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Trash Bubbles

This week on Battle Born Tech. We go from hair on fire, past pants on fire all the way to human torch with a Linux’s CVE-2026-31431 or Copy Fail to its friends.

Nora only gets trash emails and we search in vain for the filter that is out of control. Between Thunderbird and webmail spam filters, you’ll be shocked when we get to the sort out the solution.

Robert takes us on a journey where the trash gets recycled, but not in a good way as scammers return for more scamming. In this cautionary tale, checking with his bank and a trips to his local computer tech keeps his computer trash free. 

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“Update your servers.” 

“Have you thought about getting better quality emails?”

“Everything is going to trash.”

“Where do I find all these things?”

“Why doesn’t everyone just the US Mail like God intended.” 

“It’s stupid not you.”

“She stumped me.” 

“Sorry you’re getting emails again.”

“Next time ask for Bubbles.” 

“Scammers have good customer service at the beginning.”

“Makes a funny sound.” 

“I got to figure out how to do that…that sounds awesome.”

“He had no reason to get on my computer.” 

“These are scammers. I don’t know what dances they do.”

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

BATTLE PLANS
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CVE

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures is a publicly maintained list that assigns standardized ID numbers to known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, making it easier for security teams to track and discuss specific flaws.

Inbox Zero

A productivity philosophy, popularized by Merlin Mann, where the goal is to keep your email inbox empty (or near-empty) by consistently processing, deleting, delegating, or archiving messages.

CRM 

Customer Relationship Management is software that helps businesses track and manage their interactions with current and potential customers, centralizing contact info, sales activity, and communication history in one place.

McAfee

One of the oldest and most recognized antivirus and cybersecurity software companies it’s name is often used by scammers. Currently owned by foreign investment bankers, McAfee was founded in 1987 by John McAfee, who resigned from the company in 1994 and later became its most vocal critic, urging consumers to uninstall the software and calling it bloatware. However, its aggressive marketing tactics, excessive system resource consumption, intrusive renewal pop-ups, and notoriously difficult uninstallation process have earned it a reputation that, for many users, feels indistinguishable from actual malware. (parts from 360 total security)

 

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Call the Graybeard
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Call the Graybeard

This week on Battle Born Tech we have Dennis with Linux question (not Larry or Lee!) with printer connections. Robert trying to send a fax (to 1995?) when most folks don’t have printers much less phone lines. Finally, Brian wonders what he did wrong that eBay has broken its connection up with him.

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“I’m hoping no one is drinking 90% or higher alcohol” 

“Hair on Fire News”

“AI loves to refactor which is throw everything out and start over”

“Doorbell Dash”

“It was a long time ago.” 

“Chose your five wisely”

“Gets confused when printing—and vomits all over you” 

“Windows Privilege”

“Not trying to get you back.” 

“Usually that’s a problem—but its behaving so YAY!”

“Well that’s a stumper…that’s for the solution.” 

“Another option is to go find someone that faxes!”

“…shoe leather instead of typing” 

“Gone in nine seconds!”

“I know some humans, including the people on this call, that have deleted everything.” 

“Love the Tech and tolerate the chaos”

“We battle Artificial Intelligence with Superficial Intelligence.” 

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

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Doorbell Dash

Called Ding Dong Dash or Ring and Run is a prank when miscreates ring a doorbell and run away before the door is opened wasting residents time.

DDos

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a malicious attempt to overwhelm a server or network by flooding it with massive amounts of traffic using armies of bots, making it unavailable to legitimate users — similar to a “ding dong dash” prank, but instead of one person ringing a doorbell and running, thousands of bots are hammering a target all at once with no intention of a real connection.

TraceRoute

Traceroute is a network diagnostic tool that maps the path your internet traffic takes from your computer to a destination, showing each “hop” along the way.

CCleaner 

Originally Crap Cleaner written by a non-windows user for his girlfriend to clear out the trial and add-on programs, it has been sold and resold to be a registry cleaner, temp file killer, and orphan program file finder.

Wireshark 

Wireshark is a free, open-source network protocol analyzer that allows users to capture and inspect data packets traveling across a network in real time. It is widely used by network administrators, security professionals, and developers to troubleshoot network issues, analyze traffic, and detect potential security threats.

PCL

PCL (Printer Control Language) is a generic, universal page description language developed by HP that serves as a standard communication protocol between computers and printers. It is widely supported across a broad range of printer brands and models.

