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Category: Internet

Watch those Cookies

Cookie in a jar

Usually, my scorn, my irritation, my peeve, is directed at the ACT Government and their relentless building apartments, or the weather which has decided to turn the sky into a permanent grey sponge. But today, my rage has a new target. It is the internet. Or more specifically a constant irritation (and not to mention …

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A MESH network is the answer to your wifi woes

You’ve just sat down in the upstairs study with a gin and tonic, ready to watch a high-definition documentary about the history of the stapler. You click ‘Play,’ and what do you get? A spinning circle. A little grey ring of misery that tells you the internet, which you pay a king’s ransom for every …

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The source matters!

The world, as we know it, is currently full of people trying to sell us things we do not want. If you are standing in a queue for a coffee, someone will try to sell you a pension. If you open your physical letterbox, you will be buried under five kilograms of glossy paper telling …

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Friends don’t let friends host on google

Ah, Gmail. The darling of free email. The inbox of the masses. The place where your cousin’s cat photos, your dentist’s appointment reminders, and your two-factor codes all live in chaotic harmony. For personal use? Sure, it’s fine. But if you’re thinking of hosting your business domain with Google Workspace, grab a helmet and a …

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Watch out for Fake CAPTCHAS

You’re browsing a sketchy website—maybe looking for a firmware update, maybe trying to stream Downton Abbey without paying—and suddenly, a CAPTCHA pops up. “I’m not a robot,” it says. You click the box. You feel validated. You are human. But then… your browser redirects, your CPU spikes, and your inbox starts getting emails from a …

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