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A folder and activity log illustrate Controlled Folder Access audit mode, which logs activity without blocking it.

Audit Controlled Folder Access Before Enabling It on Windows 11

See which everyday apps might be affected before turning on Microsoft Defender’s Controlled Folder Access.

Illustration of a folder backed up to a tar archive and restored to a separate folder.

Test Your Backup Before You Need It: A Python Restore Drill

Agarhouse: AI training, your choice. A webpage branches into separate training and search controls, illustrating a coming shared preference.

Google and Bing plan a shared AI-training opt-out. Website owners still need a plan.

Agarhouse cover titled “Peer Pressure on Xbox 360,” with an abstract console, NAND chip and hard drive connected by circuit lines on a dark teal panel.

Peer Pressure on Xbox 360

Agarhouse premium tutorial cover: “Back Up SQLite. Prove the Restore.” Mint database cylinders and a recovery arrow with a check mark appear on dark teal beside the ivory headline panel.

Back Up SQLite and Prove You Can Restore It

Agarhouse cover: “What’s Listening on Your Linux PC?” beside mint line art of a computer running ss and three local app-to-socket connections on dark teal.

What’s Listening on Your Linux PC? Check Local Ports with ss

Agarhouse cover reading “What’s Filling Your Linux Disk?” with a disk drive and three folders beside bars showing different amounts of storage used.

Find What’s Filling Your Linux Disk Without Deleting Files

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Agarhouse: AI training, your choice. A webpage branches into separate training and search controls, illustrating a coming shared preference.

Google and Bing plan a shared AI-training opt-out. Website owners still need a plan.

A shared AI-training preference could simplify website settings. Provider-specific rules and Bing’s coming transition still need a closer look.

Agarhouse cover titled “Chrome’s New HTTP Warning,” with a mint browser outline showing an HTTP address and warning triangle, plus an arrow from HTTP to HTTPS.

Chrome Now Warns Before Opening HTTP Sites

PHP2Shell: What website owners need to know, with a mint-colored shield and server illustration.

PHP2Shell Flaws Put Web Servers at Risk

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Keep playing after the servers stop — Game ownership, offline play, and a proposed US law

A game ownership proposal takes aim at server shutdowns. Your purchases haven't changed yet.

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Spyware without a click — Targeted ads, tracking and the case for blocking both

Spyware delivered through ads makes 'don't click' incomplete advice

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Check the email gateway — Cisco SEG: update the scanner and review for compromise

Cisco's email gateway is under attack. Check the scanner update, then check for compromise.

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Python 3.15
UTF-8 by default — Check older text files before upgrading your scripts

Python 3.15 defaults to UTF-8. Check your older text files before upgrading.

Cybersecurity

A folder and activity log illustrate Controlled Folder Access audit mode, which logs activity without blocking it.

Audit Controlled Folder Access Before Enabling It on Windows 11

See which everyday apps might be affected before turning on Microsoft Defender’s Controlled Folder Access.

Agarhouse cover: “What’s Listening on Your Linux PC?” beside mint line art of a computer running ss and three local app-to-socket connections on dark teal.

What’s Listening on Your Linux PC? Check Local Ports with ss

Agarhouse cover titled “Chrome’s New HTTP Warning,” with a mint browser outline showing an HTTP address and warning triangle, plus an arrow from HTTP to HTTPS.

Chrome Now Warns Before Opening HTTP Sites

PHP2Shell: What website owners need to know, with a mint-colored shield and server illustration.

PHP2Shell Flaws Put Web Servers at Risk

Agarhouse cover reading Verify downloads with SHA-256 beside an outlined download file and magnifying glass over hash patterns.

Check a Download Before You Run It: Verify Its SHA-256 Hash

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Spyware without a click — Targeted ads, tracking and the case for blocking both

Spyware delivered through ads makes 'don't click' incomplete advice

Original Agarhouse editorial illustration: Check the email gateway — Cisco SEG: update the scanner and review for compromise

Cisco's email gateway is under attack. Check the scanner update, then check for compromise.

Tutorial

A folder and activity log illustrate Controlled Folder Access audit mode, which logs activity without blocking it.

Audit Controlled Folder Access Before Enabling It on Windows 11

See which everyday apps might be affected before turning on Microsoft Defender’s Controlled Folder Access.

Illustration of a folder backed up to a tar archive and restored to a separate folder.

Test Your Backup Before You Need It: A Python Restore Drill

Agarhouse cover titled “Peer Pressure on Xbox 360,” with an abstract console, NAND chip and hard drive connected by circuit lines on a dark teal panel.

Peer Pressure on Xbox 360

Agarhouse premium tutorial cover: “Back Up SQLite. Prove the Restore.” Mint database cylinders and a recovery arrow with a check mark appear on dark teal beside the ivory headline panel.

Back Up SQLite and Prove You Can Restore It

Agarhouse cover: “What’s Listening on Your Linux PC?” beside mint line art of a computer running ss and three local app-to-socket connections on dark teal.

What’s Listening on Your Linux PC? Check Local Ports with ss

Agarhouse cover reading “What’s Filling Your Linux Disk?” with a disk drive and three folders beside bars showing different amounts of storage used.

Find What’s Filling Your Linux Disk Without Deleting Files

Agarhouse cover reading Verify downloads with SHA-256 beside an outlined download file and magnifying glass over hash patterns.

Check a Download Before You Run It: Verify Its SHA-256 Hash

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Google and Bing plan a shared AI-training opt-out. Website owners still need a plan.

Peer Pressure on Xbox 360

Chrome Now Warns Before Opening HTTP Sites

A game ownership proposal takes aim at server shutdowns. Your purchases haven't changed yet.

Google Play is opening a private home for your AI-built Android apps

Software Development

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Test Your Backup Before You Need It: A Python Restore Drill

Back Up SQLite and Prove You Can Restore It

Find What’s Filling Your Linux Disk Without Deleting Files

Find Duplicate Files with Python Without Deleting Anything

A game ownership proposal takes aim at server shutdowns. Your purchases haven't changed yet.

Privacy

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Google and Bing plan a shared AI-training opt-out. Website owners still need a plan.

Chrome Now Warns Before Opening HTTP Sites

Spyware delivered through ads makes 'don't click' incomplete advice

Google Play is opening a private home for your AI-built Android apps

Meta's Muse Wonder wants to remember you. Check what you can control.