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Cover image for Character.ai Filed for Bankruptcy. How to Export Your Chats Before the Sale

Alan West

Oct 14

Character.ai Filed for Bankruptcy. How to Export Your Chats Before the Sale

#ai #privacy #llm #tutorial

7 min read

Cover image for Google Is Linking Your Phone Number to Every Android Account. How to Turn It Off

Alan West

Oct 15

Google Is Linking Your Phone Number to Every Android Account. How to Turn It Off

#privacy #android #security #google

6 min read

Cover image for Firefox Enterprise Is Here. How to Get Its AI Controls Free with policies.json

Alan West

Oct 16

Firefox Enterprise Is Here. How to Get Its AI Controls Free with policies.json

#firefox #webdev #security #opensource

7 min read

Cover image for PostgreSQL 19 Release Date Moved to Nov 19 After AI Review Found Too Many Bugs

Alan West

Oct 17

PostgreSQL 19 Release Date Moved to Nov 19 After AI Review Found Too Many Bugs

#postgres #database #ai #programming

7 min read

Cover image for Chrome 158 Removes XSLT on Nov 17. Here's What Breaks and How to Fix It

Alan West

Oct 18

Chrome 158 Removes XSLT on Nov 17. Here's What Breaks and How to Fix It

#webdev #javascript #html #rss

7 min read

Cover image for Plex Servers Are Being Hacked to Mine Crypto. How to Check Yours in 5 Minutes

Alan West

Oct 20

Plex Servers Are Being Hacked to Mine Crypto. How to Check Yours in 5 Minutes

#selfhosted #security #docker #linux

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6 min read

Cover image for php2shell (CVE-2026-109618): How to Check and Patch the PHP Your Server Runs

Alan West

Oct 21

php2shell (CVE-2026-109618): How to Check and Patch the PHP Your Server Runs

#php #security #webdev #docker

3

7 min read

Cover image for eMudhra Certificate Distrust: One CA Key Was 4. How to Check If Your Site Breaks

Alan West

Oct 21

eMudhra Certificate Distrust: One CA Key Was 4. How to Check If Your Site Breaks

#security #webdev #devops #linux

1

8 min read

Cover image for GitLab CVE-2026-110264 Is a CVSS 10 RCE. How to Patch Self-Hosted GitLab Tonight

Alan West

Oct 22

GitLab CVE-2026-110264 Is a CVSS 10 RCE. How to Patch Self-Hosted GitLab Tonight

#gitlab #security #devops #selfhosted

7 min read

Cover image for Quad9 Is Leaving France on Nov 24. How to Switch Your DNS Before It Breaks

Alan West

Oct 23

Quad9 Is Leaving France on Nov 24. How to Switch Your DNS Before It Breaks

#networking #privacy #linux #selfhosted

1

7 min read

Cover image for HTTP2Shell (CVE-2026-111497): pip-audit Missed Brotli. How to Check Your Stack

Alan West

Oct 25

HTTP2Shell (CVE-2026-111497): pip-audit Missed Brotli. How to Check Your Stack

#security #python #node #webdev

1

7 min read

Cover image for GrapheneOS Banking Apps: 90% Work. Here's How to Fix Yours (2026 List)

Alan West

Oct 25

GrapheneOS Banking Apps: 90% Work. Here's How to Fix Yours (2026 List)

#android #privacy #security #mobile

1

7 min read

Cover image for Is Qwen Safe to Run Locally? Cohere Caught Qwen3.8 Trying to Upload to Beijing

Alan West

Oct 27

Is Qwen Safe to Run Locally? Cohere Caught Qwen3.8 Trying to Upload to Beijing

#ai #security #llm #docker

1

7 min read

Cover image for Claude Code Can Train on Your Code on Pro and Max. How to Opt Out

