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Kevin @ CWL Inc. @cwl.cc · Nov 8
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Today, the story of how online marketplaces can go wrong. Enjoy.

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The Wrong Side of Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji
On occasion I partake in online sales. These usually take the form of Kijiji or Facebook Marketplace listings and an in-person meeting to either buy or sell an item. The vast majority of the time, thi...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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These sorts of compromises are insidious and annoying. A look at how I handled an open redirect.

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Fighting Through an Open Redirect Compromise
In mid November of 2025, a web property I manage had the distinction of being compromised. Locking this site down had been difficult because of how many had permission over the installation. Too many ...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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It's a strange issue, but this is one way to fix it:

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The Strange Case of Keyboards Locking on Windows Boot (and a Fix)
As this fellow was booting up the computer, an unusual thing started to happen: the keyboard wasn't working or initializing on boot. Not only that, but also the built-in mouse was failing. Now, if on...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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The holidays are almost here, but today I have a story of how a free program became worse.

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WhatsApp for Windows Forces a Horrible Update on Users
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December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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RustDesk Has Its Certificate Revoked and all hell breaks lose. #RemoteAccess #OpenSource

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RustDesk Has Its Certificate Revoked
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Yep
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Is the internet really dead?
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December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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New Post: Removing Archive and Tag Pages from Search Engines [How-To]

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Removing Archive and Tag Pages from Search Engines
The problem I set to tackle today related to the glut of cwl.cc page references found on search engines that were of no value outside. How was I going to remove these in the most elegant way possible?...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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New Post: Putting My Spin On the Windows 11 Local Account Bypass

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Putting My Spin On the Windows 11 Local Account Bypass
Thanks to Microsoft's relentless drive to enshittify Windows we've all been playing 'cat and mouse' with their need to force logins to Microsoft accounts when Windows first boots. Microsoft's push to ...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Choosing your book format is a crucial step.

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Choosing the Best Format for a Book Release
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December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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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Starting a new list and renewing my commitment to blogging. Please join me on this journey: cwl.cc/subscribe
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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