Choosing an antivirus today is less about flashy features and more about trust, performance, and how much it gets in your way. Two names come up again and again when people talk about serious protection: Kaspersky and Bitdefender.
Both are well-known, both score highly in independent tests, and both have been around long enough to prove they are not experiments. Still, they feel very different when you actually use them.
[mai mult...]On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows 10. That means no more feature updates, bug fixes, or security patches — unless you enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The ESU gives you one extra year of security updates, extending protection until October 13, 2026.
If you’re not ready to move to Windows 11 yet, here’s how to qualify and sign up.
[mai mult...]Commercial PDF editors often require recurring subscriptions and send files to third‑party servers. Many people become frustrated with the high cost of these tools and are wary of uploading private documents to remote services. This frustration led me to run a PDF editor on a local server. Hosting the editor yourself gives you full control over your data and eliminates ads or feature gates that plague many free offerings.
[mai mult...]If you’ve ever tried to access your homelab, NAS, or Proxmox server remotely, you’ve probably gone down the classic road: open a port on your router, pray to the NAT gods, and hope your ISP hasn’t slapped a CG-NAT on you.
Then there’s the security headache: exposed ports = exposed services = exposed vulnerabilities. And don’t get me started on managing dynamic IPs, firewalls, and all that jazz. But what if you could securely access your stuff from anywhere — no port forwarding, no VPN setup, no headaches?
[mai mult...]After testing and using Wordfence Security on multiple WordPress websites (personal projects), I’m confident in recommending it as a reliable, comprehensive security plugin. It provides strong out-of-the-box protection, an intuitive interface, and real-time insights into threats — all without requiring deep technical knowledge.
I will outline the plugin’s core functionality, highlights from expert sources, and setup experience, to help determine its fit for future WordPress deployments across internal or client-facing sites.
[mai mult...]If you’ve ever tried to extract or move files in Windows and been met with the error message “Destination Path Too Long,” you’re not alone. This is a common issue caused by limitations in the Windows operating system regarding the total length of file paths.