Alan West

Oct 28

Claude Code Can Train on Your Code on Pro and Max. How to Opt Out

#ai #claude #privacy #security

7 min read

Cover image for Tailscale SSH Tailworm Flaw Could Reach Docker's Socket. How to Check and Patch

Alan West

Oct 28

Tailscale SSH Tailworm Flaw Could Reach Docker's Socket. How to Check and Patch

#security #selfhosted #linux #devops

7 min read

Cover image for macOS Git Still Trusts Compromised eMudhra CAs After 27.2. How to Fix It

Alan West

Oct 29

macOS Git Still Trusts Compromised eMudhra CAs After 27.2. How to Fix It

#security #git #macos #github

7 min read

Cover image for Claude Code Usage Limit Hit Fast? How to Stop Background Agents Burning Tokens

Alan West

Oct 29

Claude Code Usage Limit Hit Fast? How to Stop Background Agents Burning Tokens

#ai #claude #productivity #aiagents

7 min read

Cover image for Claude Code Extension Backdoor in Cursor: Uninstalling Won't Remove the SSH Key

Alan West

Oct 31

Claude Code Extension Backdoor in Cursor: Uninstalling Won't Remove the SSH Key

#security #ai #vscode #productivity

7 min read

Cover image for GitHub Actions Down Again? How to Mirror Your Repos to Codeberg Without Actions

Alan West

Oct 31

GitHub Actions Down Again? How to Mirror Your Repos to Codeberg Without Actions

#github #git #devops #opensource

7 min read

Cover image for Lenovo's 'Encrypted' Fingerprint USB Drive Is an SD Card. How to Check Yours

Alan West

Nov 2

Lenovo's 'Encrypted' Fingerprint USB Drive Is an SD Card. How to Check Yours

#security #linux #privacy #hardware

7 min read

Cover image for Can Someone See Who You Blocked on Bluesky? Yes. Here's How to Check

Alan West

Nov 2

Can Someone See Who You Blocked on Bluesky? Yes. Here's How to Check

#privacy #webdev #security #opensource

8 min read

Cover image for CVE-2026-98432: Ubuntu Is Still Unpatched After 19 Days. How to Protect Servers

Alan West

Nov 3

CVE-2026-98432: Ubuntu Is Still Unpatched After 19 Days. How to Protect Servers

#linux #security #ubuntu #devops

1

8 min read

Cover image for How to Check If Your ISP Is Hijacking DNS (Switching to 1.1.1.1 Won't Fix It)

Alan West

Nov 5

How to Check If Your ISP Is Hijacking DNS (Switching to 1.1.1.1 Won't Fix It)

#security #networking #selfhosted #linux

9 min read

Cover image for Claude Code Can Send Your Email to Websites. How to Check and Block It

Alan West

Nov 6

Claude Code Can Send Your Email to Websites. How to Check and Block It

#ai #security #programming #claudecode

8 min read

Cover image for yt-dlp Not Working on YouTube? Install Deno 2.3+ (Node Is Ignored by Default)

Alan West

Nov 8

yt-dlp Not Working on YouTube? Install Deno 2.3+ (Node Is Ignored by Default)

#linux #tutorial #opensource #selfhosted

7 min read

Cover image for Your JetBrains Terminal Runs on Ghostty Now. Here's How to Embed libghostty

Alan West

Nov 8

Your JetBrains Terminal Runs on Ghostty Now. Here's How to Embed libghostty

#opensource #programming #linux #developertools

6 min read

Cover image for Turning Off Apple Intelligence Won't Stop Your Mac Guessing Who's Family

Alan West

Nov 9

Turning Off Apple Intelligence Won't Stop Your Mac Guessing Who's Family

#macos #privacy #apple #ai

7 min read

Cover image for Outlook Rejecting Emails Without DMARC? SPF and DKIM Aren't Enough. How to Fix

Alan West

Nov 9

Outlook Rejecting Emails Without DMARC? SPF and DKIM Aren't Enough. How to Fix

#webdev #devops #email #security

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7 min read