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Getting Fancy with Stupid Pop-ups
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Getting Fancy with Stupid Pop-ups

This week on Battle Born Tech, our callers get into the zone and battle stupid pop-ups. Diane struggles to find her screen under notices from “McAfee”. We set our browsers to don’t ask, don’t shill.

Joan is locked in the Windows store with her new computer. We look at S mode, Smart Screen and Smart App control.

Esteban wants to have certain apps in specific windows on this screen. Fancy Zones from Powertoys helps him with he decorating.

See last week for more on our caution that old browsers with old insecure ways of code talking are not welcomed on today’s secure websites. (the “s” in https://) 

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“Diane with so many problems on her computer.” 

“Probably your browser is probably to blame”

“With much imagination, does it look like a wave?”

“Do you know what S mode stands for?”

“That was a better answer than mine.” 

“Parallel Skunk Works”

“BBT Link with a dot between the L and the i-n-k (for the latest) https://bbtl.ink/stats” 

“It’s a little geeky not too much. You can handle it.”

“Store, Secure, Security Scary, Stupid, Store, School, Strict, Safe, Simple, Streamlined, Sandboxed, or Stifling” 

 

 

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Browser HiJack

A browser hijack occurs when a malicious web page forcibly takes over your browsing experience without your consent, using tricks like looping pop-up dialogs, fake virus warnings, or fullscreen mode to trap you. The goal is to panic you into calling a fake support number or downloading malware. If it happens, force-close the browser with Alt+F4 (Windows) or Cmd+Q (Mac) — and never call any phone number shown on the page.

TLS

Stands for “Transport Layer Security.” TLS is a data encryption technology that provides secure data transfers from websites to users. Older computers with older browsers containing no longer secure cryptographic suites cannot access current websites since TLS has been updated.

Power Toys 

A free suite of utility tools built by Microsoft to give power users greater control over their Windows experience. PowerToys was never an independent company, it has always been a side project developed internally at Microsoft, originally dating back to the Windows 95 era.  The suite includes handy tools like FancyZones for custom window layouts, PowerRename for bulk file renaming, a color picker, a keyboard remapper, and many more.

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Bright Lights, Old Macs
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Bright Lights,
Old Macs

This week on Battle Born Tech, our callers’ computers. Robin’s iPhone is so bright she has to wear sunglasses at night. We spelunk in accessibility settings for a solution. We ask for a better one from listeners or from Apple.

Ron rescues his dongleless mouse from the ecycle bin by discovering a Unifying product line from Logitech. Bluetooth is even more universal but more expensive.

Robin comes out of the closet with her husband’s old All-in-One Mac. We suggest web applications but the browser’s old TLS definitions probably stop that use. Applications already Aon it will work, but new ones cannot be added. 

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“I would pay money if my phone didn’t tell me what’s happening in the world.” 

“Get into your dark place and give us a call.”

“Unless you want the FBI knocking at your door.”

“Boy those were crazy years.”

“I’m so glad you are taking questions now.” 

“I’m on team husband right now.”

“Might be a gotcha somewhere.” 

“That would be a very battle born techy thing to do.”

“Dance with the one who brought you.” 

 

 

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Cap’n Crunch Whistle

In the mid-1960s the prize in Cap’n Crunch cereal boxes produced at 2600 Hz tone that was used to take over phone switching systems. 

TLS

Stands for “Transport Layer Security.” TLS is a data encryption technology that provides secure data transfers from websites to users. Older computers with older browsers cannot access current websites since TLS has been updated.

Color Warmth/Temperature

Warmth is how light feels while Color Temperature is a technical measurement in Kelvin of light, 6500K is daylight bulb (outside is 10,000K) and crisp and blue, while 2700K is amber looking candlelight bulb. 

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Podcast cover art for Battle Born Tech, March 10 2026. A fuzzy glowing ghost with big sad eyes emerges from a desktop computer monitor against a dark blue background. White text reads "Uninvited Guests" above station info for KNVC 95.1.
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Uninvited Guests 

This week on Battle Born Tech, our callers’ computers are playing host to some very uninvited guests.

Tom suspects something is hiding deep in his system — and he’s right to worry. Rootkits are the sneakiest squatters in computing, designed to stay invisible while they run the show. We dig out the eviction tools: Malwarebytes with rootkit scanning switched ON (it’s off by default — you have to ask for it), and the legendary Kaspersky TDSSKiller for the stubborn cases that won’t leave quietly.

