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by Chris Ahrweiler

Foxy Browser: A New Smart Browser

Cookie banners are annoying. They interrupt every visit. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/foxy-browser-a-new-smart-browser-b9efbc1127ea

Foxy Browser: A New Browser With Unique Security Layers

A website is no longer just one page from one server. Behind a normal-looking page, your browser may load ads, trackers, redirects, cookie scripts, CMP banners, suspicious hosts, embedded services, and background domains you never see. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/foxy-browser-a-new-browser-with-unique-security-layers-7d9a39743daf

Foxy Mail Wire: an open format for compressed & encrypted email

Internet mail still moves as MIME over IMAP and SMTP. That’s fine for delivery — bad if you want smaller messages or real end-to-end… Internet mail still moves as MIME over IMAP and SMTP. That’s fine for delivery — bad if you want smaller messages or real end-to-end privacy of the body, without locking the format inside one app. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/foxy-mail-wire-an-open-format-for-compressed-encrypted-email-f84ef6232079

Create Archives in Any Major Format on Your Mac

ZIP is easy on macOS. Right-click a file or folder, select Compress, and Finder creates a ZIP archive. That works — until ZIP is not the format you need. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/create-archives-in-any-major-format-on-your-mac-7c4a691e3b06

Understand Your Network, Not Just Its Speed

Foxy Network Diagnostic looks beyond the speed-test result to identify what may be limiting a connection. A network connection can feel slow even when the internet service itself is working correctly. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/understand-your-network-not-just-its-speed-a1f559910d93

Reading Server Logs Should Not Require a journalctl Cheat Sheet

Beaver Logs finds the relevant logs on your server and presents the latest entries in a clean Mac app. A website suddenly returns a 502 error. An SSH login fails. Fail2ban blocks an address, PHP stops processing a request, or a systemd service refuses to start. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/reading-server-logs-should-not-require-a-journalctl-cheat-sheet-2ae7945bc4c0

Turn Any iMac into an HDMI Monitor

An iMac has a large, sharp display built into it. It seems obvious that you should be able to connect another device and use the iMac like… An iMac has a large, sharp display built into it. It seems obvious that you should be able to connect another device and use the iMac like a normal monitor. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/turn-any-imac-into-an-hdmi-monitor-da2211a69ec9

ZST-Dateien auf dem Mac öffnen — ohne Terminal

Beim Download einer Software, eines Backups oder eines größeren Datenpakets taucht plötzlich eine Datei mit der Endung `.zst` oder… Beim Download einer Software, eines Backups oder eines größeren Datenpakets taucht plötzlich eine Datei mit der Endung `.zst` oder `.tar.zst` auf. Ein Doppelklick auf dem Mac hilft jedoch häufig nicht weiter: macOS kann das Format nicht von Haus aus entpacken. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/zst-dateien-auf-dem-mac-%C3%B6ffnen-ohne-terminal-56657ff9b391

The first mail client with built-in compression and encryption.

The first mail client with built-in compression and encryption. https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/the-first-mail-client-with-built-in-compression-and-encryption-6a8dcbc7c375

Compression and Encryption — Built Into Email

Foxy Mail automatically compresses and encrypts messages — without asking users to understand either technology Foxy Mail automatically compresses and encrypts messages — without asking users to understand either technology https://medium.com/@chris.ahrweiler/compression-and-encryption-built-into-email-a3e71e306385

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