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Dedoimedo is a website dedicated to technology and software education, science, art, and (dark) humor. Its mission: to provide most detailed and accurate guides and articles you will find on the Web, on a wide range of topics, including operating systems, application reviews, security, and more
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VW Passat 2.0 TDI - Solid car marred by "modern" gadgets
https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/vw-passat-2-0-tdi-second-review.html
Published: October 31, 2025 12:00
Hot wheels or something. Here's my review of Volkswagen Passat, with 2.0-liter TDI Evo engine and seven-speed DSG transmission, tested over two days under urban and highway conditions, covering look and feel, interior ergonomics, excellent driving dynamics…
Hall of Fame updated, two new excellent sites at your service
https://www.dedoimedo.com/greatest_sites.html
Published: October 29, 2025 12:00
In the dwindling world that is the Internet, I have some fine websites to recommend. Two fresh entries for ye. Entry one: Are you a worldly person? Good. That means you often watch foreign movies. Now, if you don't speak said foreignese, there are two ways…
Disable Web search suggestions in Windows 11 Start menu
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-start-menu-web-search.html
Published: October 24, 2025 12:00
Don't be a tool, use a tool. Hence, this wee tutorial on how to disable Web search suggestions in the Windows 11 Start menu using a registry key, some additional observations and musings, and more. Light reading and rantonology ere the weekend. Enjoy.
Ubuntu upgrade adventures, a rollercoaster with mostly down
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-upgrade-adventures.html
Published: October 22, 2025 11:00
Not as good as it used to be. I've written an article outlining the worrying results of multiple Ubuntu family LTS upgrades, including physical and virtual Ubuntu and Kubuntu systems, versions 20.04 through 24.04, with numerous bugs and issues like broken…
How to create and set a custom ringtone in iOS 26
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/iphone-ios-26-custom-ringtone.html
Published: October 17, 2025 12:00
Here's a tutorial on how to set custom sound files as ringtone in iOS 26, including 30-second duration limitation, unsuccessful attempt to generate shortened clip from original MP3 file in iMovie, successful split using ffmpeg in Linux, media copy via KDE…
Scale up stubborn programs in Linux with xpra and run_scaled
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/xpra-run-scaled-tutorial.html
Published: October 15, 2025 12:00
Never let good ole tools die for the sake of it. Here's a detailed, important tutorial explaining how to run any Linux application scaled to desired factor using the Xvbf server and Xpra clients, manual setup and potential errors, easy implementation via…
Upgrade to VirtualBox 7.2 breaks networking for all guests
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-7-2-no-networking-bug.html
Published: October 13, 2025 12:00
Yesterday's problems can be today's problems, too. To wit, a tutorial showing how to resolve a networking bug reintroduced in VirtualBox 7.2 whereby clients do not correctly use DHCP and DNS, covering testing in VirtualBox 7.1 and 7.2, three workarounds…
The most difficult DRO I ever played in ArmA 3
https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/arma3-dro-difficult.html
Published: October 10, 2025 12:00
Pew pew! Let's end the week with a fun article about a highly intense, demanding Dynamic Recon Ops (DRO) scenario played in ArmA 3 war simulator and first person shooter, featuring unforgiving weather and terrain, lots and lots of enemy troops, helicopter…
Minimize effects of Liquid Glass in iOS 26
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/iphone-ios-26-liquid-glass-minimize.html
Published: October 8, 2025 12:00
Snazz, bling and shimmer. Here's a guide explaining how to undo or minimize the effects of the Liquid Glass makeover in iOS 26, including transparency and motion effects, home screen icons color, lock screen clock render, some visual inconsistencies and…
Cool down with your Digital Dystopia, bro
https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/digital-dystopia.html
Published: October 6, 2025 12:00
Let me brighten your week with a cheerful rant. To wit, an article discussing the implications and ramifications of increased digitization and reliance on smartphone apps and associated infrastructure for critical purposes, including extremely poor state…