Jackson’s Bluetooth speaker has its own uninvited guest: a previous user lurking in the store.  Joe helps sort it out with some hard-won wisdom — the best wireless audio today means aptX Adaptive, LC3, LE Audio, or Bluetooth 5.2+, but the catch is both your headphones AND your source device have to speak the same language. Bluetooth doesn’t negotiate. It just picks the codec both sides have in common.

We go hunting with Brian in Windows Security settings and finds something nobody invited: OneDrive ads squatting in his security panel. We also uncover the ghost of Windows S Mode, still haunting fresh Windows 11 installs under a new name: Smart App Control and explain how ransomware protection through version history is available in Microsoft’s OneDrive. Christy remembers Giant Anti-Spyware the ancestor of Windows Security.

In Battle Plans: we clear up the difference between MoCA internet over coax and the old Token Ring network — not the same animal at all — and explain why your coax cable might already be doing double duty without you knowing it.

“Uninvited Guests” — because your computer didn’t lock the door.

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  1. Tom wonders if he can find out rootkits. We help him dig them out. Correction: MalwareBytes Rootkit is an OPTION to turn it on. Shift+Restart will get you to reinstall Windows – with or without! your data
  2. Jackson solves a Bluetooth speaker. Joe recommends aptX Adaptive, LC3 or LE Audio or Bluetoon 5.2+ is today’s best but both headphones AND the source have to have matching codecs
  3. Brian goes on a safari in Windows Security settings. What are all these OneDrive ads!? They do some ransomware protection with version history for recovery. The echo of Windows S mode in Smart App Control in fresh installs of Windows 11. And the dangers of ClickFix cut and past to run attack.

“Nothing Works All the Time” 

“Vampire Clamps…Scary Times”

“I wasn’t there when the accident occurred.”

“Bluetooth is promiscuous.”

“I don’t know where that operating system came from!” 

“Anti-virus doesn’t protect you from being tricked by the tricksters.”

“No extra anti-virus recommended at all.” 

“Set it on fire and buy a new system.”

 

 

BATTLE PLANS


Coaxial Cable

Token Ring Networking used twisted pair copper cables first shielded (Type 1) and later unshielded.  Coaxial cable was used with 10BASE2 or 10BASE5. Today’s Ethernet also uses UTP (Unshielded twisted pairs) with RJ-45 connectors.

ClickFix

Scammers instructs victims to  press Windows + R to open the Run dialog. The victim is told to press Ctrl+V and hit Enter and BANG! they paste and execute a remote malware exploit without knowing it. See our link to Charley!

MoCA

Multimedia over Coax Alliance industry standard for sending networking data over coax with frequencies that avoid interfering with Cable TV

CAT 6

 

DirecTV Ethernet-to-Coax Adapter is a incompatible standard used by DirecTV to control their set boxes. Special hardware is needed to you DirecTV and Internet on the same coax. (Unlike standard cable TV)

Codec

 

Codec is short for “coder-decoder.” It is an algorithm used to encode data, such as an audio or video clip. The encoded data must be decoded when played back.

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Driving MS Dizzy

This week on Battle Born Tech during the State of the Union address, we are seeking files and drives. Joan leaves a voicemail wanting to know about the lock screen photos, then, by voice call, we hear Joan is surprised when Microsoft’s One Drive works and moves her files to her new machine. Our second voicemail is from Lee who wants to get OneDrive on his Linux based Raspberry Pi 500. Caution: I get distracted talking about WINE, but WINE is not for OneDrive!

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“We give responses not answers.” 

“Joe, are you still alive today?”

“Now you’re the Tamagotchi.”

“Have we ruled out elves?”

“Some Bitcoin repository and can’t get it out.” 

“The ones who don’t have trouble—don’t come in!”

“They don’t call it Bitlocker but it is Bitlocker!” 

“If you are a Windows user and you go over to Linux—you’re just spoiled.”

“No Xies on Linux” 

“Bingo Bango”

“No Exes on Linux” 

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

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Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi is a brand of small, egg-shaped handheld digital pet devices created by Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita and marketed by Japanese toymaker Bandai since 1996. Players nurture a virtual pet through various life stages using a simple three-button interface. The name blends the Japanese words tamago (“egg”) and uotchi (“watch”).

Lock Screen Photos

Paste this into the file explorer window to get the directory with lock screen photos. They need to be renamed with an .jpg at the end (the extension) for most programs to display them.

