Apple, Apple, Apple… Do You Think We’re Stupid?
Updates Should Make Sense I take system updates seriously. As someone who maintains an ASUS Zephyrus laptop, a…
Why I Don’t Use Cloud Backups: A macOS Local Backup Strategy
When I migrated from Linux to macOS, I temporarily lost the ability to use my familiar encrypted backup…
How to Swap the Cmd Command and Ctl Control Keys on macOS
Let’s start with a little praise where it’s due.The Mac Studio M4 Max is nothing short of a miracle of…
Uninstalling Evolution on GhostBSD XFCE Edition
Because I don’t use email on my GhostBSD XFCE system, uninstalling the evolution and evolution-data-server packages frees up…
Yes, All Of Our Computers Have A Secret Backdoor
What is the Intel Management Engine? IME runs invisible to the operating system, has network access, and persists…
From IP to Origin: Using whois and traceroute in GhostBSD
In your Wireshark session, you might spot a suspicious IP address, maybe a connection you didn’t expect, or…
Wireshark Part 2: See Your Network Like Never Before
This tutorial walks you through installing Wireshark, launching it correctly, setting a capture filter before you start, and…
Wireshark Part 1: Introducing the Top Network Analyzer
If you’re just stepping into the world of BSD and you’re curious about how your computer talks to…
Linux’s Achilles’ Heel: Overstatement and Zealotry
For more than three decades, Linux has been praised and promoted as the software freedom miracle, the ultimate…