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Revisiting old classics - 1942: The Pacific Air War

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Published: June 12, 2026 12:00

Time flies, especially when you're flying. Today, we have a lovely, nostalgic review of the DOS-era 1942: The Pacific Air War WW2 combat flight simulator, including modern setup, performance and sound tweaks, overview, army and navy pilot career options,…

My brief encounter with Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Published: June 10, 2026 12:00

Brief, but not short. I've written a detailed if not overly extensive review of one Google Pixel 8 Pro high-end smartphone, including specification, clean account setup, upgrade from Android 14 to 16, security and privacy settings, lots of unwanted apps,…

Software security in 2026 - Practical tips for the mildly paranoid

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Published: June 5, 2026 12:00

Here's some solid reading for the weekend. I present you with an extremely long, detailed, thorough guide on modern Internet security, including precaution and caveats, browser security, primary and secondary browser choice, adblocking extensions, mail…

Stop scanning QR codes, you dolts

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Published: June 3, 2026 11:00

I am extra cheerful today, as opposed to my normaly mega-grumpy. To wit, I give thee this rather lovely article and rant on why scanning QR codes is wrong, including the irony of humans verifying themselves to machines, illiteracy and opaqueness factors,…

Fairphone 6 long-term usage report 1

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Published: May 29, 2026 12:00

A sustainable, clean mobile experience. Let's have it. Maybe. This be my long-term report 1 of the Fairphone 6 midrange smartphone running Android, including multiple rounds of patches and upgrades in versions 15 and 16, numerous visual and ergonomic…

How to change address bar color in Firefox 151

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Published: May 25, 2026 12:00

Fighting anti-ergonomic pseudo-modern minimalism one CSS tweak at a time, yet again. Here's a tutorial showing how to adjust the newly changed address bar background color in Firefox 151, with new urlbar-related class declarations in the userChrome CSS…

Eleven years later, my Lenovo G50 is still going strong

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Published: May 22, 2026 12:00

Will someone think of the economy? Not me. I give thee a short, happy article extolling the value and capabilities of an 11-year-old Lenovo G50 laptop in the modern and up-to-date software environment, including modest build spec of two-core four-thread i3…

Basic security in Windows programs running in CrossOver

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Published: May 20, 2026 12:00

Windows baddies? In my non-Windows? Here's a short tutorial on how to increase security for Windows programs installed through the CrossOver compatibility layer software in Linux and macOS, including host-level security features, use of network proxy,…

Macbook Pro long-term report 2 - Settling in

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Published: May 15, 2026 12:00

Your newly elected Patrician saying hello. This is my long-term use report 2 of the Macbook Pro and macOS, including Tahoe 26.4 upgrade and various system improvements, Samba share shortcut fix, Liquid Glass tweaks, small problems and niggles with Windows…

Plasma secrets: Windows position for naughty apps

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Published: May 13, 2026 12:00

I've written a short tutorial on how to configure application windows with absolute position when started up in the Plasma desktop environment, with extensive built-in window management capabilities, some notes on X11 versus Wayland, additional tips and…