%USERPROFILE%\
AppData\Local\Packages\
Microsoft.Windows.
ContentDeliveryManager_
cw5n1h2txyewy\
LocalState\Assets

Hard Drive Encryption 

Windows 11 Home does automatic data encryption if you use a microsoft account to set up your computer. (Pro uses the more robust BitLocker.) Both store the recovery key in the Microsoft account.

How to turn if off (or on)

Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Device Encryption

WINE 

Stands for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”, instead it is a compatibility layer which allows Windows programs to run on Linux by implementing the Windows system calls (API).
Link to Proton alternative.

Link to Bottles Add-on

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Defying the Best Used By Date

This week on Battle Born Tech we back pedal on last weeks memory amount recommendations, get in your face about your iPhone security, Notepad++ update server malware compromise, and talk to our callers about real concerns!

Bill is looking for desktop shortcuts. In addition to dragging the URL, you can hold Alt while dragging a file from File Explorer, this makes a shortcut instead of copying the file. For Programs, right click on the Program icon, then click More then choose create shortcut on desktop.

Halley stuffing new wine in old wineskins with VGA input from HDMI output. (3.5mm jack not 1/4″!)  Maybe a dock?

Steven is tentative about having Windows 10 on his network with Windows 11 and Linux machinces. 

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“Everything is easy if you know how to do it. ” 

“That guy just went update crazy.”

“Better but less popular”

“Smart to Dumb is easier than Dumb to Smart”

“It helps to have greybeard to figure out how to get old things working with new things.” 

“New wine into Old wineskins have been a problem since Bible times.”

“USB keys have a 4th dimension” 

“Times Up for Windows 10”

“What happens? Things STOP happening!” 

“You’re on your own, good luck!”

“Don’t tell  Microsoft” 

“There is a lot of nothing on the other side of October?”

“Take a left turn over to Linux” 

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

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Hex Character Codes

A Hex Character Code (like ♥ for ♥) is a way to “type” any character using its Unicode number written in hexadecimal (base-16). The &#x is a standard HTML prefix that tells the browser “what follows is a hex number,” and the digits after it (e.g. 2665) are that character’s unique address in the Unicode system. 

Memory Interleaving²

Memory interleaving works by using the lowest bits of a address to select which bank to access — with 2 banks, addresses ending in 0 go to Bank 0 and 1 to Bank 1, keeping both banks continuously busy in a smooth pipeline.

It requires powers of 2 because the bank selection is done with simple, near-instant bitwise operations

Phone Lock Down Mode

iPhone Lockdown Mode is an optional, extreme security feature designed for the rare individuals who may be personally targeted by highly sophisticated cyberattacks. When enabled, it tightens security by strictly limiting certain apps, websites, and features — including blocking most message attachments, disabling complex web technologies, and restricting device connections. 

Metro Interface 

Metro (AKA Modern UI, Windows 9-style UI, Microsoft Design Language) was the bold, tile-based design language Microsoft introduced with Windows 8, featuring large, colorful, flat tiles on the Start Screen that replaced the traditional Start Menu and were designed to work equally well with touch and mouse input.

ESU for Windows 10 

Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates) allows users to keep receiving critical security updates  after end of support on October 14, 2025. It does not include new features, bug fixes, or technical support — strictly security patches only, and consumer enrollment runs through October 13, 2026.

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Roughing the Data

This week on Battle Born Tech the Big Game looms. Joe warns about the WhatsApp flaw that allows a code to be executed. Turn OFF auto-download feature to be better protected from the attack. Joe also cautions giving your data to AI, especially if you have medical or legal data. Christy has a warning about laptop batteries and underused dot matrix printers.

Bill wants to keep his work off of the cloud. After avoid OneDrive, we talk about on-prem options for backup and encryption for cloud storage.

Robert is stumped setting up his nest hub on the home guest network.  Security vs. Convenance is highlighted or obscured.

Brian has a slow laptop spinning in the data rut when he needs solid state traction. Memory needs to be matched, 2x4gb (8gb total), 2x8gb (16gb total), etc. not unmatched (4gb and an 8gb for 12gb total) Also warned about leaving a laptop plugged in.

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“Probably just for the older folks…but who else is listening?” 

“A good way to use the cloud but not use the cloud.”

“O great, I got garbage!”

“Those things die without warning.”

“Except for bots trying to sell you something.” 

