I am trying to bring back my old Android phone, Samsung Galaxy S2 9100. The replacement of replacement of the original battery died. After a bit of scouting around, found one in a neighbourhood shop.
How to blacklist phone numbers
You want to blacklist phone numbers, that pesky telemarketer, property agent, last night’s Tinder date. Android has a feature to block the number, but this is lost when you reset your phone. Here is a method that will blacklist phone numbers.…
Exploring HTTPS encryption
This is a post on HTTPS encryption long time coming. I have been patching SSL/TLS vulnerabilities in various systems, so I thought I should put all my notes in one place. HTTPS encryption uses SSL and later TLS to protect…
Credit card purchases
Another salon bites the dust and customers that had signed up for their spa packages are left hung out to dry. On Twitter I commented that one should never pay for future services using a credit card. @mrbrown not just…
2016 Android flagship phone
OnePlus claims that their OnePlus 2 is the flagship phone killer for 2016. Motorola has released their line up of Play and Pure (aka Style) phones.
Glock cutaway
I have always been fascinated by the amount of intricate mechanical parts in a gun. This is a video of a Glock cutaway model for armorers training course. h/t Firearm Blog
Android M is
It is now official. Android 6, M is Marshmellow, codenamed Macadamia Nut Cookie. There are minor differences compared to Android 5.0 Lollipop. In my opinion, the most visible difference is better battery life. link
SMTP failure, multi-skilled or by Towers
The UPS monitoring server goes through the firewall to reach the SMTP relay server. After hardening, the test emails are not going out. The server engineer was pulling his hair out because everything looks fine at his end. There is…
Stuck in a rut or work block?
Stuck in a rut and can’t get out of it? Made a list of tasks and only 1 get done at the end of the day? The work starts piling up and your boss starts mumbling about the dead wood…
Would you buy a OnePlus 2?
Would you buy a OnePlus 2 at US$450 with the following specifications?