The Fortnite Android Scam That's Eating YouTube Right Now
Fortnite for Android is skipping the Play Store, and a wave of fake APK scam sites is already cashing in on the confusion before the real release even lands.
Fortnite Is Skipping the Play Store, and That Should Worry You More Than It Excites You
Fortnite for Android is skipping the Google Play Store entirely, and while it's a smart money move for Epic, sideloaded APKs plus millions of kids searching for download links sounds like a malware problem waiting to happen.
Chrome Just Started Shaming My Old Links
Chrome 68 started flagging every plain-HTTP site as "Not Secure" last week, which sent me down a rabbit hole checking old links on this very blog.
My Twitter Follower Count Took a Dive This Week (On Purpose, Apparently)
Twitter's big purge of locked and suspicious accounts finally showed up in my own numbers this week, and it got me thinking about why I still check that little counter at all.
Chrome Finally Shamed Me Into Fixing My HTTPS
Chrome 68 started marking every HTTP site as Not Secure this week, so I finally moved techpad to HTTPS with Certbot and Let's Encrypt — here's what broke and what didn't.
Chrome Just Called My Blog "Not Secure"
Chrome 68 just started marking every plain HTTP page as "Not secure," including this one, so I finally stopped putting off moving techpad to HTTPS.
Five Billion Dollars and I Still Can't Delete Facebook
The EU just fined Google $5 billion over Android bundling, but the real bloatware problem is the three unremovable app stores sitting on my own phone right now.
The $5 Billion Fine and My Old Galaxy Nexus
The EU just hit Google with a $5 billion fine over Android bundling. Here's why that made me think about rooting my old Galaxy Nexus back in 2013, not about the legal fine print.
Checking My Follower Count After Twitter's Bot Purge
Twitter's follower purge made celebrity accounts bleed millions overnight, and it had me refreshing my own tiny follower count for no good reason.
Getting Techpad Off HTTP Before Chrome Starts Shaming Everyone
I finally moved this blog off plain HTTP using Let's Encrypt and certbot, mostly because Chrome is about to start calling every HTTP site "Not Secure."
Fourteen New Games and Zero New Hours in the Day
The Steam Summer Sale wrapped up Thursday and I bought way more than I'll ever play, which is basically a tradition at this point.
A Week With IGTV and Its Vertical-Only Problem
A week into using Instagram's new IGTV app, and the vertical-only video format is already driving me a little nuts.