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Tap, Talk, & Transfer

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Tap, Talk, & Transfer

This week on Battle Born Tech. We warn about the cpanel / WHM vulnerability and warns that Microsoft Edge (alone among the browsers) stores all your passwords in plain text in memory and the seasonal scam of World Cup fake tickets (tickets only in the app, not a screenshot!) and special USA VISAs that do not exist. We welcome callers Char, Bruce, and Dee.

Char learns some computer addition as she struggles add easy web page access. We help her with mouse target practice to click on the key URL icon in the title bar of the web browser and join in the hunt in the bowels of Windows for icon pictures.

Bruce, makes a tough call on his Samsung Galaxy Tab A11. SOME can connect to the internet via cellular, but only a specific variant with cellular capabilities. The Tab A11 is available in both Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi+LTE and 5G models, so cellular connectivity depends on which version you have. (Hint: check for SIM slot, or if you have a 5G model, Settings | Connection | SIM manger for eSim )

Dee, learns origami to move her data into a foldable phone using Samsung Smart Switch.

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“They are proven to be long lasting.” 

“I don’t want to get TOO much into your business.”

“Things are easy when you know how to do them.”

“They don’t make that easy.”

“I certainly will be returning it.” 

“Updates…shouldn’t be a text link or email, those might be scams.”

“That’s a better phone that I got” 

“Don’t leave this on table and walk away.”

“Weird security system: have an old phone.” 

“The old phone may suddenly stop working—don’t freak.”

“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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Notebook Cellular Cards 

A small hardware card you install inside (or plug into) a laptop that lets it connect to a cell phone network for internet access, just like a phone does, without needing Wi-Fi.

URL 

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the full web address you type into a browser, like https://www.battleborn.tech, that tells your computer exactly where to find a page on the internet.

Shiny Hunters

A notorious hacking group responsible for stealing and selling massive amounts of customer data from major companies using social engineering, (tricking users into give them access) most recently the Canvas school attack.

Canvas Hack 

In early May 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters breached Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, stealing 3.5 terabytes of data including names, emails, student IDs, and private messages, then threatened to release it all unless ransoms were paid. This disrupted classrooms at nearly 9,000 schools worldwide right in the middle of finals season.

Cpanel  

A popular web-based control panel that lets website owners manage their hosting account covering things like email, files, databases, and domains through a visual dashboard instead of typing commands.

WHM  

Web Host Manager is an admin-level control panel that sits above cPanel, used by web hosting companies or server administrators to manage multiple cPanel accounts and entire servers at once.

eSIM  

A built-in digital SIM card permanently inside your phone or device that lets you activate a carrier plan electronically, eliminating the need for a physical SIM card you can swap in and out.

Hot-Spot 

A feature on your smartphone that shares its cellular internet connection with other devices, like your laptop or tablet, turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi router.

Jailbreak 

The process of removing the manufacturer’s built-in software restrictions on a phone, giving the user full control to install unauthorized apps or make changes Apple or Android normally wouldn’t allow.

Provision

When a mobile service provider (carrier) remotely configures and activates the correct network settings on your device so it can access their data, voice, or messaging services — essentially the carrier “turning on”  your service.

QR Code

A scannable square barcode made up of black and white dots that your phone’s camera can instantly read to open a website, share contact info, or trigger an action, without having to type anything.

Carrier

A carrier is the company — like Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile — that owns and operates the cellular network infrastructure and sells you the phone plan that connects your device to their towers for calls, texts, and data.

IMEI

A unique 15-digit serial number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) permanently assigned to every cell phone that identifies the specific device on a network. Carriers use it to activate or block stolen phones.

Palm Pilot

A pioneering handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) from the late 1990s and early 2000s that let users keep contacts, calendars, and notes in their pocket. Palm Pilots were essentially a grandfather of today’s smartphones, before phones could do any of that.

 

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Trash Bubbles

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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.
 

 

 

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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.

We are in the studio Saturdays 9 am to 11 am Pacific. Call direct to studio then or anytime at 775-241-3571 and set up a time to battle your tech!
 

“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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Driving MS Dizzy

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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

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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. 

We are in the studio Saturdays 9 am to 11 am Pacific. Call direct to studio then or anytime at 775-241-3571 and set up a time to battle your tech!
 

“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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Passwords, Pirates, Pi

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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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A Host with No Backup

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A Host with No Backup

This week on Battle Born Tech we don’t have Linux Lee who was featured over the break. Joe’s hair on the fire is the old bug-a-boo interpreters gone wild! This one is code execution hidden in MMS text service in your phone messaging. Use RCS instead if your carrier supports it.

Nancy finds out how to leave a Zoom meeting she is a host and keep the meeting going with someone NOT on the Zoom account.

Charlie struggles with getting Windows 11 taskbar back up on the side of his monitor. There are third party programs to modify the task bar position but there is a warning it is NOT supported by official Windows API.

Kirk has a sad story about a death of a hard drive, leaving no heirs. We help him through the stages of grief for his dead hard drive. Let this be a cautionary tale for Backup: different locations, different media is mentioned. 

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“I Zoom a couple times a week.” 

“On your way out…it gets pretty pouting”

“It’s like a church job…unless you find your successor…you can’t leave”

“Best Used By Date for Tech Advice.”

“I guess it makes a little bit of sense.” 

“Microsoft said: No!”

“Find yourself on the wrong end of an update.” 

“Accidental Technology.”

“Cloud: Other People’s Computers” 

“The dust is the only thing that keeps it running”

“Hammers are always good.” 

“Backup! Backup! Backup!”

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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SMS

Short Message Service is a text messaging standard that allows users to send and receive plain text messages of up to 160 characters over cellular networks.

MMS

Multimedia Messaging Service is a standard for sending messages that include multimedia content such as images, audio, video, and longer text over cellular networks, extending the capabilities of traditional SMS.

RCS

Rich Communication Services is a messaging protocol that upgrades traditional SMS by enabling features like high-resolution media sharing, read receipts, typing indicators, and group chats directly through a device’s native messaging app.

API 

An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate and share data with each other.

Cloud 

The cloud refers to a network of remote servers hosted on the internet that store, manage, and process data, allowing users to access computing resources and services from anywhere rather than relying on local hardware. Sometimes used to generically refer to the internet.

3-2-1 Backup 

The 3-2-1 backup rule is a data protection strategy that recommends keeping three copies of your data, stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept offsite to protect against hardware failure, disasters, or other data loss.

 

Carson City Linux User Group – Meeting third Saturdays at ComputerCorps in Carson City – carsoncitylinux.org
 

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