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Set custom DNS servers on MAC OS X

March 22, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Setting custom DNS servers on MAC OS X can improve network performance, increase security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking, and I'll show you how to do it in this guide. It's pretty easy too. Before changing DNS servers you'll need to find a third-party DNS provider, there are plenty of good (and free) services available too. I recommend Google DNS which is what I use and have never had an issue. I will list here the most popular DNS providers: GOOGLE Primary IPv4: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, MAC OS X, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS Tagged With: DNS, Domain Name Server, IP address, MAC, MAC OS X, Networking, Privacy, security

[RD] Set custom DNS servers on Linux with Network Manager or resolv.conf

March 21, 2017 By Richie 4 Comments

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLuVw7JB28] Setting custom DNS servers on Linux can increase performance, security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking via DNS. There are two ways to do this: via Network Manager GUI that's included in many Linux distros like Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives, or via resolv.conf (not directly, but via the head file) and I'll show you how to do both in this guide. FYI: The resolv.conf file is overwritten on each boot so we can't edit this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Linux, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS, Raspbian, Software, System Tools Tagged With: Debian, DNS, DNS Server, Free DNS, IP address, Linux, Network Manager, Public DNS, Ubuntu

The Ultimate Facebook Privacy Guide

February 25, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Introduction Nowadays, you can't be too careful with your Facebook privacy settings, especially those of you with families. Today I want to show you how to secure your Facebook privacy while still enjoying a good degree of social contact. Contents Introduction, Video guide, General privacy settings Facebook apps privacy & privileges Blocking users & turning off Facebook Chat General Facebook privacy settings Facebook has four settings for most of their privacy … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Facebook, Miscellaneous, On the Web, Social Media, Software, Web, Websites Tagged With: Facebook, Privacy, Privacy Settings, security, Website Security

Smoothwall maintenance

August 16, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

Doing some maintenance on my Smoothwall Homebrew

Just doing some maintenance to my Smoothwall Homebrew build I built about 12 months ago, few issues with the operating system so I decided to do an entire reinstall of Smoothwall version 3.1. Check out the original build video here: http://pchelp.ricmedia.com/smoothwall-mini-itx-intel-build-icase/ cheers Richie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Builds, Cases, Firewalls & Security, Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Latest News, Linux, Miscellaneous, Motherboards, Networking Tagged With: Custom Build, Home Brew Smoothy, Homebrew, Smoothwall, Smoothwall Express, Smoothy

Fix web browser zoom/magnification issue

May 25, 2015 By Richie 2 Comments

Fix web browser zoom, magnification issues

Sometimes, without even knowing how, everything in your web browser looks "too big", or "zoomed", well this is a common issue that comes about when a certain combination of keys and mouse controls happens (usually when kids or pets have come into contact with your computers, I have nephews and nieces :). Good news it's really easy to fix and once you know how, controlling the zoom factor in your web browser can actually come in handy. This guide will work for all browsers on Windows, Linux … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Browsers, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Miscellaneous, Opera, Safari, Spartan, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Linux, MAC OS X, Magnification, Opera, Safari, Text too big, Text too small, web browser, Windows, Zoom

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