How to Activate DNS over HTTPS on Mac and iOS
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How to Activate DNS over HTTPS on Mac and iOS

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) on Mac and iOS are giant steps forward regarding privacy, security, and corporate system management. Using traditional DNS protocols allowed malicious users who had gained control of networks to either regulate traffic or redirect traffic from legitimate websites to malicious websites. Apple has created DoH and…

Zy’Kiria Bell Death at Lake Academy, and the History Behind It
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Zy’Kiria Bell Death at Lake Academy, and the History Behind It

Zy’Kiria Bell, a 17-year-old girl, died on May 29th, 2024, at Lake Academy, a residential behavioral health program owned by the State of Florida. Since the death, it has only garnered local news attention. However, there is more to this case than meets the eye. It brings up Florida’s teen detention history, including the Dozier…

Google Search Leak — What We Learned
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Google Search Leak — What We Learned

About a week ago, a massive Google search engine data leak was discovered. Thousands of pieces of documentation on the Google Algorithm were discovered that were accidentally leaked by a Google Search bot. The documentation does not include code, but it does include variable names and brief descriptions of what they do. Some have said…

Neofetch Project was Abandoned by its Creator. What now?
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Neofetch Project was Abandoned by its Creator. What now?

Neofetch has sat abandoned for a while, with the last commit occurring on December 10th, 2021. On April 26th, 2024, the creator archived Neofetch on GitHub. This means the project is now read-only, and the creator can no longer update the original repository. Fastfetch is an available alternative that can be installed. Why was Neofetch…

Synology Photos: How to Back Up Photos to Your NAS
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Synology Photos: How to Back Up Photos to Your NAS

Are you tired of giving companies like Google or Amazon all your photos? Synology has a free app that comes with your NAS for photo backup. In this tutorial, I will teach you how to set up and configure the Synology Photos app. I intend on doing more Synology tutorials shortly; check out Synology for…

Team Fortress 2: Characters and Gamemodes
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Team Fortress 2: Characters and Gamemodes

Team Fortress 2 is Valve Software’s 2007 class-based first-person shooter. Team Fortress 2 is commonly referred to jokingly as a war-themed hat simulator because of its absurd focus on fashion while you detonate the enemy players. The game has an economy, with items sometimes selling for higher than a small car. It has a vibrant…

The Closure of OpenSky
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The Closure of OpenSky

The news of OpenSky’s closure came to my knowledge late. While this article would’ve been sent out earlier, I wanted to ensure my understanding was right. Before reading this one, I highly recommend reading my other article, OpenSky and The Horrors of Wilderness Therapy, as it goes over my own experience. Official Remarks Officially, they…

DNS Records and How To Use Them
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DNS Records and How To Use Them

The Domain Name System (DNS) enables your computer to locate other computers. In simple terms, DNS records operate like a phone book by retrieving the IPv4/IPv6 address associated with a domain and conveying this information to your computer. Your computer temporarily stores this information based on the Time To Live (TTL) specified in the DNS…

Stratas Consulting Group and the Troubled Teen Industry
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Stratas Consulting Group and the Troubled Teen Industry

In my previous article, OpenSky and The Horrors of Wilderness Therapy, I explained my experience with the Troubled Teen Industry. It was atrocious, but I failed to go into the process, which got me there. My parents were recommended to see an educational consultant named Stratas Consulting Group. After my parents got worried about me,…