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  • Fix ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT in Chrome

    Fix ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT in Chrome

    This is a topic that really threw me for a loop – I have an application which displays a receipt, but it was unable to display it properly. The issue was that my application is running on Domain A (mia.web-performance.ch) and the store that created the receipt is running on Domain B (pia.web-performance.ch). Whenever you…

  • Self-hosted URL shortener

    Self-hosted URL shortener

    The need did arise to have my own URL shortener like bit.ly. I was even so simple to use bit.ly, but they do not offer “branded domain” on the free tier. So, I was researching using Claude AI to see what self-hosted options are available that best case can run on inexpensive shared hosting. My…

  • Dynatrace OneAgent: Fix Missing Host

    Dynatrace OneAgent: Fix Missing Host

    I recently had an issue with a host that was already months ago added to Dynatrace, but needed to be readded. I didn’t show up in the OneAgent deployment status screen. Normally, I would be successful by restarting the OneAgent service on Dynatrace on the host I wanted to add.

  • Piwigo 15 Language Pack Issues

    Piwigo 15 Language Pack Issues

    I recently updated my Piwigo instance to version 15. Not out of a real need, but rather just because it’s good to stay current with software updates. This is the first time I ran into an issue, which I caused but didn’t expect. I deactivated and deleted most languages, and I also switched my default…

  • Install LibYAML on XAMPP (Windows)

    Install LibYAML on XAMPP (Windows)

    YAML is used in a wide array of applications, whether in Ansible scripts or elsewhere. In general, it is easier to write YAML than to write correct JSON on your keyboard. If you need to read and parse YAML on your Windows computer, you may find it necessary to install LibYAML to have access to…

  • security.txt

    security.txt

    In the realm of website management and cybersecurity, effective communication regarding vulnerabilities is crucial. This is where security.txt comes into play an standard designed to simplify the process of reporting security issues.

  • AI Detector tool by ZeroGPT

    AI Detector tool by ZeroGPT

    A variety of products have been introduced to detect whether text is generated by a LLM. However, this is a challenging problem, and in my experience, the attempts I’ve explored have performed poorly. I was able to generate text that was not flagged, while other text I typed received false positives. Consequently, I believe these…

  • The Uncertain Future of the .io Domain

    The Uncertain Future of the .io Domain

    The .io domain, associated with the British Indian Ocean Territory, faces an uncertain future due to recent political developments.

  • OCSP Checker

    OCSP Checker

    You might find yourself needing to inspect the OCSP response for a given URL. This tool is excellent and can do exactly that.

  • ICANN Reserves .internal TLD for Private Use

    ICANN Reserves .internal TLD for Private Use

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially reserved the .internal top-level domain (TLD) for private use at the DNS level. This decision aims to provide a standardized TLD for internal networks, similar to how certain IPv4 address blocks are reserved for private use. Resolved (2024.07.29.06), the Board reserves .INTERNAL from delegation…