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CEOTECH.IT<p>Chromecast: anche quelli ripristinati tornano a funzionare<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aggiornamenti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aggiornamenti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chromecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chromecast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dongle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Errore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Errore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleHome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NonFunziona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFunziona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notizie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notizie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Novit%C3%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Novità</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Problema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Problema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Risolto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Risolto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soluzione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soluzione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tecnologia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ceotech.it/chromecast-anche-quelli-ripristinati-tornano-a-funzionare/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ceotech.it/chromecast-anche-qu</span><span class="invisible">elli-ripristinati-tornano-a-funzionare/</span></a></p>
CEOTECH.IT<p>Chromecast (2a Gen/Audio): problema risolto (Aggiornamento)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aggiornamenti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aggiornamenti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chromecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chromecast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Correzione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Correzione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dongle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Errore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Errore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NonFunziona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFunziona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notizie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notizie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Novit%C3%A0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Novità</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Problema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Problema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soluzione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soluzione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tecnologia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ceotech.it/chromecast-2a-gen-audio-problema-risolto-aggiornamento/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ceotech.it/chromecast-2a-gen-a</span><span class="invisible">udio-problema-risolto-aggiornamento/</span></a></p>
CEOTECH.IT<p>Chromecast: Google conferma il problema, fix in arrivo<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aggiornamento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aggiornamento</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Certificati" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Certificati</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chromecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chromecast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conferma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conferma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dongle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Errore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Errore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleHome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NonFunziona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFunziona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notizie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notizie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Problema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Problema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soluzione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soluzione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tecnologia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ceotech.it/chromecast-google-conferma-il-problema-fix-in-arrivo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ceotech.it/chromecast-google-c</span><span class="invisible">onferma-il-problema-fix-in-arrivo/</span></a></p>
Olly 👾<p>Doom runs on an Apple Lightning to HDMI Dongle.</p><p>A developer could hack into the Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle and run Doom directly on the accessory. The Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter features a custom Samsung SoC with a 400MHz ARM Cortex-A5 core and 256 MiB of DRAM.</p><p><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/04/doom-apple-lightning-hdmi-adapter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macrumors.com/2025/02/04/doom-</span><span class="invisible">apple-lightning-hdmi-adapter/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doom</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/hdmi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hdmi</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arm</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​<p>Sigh, my town enveloped by more thunderstorms atm, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BoM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoM</span></a> radar ugly with lotsa red &amp; black, ergo, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> unplugged again. Damn t/s won't move away, so modem off for longhaul, oh noes, how do i do my interwebzing &amp; browserising now, woe is me, alack alas. </p><p>Oh, wait a tick, that loathsome fruity mobile phone can do mobile wifi hotspotting... never tried this before [only usb tethering, on previous androids]. Where's my cheapo USB wifi <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a>? Ah, here it is, bung it into pooter usb slot. Now, where's the wifi <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hotspot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotspot</span></a> stuff on the fruit fone? Ah, here it is. </p><p><em>Click buzz whirr</em> ... oh yay, it works, online again. 💃</p><p>Hahahaha thunderstorm -- suck some vegan eggs! 😜</p>
DingusMacDongle<p>Hello everyone! After getting some things together, I have finally been able to get my schedule set up! I rounded up some money to get some things together, I set up a streaming schedule on my Website! </p><p><a href="https://dingusmacdongle.live" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dingusmacdongle.live</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The next stream will be on Saturday Feb 8th from 11 am to 2 pm Central Standard time.<br>The VODs will be uploaded to my channel on YouTube after. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stream</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/steamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steamer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Owncast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Owncast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schedule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schedule</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scheduling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scheduling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dingus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dingus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centraltime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centraltime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mask</span></a></p>
