Firefox's 'Tiles' Antifeature - disabling this spam/track tool
I came across a Reddit Thread recently which included this gem:From the comments that have been posted on this thread and what I found on the Mozilla forums so far:1- In a new tab, type or paste...
View ArticleMS Outlook and annoying paragraph-vs-new-line behavior
I was inspired to Google after (yet again) getting frustrated by inconsistent user experience in Microsoft...
View ArticleCLI tool for 'diffing' in a useful fashion: vimdiff
Had to scratch my head to find the right tool for the job today - something that I used regularly at SMX but havn't had much need to use since.The tool was 'vimdiff'. I needed to compare to...
View ArticlePolice claiming a win over the road toll - seriously?
I was amused to see the NZ Police Commissioner claiming "Prevention Approach Pays" as a win.Whilst I actually give the Police their dues in a general sense - they seem to have done fairly well in terms...
View ArticleLinkedIn Etiquette: To connect, or not to connect?
I've had some interesting exchanges with people who've been sending me connect requests of-late. My usual approach - that I will connect with people 'with whom I have done business, or who I know...
View ArticleServer Shift
BlakJak.net services shifted to a new VPS in the last several hours. Hopefully everything's still working. Do get in touch if you find something borked. :)
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NZNOG 2017: I blogged for the ITP's Techblog
I got asked to write a blog for the ITP's Techblog. You can read it on their site, of course (and I encourage this!), but I'm also reproducing it here for posterity (call it a backup copy, hah!).Been a...
View ArticleRenewing SSL Certificates like a boss (aka validating you didn't screw up...
Probably not the first time i've done it - renewing my Letsencrypt SSL certs without then actually bouncing daemons to load new certs. Some tips for validating that your cert is actually...
View ArticleEven Microsoft can't get their SSL right
Today's fail was brought to you by Microsoft.Only @firefox users are impacted by @Microsoft invalid stapled OCSP response. Most other browsers ignore...
View ArticleChromebook Hackery
Had a bit of a tinker with my daughters Chromebook today. In particular wanted to see if I could make it boot from USB (to find a way of running an OS on it other than ChromeOS, and without actually...
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Popup Ads on Memory-Alpha link to scammers
Editors Note: This page originally cited that Reddit was the source of the popup ads. Having closed Reddit down for a while it happened again - see amendment - and the only common factor was Memory...
View ArticleFun with Dual Booting and Time
So.. this is proving a bit of a peeve... advice appreciated:- HP Laptop set up with BIOS Clock showing local time. - Ubuntu Linux set up (17.10) and shows local time correctly. - Windows 10 (OEM,...
View ArticleI never knew I didn't want warped scrollbars.
I finally put my finger on the change to vertical scrollbars in Ubuntu that I wasn't expecting.It's described at this stackexchange post and also on a Mozilla page. I'm giving the settings.ini option a...
View ArticleFreeparking - your marketing methods are disgusting.
Surprised I didn't put this out there earlier...Freeparking (a large domain name registrar in New Zealand) have been using Cyber Security for marketing purposes, pushing the .kiwi tld.Today I got the...
View ArticleHow to change your email address on a Mailman mailing list
I often see people asking how to change their email address for mailing lists. Most mailing lists - Mailman notably - tends to treat each email address as a given subscription. So it's actually...
View ArticleParsing multiple log files
For the first time, I've recently had cause to parse a large number of log files, looking for (and removing) fields and shipping the output into dynamically-named additional files.The first challenge...
View ArticleRegulatory requirements to sell transmitting devices in NZ
Down the rabbit hole I went today, and tripped over this page at RSM which discusses the issues importing electrical, electronic and radio devices into NZ from a Government perspective. I noted...
View ArticleDisabling nmcheck.gnome connectivity checker in Ubuntu 17.10
Got ratty with the automated connectivity check / captive portal 'helper' today whilst bouncing my internet.Found some instructions at fedoraforum.org (which themselves link to blogs.gnome.org ...Key...
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