Things I build, break, fix, and write about

25 April 2026
Security Advisory – 24 Apr 2026

Daily security advisory summary for 24 Apr 2026

24 April 2026
Network segmentation through VLAN, DNS and firewall strategy

A proper network blueprint is mostly unglamorous discipline, VLANs with a job, DNS that stays in its lane, firewall rules that mean something, and...

24 April 2026
Security Advisory – 23 Apr 2026

Daily security advisory summary for 23 Apr 2026

23 April 2026
Safe methods for Copilot removal across Windows applications

Windows has a habit of putting Copilot back after updates, so I check policy first, then the package itself. If you need to remove Microsoft Copilot...

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