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Revenge porn: Mollie’s story on combatting it

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 12, 2020 | Robert Investigates, Tutorials | 0 comments

With the current world situation, it’s becoming more and more important to not only protect ourselves in the real world but also online, especially as that’s where a lot of us are spending our time, whether it be for work or leisure. But what happens if...

Robert Investigates: Welp, they’re counterfeiting Uno cards now.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Oct 30, 2020 | My Life, Robert Investigates, Tutorials | 0 comments

So, me and my fiancée have a little obsession, it’s a little card game you may have heard of called Uno. Yep, you know the one, a colourful combination of Yellow, Red, Blue, and Green cards with a few wild cards and numbers. You’ve probably played it...

Major security flaw in Logitech wireless peripherals

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Dec 18, 2018 | Robert Investigates, Technology, Work | 0 comments

Rejected title: The mouse that got the cheese On my desk, I have a very sophisticated hacking device. Want to see it? Sure. The most sophisticated hacking device. A mouse? Really? No, I’m not talking about some metaphorical “Here are the peripherals I used on a...

[Updated] Your favourite YouTube stars may soon dissappear from the platform, but not before your account goes first

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jul 3, 2018 | My Life, Robert Investigates | 0 comments

Ah, who doesn’t love a bit of YouTube drama? Whilst I’ve tried my best to stay out of it (mainly by being a total nobody on the platform), I think what happened to my account is the start of something that’s going to spiral out of control. A light...

Robert Investigates: Another counterfeit mains lead (Guida LP-60L)

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 21, 2016 | Robert Investigates | 0 comments

Another fake and possibly dangerous mains lead goes under the knife.

Red Star OS 3.0: North Korea’s custom Linux distribution

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 25, 2016 | My Life, Political, Robert Investigates, Technology | 0 comments

Whilst everyone else in the UK is panicking over the results of the EU referendum, I decided, as usual to do something completely different. Here I’m going to review the Operating System designed for use by the citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic...

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