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https://grh.am A combination of cyber security, project ideas, and general ramblings.

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A project I posted a few years back on HN for an invisible full-lid sticker for MacBooks, so that you could both protect them _and_ keep your stickers once you get a new laptop. I …

Some of you may remember something similar from a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957 Well, I'm back, and this time I've managed to turn this into an actua…

We started something similar with BreachInsider ( https://breachinsider.com ) to allow businesses (or I guess individuals?) to do this themselves with minimal overhead or resources…

This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957 It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and fo…

Fixed, nice spot

This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957 It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and fo…

3M 1080 is great stuff - I avoided clear vinyls however as i found they lost the metallic look due to them being a little too glossy, even with the matte ones.

So it remains sticky when removed, but I certainly wouldn't expect it to fit quite as snuggly the second time around. Interesting idea though, but my initial reaction would be no, …

I think that might work for certain popular brands - Dell XPSs certainly crossed my mind, as well as the Lenovo Thinkpads. Both are likely to have a vinyl equivalent available that…

Looks like a great write up, very thorough. I wrote up a quick guide how to make the mobile setup a little easier with QR codes within the WireGuard mobile apps - when I get the ti…

I have heard people use pihole linked with a VPN to act as a way of minimising tracking whilst on 3G/4G. It acts as a DNS server, so you could tweak your VPN config to run all quer…

Depends on the country I am in as to whether or not I want to VPN whilst on a mobile connection (whether that is for just having an IP in my home country or don’t fancy my traffic …

I’ve been using the TestFlight beta for a while now - since it was first announced - and it’s been a great experience so far. The recently added option to activate on-demand is gre…

Well timed – I’ve been trying to get back into blogging, as a way of sharing and giving back, as well as improving my personal ‘brand’. I was never really happy with the visual for…