Category Archives: Rant

Gah … Global Protect and its shoddy UI/UX

Posted on 2026-05-28 by Oliver

InfoSec, hate it or love it. But VPNs are part of the puzzle. Out of the usual corporate picks for VPNs Palo Alto’s Global Protect often comes out towards the

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Amazing … weird … shitty

Posted on 2026-01-08 by Oliver

So apparently while on Linux and trying to download a Chrome for a Windows VM that has no installed Edge, I am unable to do so. Because obviously when I access the download page, I must intend to download for … Continue reading →

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Why it isn’t “useless” to defragment SSDs

Posted on 2025-01-04 by Oliver

Has anyone tried searching for information on how to defragment stuff and run across a snarky remark that defragmenting on an SSD is pointless? Well, I have. One time too often, it turns out. So I am sitting down to … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp are you serious, Facebook?

Posted on 2017-10-26 by Oliver

So I’ve been coerced into using WhatsApp before. While they seemingly have finally addressed the issue of running WhatsApp on multiple devices, the web app isn’t going to cut it for me, as my browser settings are going to deny … Continue reading →

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