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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 “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

See which sockets are waiting on your Linux PC with a read-only ss check. Learn what local addresses and process details can tell you, and what they cannot.

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

Start with your home directory and use df, du, and sort to find large files and folders without deleting anything.

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

Chrome's HTTP warning is now a default protection. Here's what changes for visitors, why some sites are exempt and what website owners should check.

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

PHP2Shell Flaws Put Web Servers at Risk

PHP2Shell affects PHP itself, not just WordPress. Here are the fixed versions, the latest follow-up warning, and what the evidence says about attacks.

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

Check a download’s SHA-256 hash on Windows, macOS or Linux, understand what a match means, and know when to stop.

Agarhouse cover reading Find duplicate files with Python and Compare file contents. Delete nothing, beside two outlined documents and a magnifying glass.

Find Duplicate Files with Python Without Deleting Anything

Build a read-only Python duplicate-file finder, test it on a small practice folder, and learn how size checks and SHA-256 help identify matching files.

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.

The proposed Power To The Players Act would require offline play before servers close. For now, check what a game needs to keep working before you buy it.

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

Citizen Lab traced spyware attacks to targeted ads that needed no click. What the evidence shows, and which privacy measures can reduce your exposure.

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.

Cisco has fixed an actively exploited email gateway flaw. A scanner update can close the hole without a restart, but suspected compromise needs a separate response.

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.

Python's new default makes text handling more consistent across platforms. Older Windows exports still need the right encoding, so test them before moving your scripts.

Original Agarhouse illustration of a private app distribution network, with the text Your app. Your private library.

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

Google is making personal Android apps easier to install. Start with a small project, check where its data goes, and don't mistake private distribution for a safety review.