Recently my computer got nuked because of harddisk encryption. The upside to this is a ‘new’ computer. So new that I have to reinstall my Android drivers. When I connected my phone, I accidentally chose the wrong Windows driver.…
Managing security compliance
I needed to harden a couple of standalone servers in a jiffy. I remembered there some tools for this and the Security Compliance Manager to the rescue! Make a copy of the baseline Tweak Save as a GPO. Push…
Friday Night baking
I wanted to restart baking, but week nights are always a rush and weekends are equally hectic, if not more! A few weeks ago, I decided to make use the time between the end of the work week and the…
Taking Google for your holiday
Going for a holiday? Good chance you will be bring your smartphone along. For Facebook, WhatsApp etc.Use it to document your trip and not just for photos.
Tips for running your own home.
So now you have moved to your very own home. Here is a list of some stuff I have found useful for peace of mind when we started our own place. Don’t turn on the gas stove in the morning.…
National Geographic Photo Contest 2015
Count the number of bears. This photo and many more finalists in the National Geographic 2015 Photo contest. The grand prize winner
Hash and large files
You need to send off several large files. These may be the parts of a very a large zip file or multiple individual files. The receiver tried to open or merge the files together and get a bad data error message. How…
Android in 2016
What I want for Android in 2016. Google to issue a permanent fix to the nearly two year old bug. Mobile Radio Active. This has been around since the Lollipop Preview. Android Lollipop and Marshmallow launch has came and gone.…
In Conversation 12
Daughter: “Daddy did you studied History in Secondary One?” Me: “Yes, of course. Iraq is the cradle of civilization. By the rivers of Babylon!”, I started singing the Boney M song. Both kids: “ee, what is that?” Me: “Youtube time.”…
Google Play Services
The general rule of thumb with Google Play Services is to remove as many permissions as possible.