on it. They’ve let me know I can publish a post when it’s fixed. If I find a security hole…
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Apple Watch Happy New Year
It’s a nice touch, a non-dismissible notification you can press for fireworks: But when you keep pressing it hours later and can’t dismiss it, it gets old.
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How do you wear your Watch?
My brother, who works in a phone shop, upon seeing my Apple Watch orientation “that’s against the Apple Style guidelines, crown should be on the right”. 😒 Alright, I’ll just wait it upside down ya frumpet. Or y’know, the software let me turn it about. *(I’m left handed) pic.twitter.com/urJM5evNbA — Doug (@dougaitken) December 25, 2018…
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Will 2019 be the year of Linux on…
…self-service tills? Another classic for the Windows Is Broken tumblr site.
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Unlock Apple computer with Apple Watch
Honestly one of the most useful features… As long as the same iCloud account is signed into both, you can unlock MacBook / iMac just by waking the screen and having your Apple Watch closeby.
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Net Neutrality
The FCC wants to repeal Net Neutrality. Without Net Neutrality, big cable and telecom companies can divide the internet into fast and slow lanes. What would the Internet look like without net neutrality? Find out by enabling this banner on your site: it shows your support for real net neutrality rules by displaying a message…
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Protection
I have a history of smashing phones. Picked up this new case earlier. The tech21 Evo Mesh Sport, nice flexible case, got some bounce.
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Hello world!
I decided to keep this post, and the initial text quoted below, as it is a reminder of how long I’ve been trying to keep up consistently blogging. As this is the original first post, you’ll notice the date at the bottom. Yes, I’ve been trying through various incarnations since even before that to have…
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