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How to fix Windows 10 bootrec /fixboot ‘access is denied’

28th July 201925th March 2019 by Mark

If you’re getting the ‘access is denied’ error when trying to fix your master boot record (MBR), this fix will have you going in a few minutes.

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Categories WHTG

Google appears good at ignoring canonical tags on non-equivalent pages

20th March 201920th March 2019 by Mark
Canonical dummy

TL;DR SEO test

I created two key phrase unique pages and tested if I could get one to rank for the other by using the canonical tag. Google completely ignored it.

Read moreGoogle appears good at ignoring canonical tags on non-equivalent pages

Categories SEO

How to bulk delete Twitter likes instantly through Chrome

7th April 202026th February 2019 by Mark

You can quickly and easily delete all of your Twitter likes through Google Chrome, without having to use an app.

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Categories WHTG

Svertorobotingle – PHASE ONE of indexing (no javascript)

25th September 201928th January 2019 by Mark
Svertorobotingle - SEO indexing test

TL;DR SEO test

New pages can appear almost instantly in Google SERPs for keyword searches. It appears it takes longer for Google Search Console to report these pages as indexed and that operators such as site: info: and cache: do not work immediately.

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Catan Universe: Friend online but can’t join or invite to game fix

31st March 201926th September 2018 by Mark

I recently had an issue with the phone app version of the Settlers of Catan game, Catan Universe. My friend and I could see each other online but could not join each other’s games.

Read moreCatan Universe: Friend online but can’t join or invite to game fix

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I checked 106,852 email addresses and 19.8% were compromised

17th January 202112th September 2018 by Mark
Padlock castle

Over the period of two years, I checked 106,852 email addresses that were contained in public tweets against known lists of compromised credentials. The results showed almost 20% were compromised.

Read moreI checked 106,852 email addresses and 19.8% were compromised

Categories Bots, Infosec

Why tvlicensing.co.uk are processing millions of customers’ data insecurely

25th October 20185th September 2018 by Mark
TV license not secure

Despite the claims on their website, tvlicensing.co.uk are sending personally identifiable information and bank details in plain, unencrypted text.

Read moreWhy tvlicensing.co.uk are processing millions of customers’ data insecurely

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