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While Apple technically calls it "iPhone IMEI database whitelisting," it's better known around the web as a factory unlock--a process that allows your iPhone to be used on any carrier's network. Unlike a jailbreak unlock, a factory unlock stays with the phone even if you upgrade iOS, wipe the phone, etc. It saves you from the hassles associated with jailbreaking. Apple makes it clear that your mobile phone carrier is the only one that can officially unlock your iPhone. Therefore, sites offering third-party iphone unlock services are fraudulent "businesses" by definition. Like any black market, the risk of getting scammed is beyond sky high--it's virtually guaranteed. Here are some thoughts if you are pondering the dark path of rogue unlock services.
Read more: How to Spot an iPhone Unlock Scam
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I offer some tips on distinguishing lawful online businesses from dishonest ones.
Read more: How to Spot a Fraudulent Online Business
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What follows is an outline I compiled while researching how to tighten security on a Nginx web server.
NOTE 1: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was used for this.
NOTE 2: This is a continuation of this article: Joomla Running on Nginx and Ubuntu Server - Setting Up
Read more: Joomla Running on Nginx and Ubuntu Server - Securing
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The Roku media player has Google's free public DNS (8.8.8.8) hard-coded into it. This is great for DNS redundancy, but totally sucks if you use an unblock service to watch Netflix abroad (see this: How to Watch Netflix in Japan). From time to time my Roku would insist on using Google's DNS, so Netflix would no longer work properly. Boooo! There are 2 comparable ways to fix this:
Read more: Roku - Blocking Hard-Coded DNS
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What follows is an outline I compiled while building an Ubuntu server for running the Joomla CMS on the Nginx web server.
NOTE: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was used for this.
Read more: Joomla Running on Nginx and Ubuntu Server - Setting Up
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I spent some time researching top-rated, but free antivirus security software for both Mac and Windows. There are far more free antivirus software solutions out there than listed here--I focused solely on those receiving positive reviews from respectable sites and/or testing labs. I also tried to limit the search to those offering both Mac and Windows versions.
This hunt was sparked by a personal incident where malware slipped past my AV software defenses. For obvious reasons that software did NOT make the cut. I needed to find something better, so the hunt began. Here's the list I compiled along with my snap impressions.
Read more: The Hunt for the Ultimate Free Antivirus Software