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Starting a new list and renewing my commitment to blogging. Please join me on this journey: cwl.cc/subscribe
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Let's talk about web encryption.

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TLS/SSL and the ‘Unsafe’ Web
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December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I've been watching the discourse around Bill 60 in Ontario with great interest. Here are some thoughts about what I saw. #onpoli #housing

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Blowing a Death Whistle at Nuance: The Discourse Over Bill 60 in Ontario
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December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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On occasion I look at super-new software to see whats coming soon. Today, the small text editor in Windows called notepad is in the spotlight for its tables feature..

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A Look at Notepad 11.2510.6.0 and Tables
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November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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New post: I talk about the book Enshittification (Spoiler alert: it's great)

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Book – Enshittification
I love this book. It's so perfect for 2025. Cory Doctorow came up with the word, in 2022, to describe how all the digital services that increasingly dominated our daily lives seemed to be getting wors...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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There are so many great screenshot tools out there for Windows, and I don't often find new ones to recommend. These are best of the best.

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In Search of the Perfect Screenshot Tool on Windows
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November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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This is amazing, Thunderbird (a popular open source email client) now supports Exchange servers (365 too).

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Client Challenge
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November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Something a little different on the blog today, I talk about Ontario's shuttering of speed cameras. #onpoli

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Speed Cameras Shut Off in Ontario
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November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Seeing an uptick in what looks like an obvious scam in online marketplaces. This is occurring too often not to be suspicious. It's always an ask to deliver to an address. High value items. On Google Maps, the address is residential. Most profiles look fake. Not clear the scam, anyone seen it?
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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New Article: I test a note taking app for your phone. #review

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Testing Journelly – Notes on Your iPhone
It's not a regular occurrence for me to test an app these days. Things are far too chaotic and the time isn't always there to try out things. Journelly itself is quite simple and easy; this is what ap...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Had a chance to spend some time with this new phone and share my thoughts on it.

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The iPhone 17 Pro Max – the State of the Art
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November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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AI is Already Stealing Away My Posts and Traffic

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AI is Already Stealing Away My Posts and Traffic
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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[Enshittification] by default - security.googleblog.com/2025/10/http...
HTTPS by default
One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secu...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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When I was looking to publish my first book, it would going to be sled-published. But, then I needed to decide where to publish. Here are some thoughts: cwl.cc/2025/11/choo...
Choosing How and Where to Publish a Book
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November 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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New Article. I talk about the idea of automating installations with admin privileges: cwl.cc/2025/10/auto...
Automating Installers With Administrator Privileges
The directive was simple: Build some sort of tool that could perform an installation similar to what 'sudo' does on Linux in a limited user session. There is literally nothing like this for Windows th...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Let's take a look at migrating Windows profiles from local to Azure/Entra ID - of course, Microsoft is killing local profiles, but they're going to be out there - cwl.cc/2025/10/migr...
Migrating Profiles from Local AD to Azure/Entra AD with Profwiz – CWL
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October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Love this... evanhahn.com/scripts-i-wr...
Scripts I wrote that I use all the time
I've written a number of little scripts over the years, many of which I use every day. Here's a little collection.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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While writing a book, I spent some time thinking of whether I should write an outline or not. Here are some thoughts:

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To Write a Book Outline or Not – CWL
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October 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Accessing apps these days be like...
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Yes, Facebook suspended me, but I'm sad to report that it was not permanently - cwl.cc/2025/10/i-wa...

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I was Suspended by Facebook – CWL
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October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Oshawa's By-law 81-2020, 43-2022 and 127-2022
By-Law 103-2005 also needs to fixed. It's time for them to wake up.

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Hamilton councillors address property recording bylaw amid rise in security camera concerns
If you live in Hamilton and have a security camera on your property you may wonder what's legal given the attention the City's "fortification bylaw" has recently had.
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October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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New Apple TV about to be announced by Apple :)
October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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We need to bring back free space on web pages. When everything on a website is a clickable link, it's pollution.
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Re: Minflux feed reader. Does anyone have a config or css snippet that makes the interface compact (much like Google Reader was)? #rss
October 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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In case you didn't know already - if any of the big, faceless tech monoliths (let's face it, it's some shitty algorithm) decides your stuff is unacceptable, that's it. It won't matter what you think or if the decision is correct. #enshittification
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM