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The Trustico incident and how you can handle HTTPS security better

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Mar 3, 2018 | In The News, Tutorials | 0 comments

So, another week, and what seems like another major blow for web administrators around the globe as over 23,000 HTTPS private keys purchased through Trustico have been reported compromised. Privacy. Over the last few years, this single word has been a big focus on the...

Quick Tip: Changing Ubuntu 17.10’s dock behaviour

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 2, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials | 2 comments

I’ve been using Ubuntu 17.10 since its release and so far, I’m impressed. But there’s been one little feature which has been annoying me is how the new dock handles multiple windows from the same application. When clicking an application icon in the...

Upgrading the firmware on the original Jawbone Jambox

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 27, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials | 7 comments

A few years ago, I bought myself a Jambox which was the direct result of a former colleague at work using one to play background music in the office. I thought it sounded pretty good, so decided to pick one up for myself. Like a lot of things, it got a fair bit of use...

Wait for the beep!

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 14, 2016 | My Life, Technology, Tutorials | 0 comments

Quite a few years ago, 2008, a few of my mates and myself were avid Family Guy fans. Often watching new episodes as soon as they were out. One of the cutaway gags on an episode entitled “Long John Peter” caught my attention. By the end of that day, I had...

SSH Tunnelling – Bringing things a little closer to home or home a little closer to you

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 15, 2015 | Technology, Tutorials | 0 comments

A few years ago, I wrote an article on how it was possible to hack into a friend’s Facebook account on public, unsecured, or poorly secured Wi-Fi, when using Facebook over an unencrypted connection. In that post, I mentioned you could tunnel your home connection...

Extending the life of my iPod for a few more years

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Aug 4, 2015 | Music, My Life, Technology, Tutorials | 0 comments

A few years ago, I wrote an article titled “Why I’m not letting go of my 5th Generation iPod”. Just over five years on, I’m still using it, though it’s time to upgrade it despite it being almost a decade old. Repairing and modifying this...

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