Instead of globally whitelisting via noscript, you can open RequestPolicy preferences and create a narrow rule in the Origins-To-Destinations pref...
I've never seen a grub2 prompt which asked for a username; I didn't even know that (feature) was possible. (it is possible. I just now checked...
Well, in newer versions of the popular "web browsers"... ServiceWorkerMessageEvent...
You didn't specify which web browser you're using, but Chrome is a safe guess, eh. Regardless which you're using, if you've taken the bait and...
WTF is "Privowny"? Yeah, typo for privoxy... but more than that, it's an indication of the (lack of) competence of the TechnownogyReview staff....
Did you apply the pref I cited? You applied that pref and it failed to suppress the undesired behavior? If so, the only thing I can suggest is...
@amarildojr type about:config in browser urlbar then search for preference name "browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser" set the value for this...
I think there is no news here. In the article you linked, telegraph.co.uk is playing at sensationalistic attention whoring. A respectable...
These cover what you trying to accomplish (set grub timout and set grub default menu entry):...
In my test results, "application/pdf" == nul, and "application/vnd.adobe.pdfxml" is entirely absent from the table. MimeTypes detected by...
TWB, using your test page, when I mark a given plugin "Never Activate" it is no longer detected by the "Plugins detected by enumeration:"...
What led you believe "whole capacity" is exposed? AFAICT, it is not. Why does Firefox preferences}}Applications tab exist? Because the browser...
here you can read the full list of mimtypes known by firefox (as of ff v38): https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/netwerk/mime/nsMimeTypes.h
quax, if you wireshark the traffic generated during the file upload, I expect you'll find that nothing surprising (related to VM guest/host) is...
Across version releases, I have repeatedly test-driven porteus. I've never bothered to testdrive "justbrowsing". Hands-down, I prefer antix. In...
To accommodate a range of hardware, many distros ship a kernel containing LOTS of drivers. For small, you might try TinyCore linux distro...
The representation in the "sorry-2" blog post, how does it compare to "necessary permissions"? Can you restrict/withhold certain permissions from...
I agree about keeping a backup copy. Still, you might be interested in trying this:...
Yes, intentionally harsh ~~ ala "tough love". While drafting that I did self-censor (changed "lazy / quickfix approach" to just "quickfix") but...
Holysmoke, a comparatively better (more comprehensive) list was recently provided here @post #32 ---v...
Well, read it RIGHT HERE: I my experience, AOMEI Backupper has been very fast when imaging an SSD system drive. Win7Pro, approx 31GB Backupper...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/07/update_firefox_to_foil_russian_filestealing_vuln_exploit/ "Danger, Will Robinson! Gotta stay safe. Update...
Thanks for sharing your suggested prefs list, Slink. FYI, setting these false (as tested on ff31esr) disables the forward/back navigation in...
Seems reasonable, predictable, that a repurposed prefs file would be unusable unless you search/replaced path-related strings, ESPECIALLY the...
I took the linkbait and followed through to https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/SIMP github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/SIMP "Much ado about...
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