Windows - SeowSource

Disable Automatic Updates Using Group Policy (Windows 10)

If you rather not have Windows silently downloading and installing updates in the background - you and I are on the same boat. For security reasons, it's a good idea

Windows

How to Delete Partitions from Storage Media

When it comes to trying new Linux distros, I find myself deleting hidden partitions from time to time. This is also useful when software tools set up your USB flash

DNS

Resolve DNS Errors on Google Chrome

Ever try loading a webpage and get greeted with a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED? This is actually a DNS issue that could be resolved on the OS side. On Windows, find and run services.msc then look for "

web

Change the Navigation/Status Bar Color on your Website

Notice the color change of Chrome and the status bar when you visit certain sites on your mobile device? For example, on Android when you head over to say the forums of XDA-Developers or Victoria's Secret. Turns out this is quite easy to achieve

Windows

Cancel the Windows Technical Preview Install

Being curious of how the install process would work, I downloaded the executable to get a look of the up and coming release of Microsoft's next major OS release but was surprised with how the setup process varied this time around. With this particular

Windows

Quick Tip: Restore Libraries and Remove SkyDrive from Windows 8.1

The much anticipated update for Windows 8 is not without its quirks, as it reorganizes the File Explorer and brings a more integrated SkyDrive experience. Libraries provided quick access to handy locations. such as your Downloads folder - it's still there just hidden after

Android

Quick Tip: Empty all Cached Data of your Apps (Android)

With all the buzz (and criticism) surrounding latest operating system offerings coming from major tech companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft, they're all deep and feature rich platforms that have come a long way since their inception. Each OS has their respective tweaks that

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Featured Project: SafetyLine Windows App

Note that much of the source code has been withheld as an effort to preserve client confidentiality, but please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to find out more about the development process. Thanks. Tsunami’s SafetyLine service is intended

Windows

Easiest Way to Move to a New or Larger Solid-State/Hard Drive (Windows)

So you have a desktop or laptop with Windows on it that went through several program installs, countless setting configurations, and among many other things. Rather than going through the hassle of wiping everything when moving to a new SSD or HDD, your existing

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Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 2)

This is a new two-part series looking back at some of the project work I was involved in. One of the more intriguing pieces was designing and hosting a honeypot (Wikipedia) in an effort to attract attackers. Take a look at Part 1 if

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Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 1)

This will be a new two-part series looking back at some of the project work I was involved in. One of the more intriguing pieces was designing and hosting a honeypot (Wikipedia) in an effort to attract attackers. Summary The purpose of this project

uTorrent

Get Rid of Those Ads in uTorrent

Acquisitions don’t seem to find “happy” endings these days, like a possible sale of Linksys where Cisco picked up in 2003 (looks like Belkin is the new "owner" now). On a smaller scale where BitTorrent bought uTorrent and a recent update

Google

Resolving Proxy Message in Google Chrome

When I start Google Chrome web browser on my Windows machine, I noticed it takes some time “Resolving proxy” (bottom left corner) before the page loads. Here are the steps to fix, but you might not be able to do this on publicly shared