IrishMASMS<p>I fell into the "pl2303hxa phased out since 2012" issue today</p><p>I needed to access two <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Fortinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortinet</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/FG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FG</span></a>-80C devices (to confirm they worked, ensure they had the default UID/password and configs, etc)</p><p>So I grabbed the trusty no named <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serial</span></a> to <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/serial2usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serial2usb</span></a> dongle and a <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/cisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cisco</span></a> labeled crossover </p><p>Went to use my <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpad</span></a> running <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/win11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>win11</span></a> and after updating the drivers using Windows update received the dreaded "pl2303hxa phased out since 2012, please contact your supplier" message - and would not tell you what <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/COM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COM</span></a> port was configured. </p><p>Well, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WTF</span></a> ?!?</p><p>Some further research has two theories on the motives by <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Prolific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prolific</span></a> (the makers of the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/chipset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chipset</span></a> used in the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> ) <br>1) Prolific wants to sell more hardware. Which, go <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DIAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIAF</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Prolific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prolific</span></a>, nice way to backdate planned obsolescence <br>2) Seems a ton of fake, cheap dongles use a fake chipset based on Prolific's design. Prolific released a driver that identifies these cables, and will not allow the use of their driver for these fake dongles. </p><p>Again, go <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DIAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIAF</span></a> Prolific. I can relate to the issues involved here, but go after the fakes not your customer base. I have no idea how long this dongle has been in my toolbox, or where it came from - and I'm certainly not going to throw away a perfectly good dongle. </p><p>There is a solution, follow along on this <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/github" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>github</span></a> page and install their driver from 2008 that does not conduct this chipset check. All will work fine. <br><a href="https://github.com/polachp/pl2303-legacy-w11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/polachp/pl2303-lega</span><span class="invisible">cy-w11</span></a></p><p>This has a great walk through with <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/screenshots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenshots</span></a> : <br><a href="https://indiaoncloud.com/prolific-pl2303-phased-out-since-2012-please-contact-your-supplier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indiaoncloud.com/prolific-pl23</span><span class="invisible">03-phased-out-since-2012-please-contact-your-supplier/</span></a></p><p>This person did an amazing analysis on the actual code:<br><a href="https://misc.daniel-marschall.de/patches/prolific_drivers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">misc.daniel-marschall.de/patch</span><span class="invisible">es/prolific_drivers/</span></a></p><p>Other References:<br><a href="https://haprofs.com/pl2303hxa-phased-out-since-2012-please-contact-your-supplier-solved/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">haprofs.com/pl2303hxa-phased-o</span><span class="invisible">ut-since-2012-please-contact-your-supplier-solved/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://saptaji.com/2024/01/19/usb-to-serial-pl2303hxa-phased-out-since-2012-solution-in-window-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">saptaji.com/2024/01/19/usb-to-</span><span class="invisible">serial-pl2303hxa-phased-out-since-2012-solution-in-window-11/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networking</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/firewall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firewall</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/FortiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortiOS</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputint</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagecomputalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputalk</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vintagehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagehardware</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computerHistory</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputers</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/WallOfRetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallOfRetro</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroTech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroTechnology</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nerdsOfVintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerdsOfVintage</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/happyNerding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happyNerding</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>We were robbed.</p><p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lenovo</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Junk Box Build Helps Hams with SDR - SDRs have been a game changer for radio hobbyists, but for ham radio applications,... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/11/20/__trashed-24/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/11/20/__tras</span><span class="invisible">hed-24/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/highpassfilter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highpassfilter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/selectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selectivity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/seriestuned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seriestuned</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lcfilter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lcfilter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateur</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rtl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rtl</span></a>-sdr <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ham</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdr</span></a></p>
Martin Vogel<p>Die seit Jahrzehnten in so manch kleinem Ingenieurbüro gelebte Praxis, teure Fachsoftware auf dunklen Kanälen billiger zu besorgen, ist bei der heutigen Kontaktfreudigkeit der Softwareprodukte eine noch schlechtere Idee geworden. Jetzt geht <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Allplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allplan</span></a> gegen die von seiner <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a>-Software verpetzten User vor.<br><a href="https://www.anwalt.de/rechtstipps/november-2024-allplan-deutschland-gmbh-abmahnung-wegen-unlizenzierter-cad-software-durch-kanzlei-frommer-rechtsanwaelte-230447.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">anwalt.de/rechtstipps/november</span><span class="invisible">-2024-allplan-deutschland-gmbh-abmahnung-wegen-unlizenzierter-cad-software-durch-kanzlei-frommer-rechtsanwaelte-230447.html</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Abmahnung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abmahnung</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Raubkopie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Raubkopie</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Crack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crack</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dongle</span></a></p>
