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The typical recommendation in the world of software has been to update to the latest version as soon as possible. New versions often have security fixes and resolved vulnerabilities. Of course, updating right away didn t always work out well. Sometimes a new release introduced more issues than it resolved, or there were major changes that [ ] The post To Update Or Not To Update appeared first on…
I have been seeing posts more and more frequently from frustrated users blaming a provider for losing their data. There are numerous scenarios. Sometimes an account is disabled due to being hacked and sending out spam. Other times the user was actively misusing the service. Sometimes the service provider was breached and all of the [ ] The post Backups Make Everything Better appeared first on…
If you re using docker with ufw (Ubuntu Firewall), your local ports may be exposed to the outside world. I recently read about this issue and when I checked, sure enough, the local ports of all of my docker containers were readily accessible. It felt like being caught with my fly down. Why in the world [ ] The post Local Docker Port Exposed appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
If you re using Ansible to maintain server configurations, you re probably quite aware that speed is not something often used to describe Ansible. But I recently came across a plugin that had an amazing 82% performance improvement. And it took a single command and two lines in the ansible.cfg. The plugin is Mitogen, more specifically Mitogen [ ] The post How to Speed Up Ansible Playbooks appeared…
Google Chrome recently updated to Version 85.0.4183.83 on my machines, but unlike most updates, there was a rather unfortunate downside to the update. I was no longer able to log in to certain web sites. The problem manifested in two ways that I saw. One, an infinite redirect loop and two, a failed login even [ ] The post Chrome 85 Causing Login Failures appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
As web pages get more cluttered, even ad blockers don t cut it. Medium.com pages are particularly hard to read with the huge notice they add on the bottom of the page, covering up the content and making it difficult to read. My solution has continued to work surprisingly well for the past few years. It s [ ] The post Cleaning Up The Web appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
I searched high and low for free, printable PDF weekly and daily planners for my kids to be able to schedule their days and weeks. I expected to find dozens of options but was surprised to find very few. Of those few, some plastered their logos all over or declared the document could only be [ ] The post Free Printable Weekly and Daily Planners appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
It wouldn t feel as much like Christmas if I didn t update my desktop wallpaper and have a little falling snow. I found the wallpaper at New Evolution Designs. Here s the original. And the fresh falling snow is thanks to DesktopSnowOK. The post Christmas Desktop 2018 appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
If a scam can fool the likes of Matt Haughey, creator of MetaFilter, it can happen to anyone. He got three calls with the caller ID of his credit union and picked up on the third. After some smooth talking they convinced him to provide his ATM card s PIN (a huge red flag) then stole [ ] The post Beware of Voice Phishing Scams appeared first on Amidst a tangled web .
The idea of a password manager can seem insecure initially, because it means that a single password will reveal the gleaming treasure of all your passwords. But using a password manager is the recommendation of experts. And if you use the same password everywhere, like many folks do, all of your passwords would be exposed [ ] The post How Secure Are Password Managers? appeared first on Amidst a…