“Go right out of the house on the internet…don’t stop to talk to anybody”

“Maybe don’t ever answer a text…don’t click the link in text.” 

“Inkjets are like goldfish.”

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

BATTLE PLANS
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DIP Switches

A DIP (Dual Inline Package) switch is a small manual electric switch packaged in a series of individual on/off switches housed in a single unit, commonly used to configure hardware settings on circuit boards. 

Cloud

A term for the internet or the web and more specifically storage online with  internet service providers like OneDrive, DropBox, Google Drive, Amazon Web Services.

Dark Pattern

A dark pattern is a deceptive User Interface design trick intentionally crafted to manipulate users into doing something they didn’t mean to do: like signing up for a subscription, sharing more data than intended, or making an accidental purchase. Dark Patterns exploit cognitive biases uses and confusing layouts.

On Perm

“On-premises” refers to hosting and running software and data on one’s own machines, rather than relying on third-party cloud providers. This gives users direct control over their data, security, and compliance.

Zip File

The ZIP file format is a widely used archive format that compresses one or more files into a single file, reducing size and easing transfer especially executable files that could be blocked from downloading.

Side loading

Sideloading is the process of installing an app on a device directly from a file (such as an APK on Android) rather than through the device’s official app store, bypassing the platform’s standard review and distribution process.

Phishing

Phishing is a cyberattack where criminals impersonate legitimate organizations or individuals — typically through deceptive emails, texts, or fake websites — to trick people into revealing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data. 

Spinning vs. Solid State

Traditional spinning hard drives (HDDs) store data on rotating magnetic platters and use a mechanical read/write arm to access data, making them slower and more vulnerable to damage from drops or movement, but they offer large storage capacities at a lower cost per gigabyte. Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no moving parts and instead store data on flash memory chips, making them significantly faster, quieter, more durable, and energy-efficient but more expensive. 

M.2

M.2 is a compact form factor for Solid State Drives that plugs directly into a slot on the motherboard, and when using the NVMe protocol, delivers blazing-fast speeds several times quicker than a traditional SATA SSD, making it the preferred choice for modern computers where performance is a priority.

Spicy Pillow

A “spicy pillow” is a slang term used to describe a laptop battery that has become dangerously swollen or bloated due to internal chemical breakdown, causing it to puff up and potentially warp the laptop’s case. This condition that poses a serious fire and safety hazard requiring immediate battery replacement. 

 

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Password, Pirates, and Pi

This week on Battle Born Tech. UnderArmor loses 72 million customer name and email records that were later published. This joins other major leaks of personal info.

Lee with his Raspberry Pi 500 with a HMDI monitor but without sound like a TV has. Lee will need a ribbon cable to get access to his expansion port.

Annabelle has trouble getting on the internet. We discover a new router from an ISP means a new password for every device! If you have your WiFi passwords that YOU SAVED on your phone, then follow instructions at techradar here.

Art a fun pirate not a baddie, is side loading Firefox into an Android tablet to keep his tablet Google free. At least until September 2026, when Android is going to lock down Android to only registered and approved developers. 

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“I hate Bluetooth audio.” 

“They’re big on passwords.”

“Apps that reveal passwords—don’t use them!”

“Many flavors of Raspberry Pi.”

“I got a lot of boxes here.” 

“Not really friendly – FTP”

“Allow rogue programs…” 

“Higher numbers are better.”

“I hear the drums are beating” 

“Have a Neat Week.”

All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
 

 

 

BATTLE PLANS
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Doxs

The malicious practice of researching and publicly exposing a person’s private or personally identifiable information, such as their real name, address, workplace, or phone number, online without their consent, often with the intent to harass, intimidate, or harm them.

HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface is a single-cable standard that transmits both high-definition video and multi-channel audio simultaneously from a source device to a display or receiver.

SSID

Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to a wireless network.

APK

Android Package Kit is the file format used by Android to distribute and install applications, similar to how an .exe file works on Windows, and can be downloaded from sources outside the official Google Play Store.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol is a standard non-secure network protocol used to transfer files between a computer and a server over the internet.

Router

A networking device that receives your internet signal from a modem and distributes it to multiple devices either through wired ethernet connections or via Wi-Fi.

Side loading 

The process of installing an app on a device, particularly Android or newer iPhones, from outside the official app store by using a downloaded file such as an APK, bypassing the platform’s standard review and security checks.

Neat Week

“Neat” is without ICE.

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