James Bartlett :terminal:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/breadsmasher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>breadsmasher</span></a></span> <br>Great question! "Need" probably isn't the right word. "Strongly desire" or "greatly prefer" would more accurate.</p><p>The reason is that I have lots of different devices with different port types. Some of my newer devices only have USB-C ports, while my older devices only have USB-A ports, and I'd really like to have just "one key to rule them all," so to speak.</p><p>I know that I could buy a little USB-A/C adapter dongle and keep that on the same keychain with the MFA key, but that introduces a degree of fragility that I'd prefer to avoid if possible. </p><p>That being said, if I found a hardware MFA key with all of the features I listed except for USB-C, then I'd happily accept the dongle compromise, because most of my devices (even the old ones) support Bluetooth, so I'd still have that as a backup option in case the dongle fails.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MFA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/2FA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2FA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fido</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fido2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fido2</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fido3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fido3</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFC</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBc</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USBa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBa</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Biometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometric</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Fingerprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fingerprint</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/YubiCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YubiCo</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/YubiKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YubiKey</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p><strong>DigiPort is a Raspberry Pi-powered HDMI stick that turns any TV into a PC for retro gaming, video streaming, and more (crowdfunding)</strong></p><p>Raspberry Pi is known for making small, low-power single-board computers. But you typically have to connect them to a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and other peripherals using cables or wireless connections.</p><p>The&nbsp;DigiPort removes at least one of those cables. It’s basically a PC-on-a-stick that’s designed to plug directly into the HDMI port of a TV. It launched this week via a Kickstarter […]</p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/?p=172331" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://liliputing.com/?p=172331</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/cm4/" target="_blank">#cm4</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/crowdfunding/" target="_blank">#crowdfunding</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/digiport/" target="_blank">#digiport</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/dongle/" target="_blank">#dongle</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/hdmi-stick/" target="_blank">#hdmiStick</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/raspberry-pi/" target="_blank">#raspberryPi</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/raspberry-pi-cm4/" target="_blank">#raspberryPiCm4</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/raspberry-pi-computer-module/" target="_blank">#raspberryPiComputerModule</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/tv-stick/" target="_blank">#tvStick</a></p>
selfhosting.couchsurfing<p>my friend found a gooseneck style USB extender cable for my uplink <a href="https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> and now internet speeds are faster</p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>USB Dongle Brings Python-Controlled GPIO to the Desktop <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-dongle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-do</span><span class="invisible">ngle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Microcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microcontrollers</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/arduinonano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arduinonano</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/gpio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gpio</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a></p>
IT News<p>USB Dongle Brings Python-Controlled GPIO to the Desktop - Microcontroller dev boards are wonderfully useful items, in testament to which mos... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-dongle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/06/05/usb-do</span><span class="invisible">ngle-brings-python-controlled-gpio-to-the-desktop/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microcontrollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microcontrollers</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/arduinonano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arduinonano</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gpio</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Microsoft Killed My Favorite Keyboard, And I’m Mad About It <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/16/microsoft-killed-my-favorite-keyboard-and-im-mad-about-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/16/micros</span><span class="invisible">oft-killed-my-favorite-keyboard-and-im-mad-about-it/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PeripheralsHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeripheralsHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/replacable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>replacable</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Featured</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/logitech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logitech</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rants</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rant</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Microsoft Killed My Favorite Keyboard, And I’m Mad About It - As a professional writer, I rack up thousands of words a day. Too many in fact, to... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/16/microsoft-killed-my-favorite-keyboard-and-im-mad-about-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/16/micros</span><span class="invisible">oft-killed-my-favorite-keyboard-and-im-mad-about-it/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peripheralshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peripheralshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/replacable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>replacable</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/logitech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logitech</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rants</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>OSHW Framework Laptop Expansion Hides Dongles <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/04/01/oshw-framework-laptop-expansion-hides-dongles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/04/01/oshw-f</span><span class="invisible">ramework-laptop-expansion-hides-dongles/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PeripheralsHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeripheralsHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Frameworklaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frameworklaptop</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/expansioncard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expansioncard</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>framework</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/USBhub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBhub</span></a></p>
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