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Email Tracking Links are the Worst

Use HTTPS for all inbound links, especially those sent in email.

Troubleshooting Windows 10 Bluescreens

I recently bought a Dell XPS 8900 desktop system with Windows 10. It ran okay for a while, but after enabling Hyper-V, every few minutes the system would freeze for a few seconds and then reboot with no explanation. Looking at the Event Viewer’s Windows Logs > System revealed that the system had bugchecked (blueContinue reading “Troubleshooting Windows 10 Bluescreens”

WordPress.com bug post

This post demonstrates a bug in WordPress. Ignore it. This isn’t a real domain. Don’t hyperlink it because I explicitly did not use an A tag here https://eric-lawrence-wrote-this.com okay This isn’t a real domain. Don’t hyperlink it because I explicitly did not use an A tag here https://eric–lawrence-wrote-this.com okay

File the Bug

Two experiences this week reminded me of a very important principle for improving the quality of software… if you see something, say something. And the best way to do that is to file a bug. Something Weird? File a bug! The first case was last Thursday, when a user filed a bug in Chrome’s trackerContinue reading “File the Bug”

Using Fiddler With iOS 10 and Android 7

If you’ve tried to use Fiddler with iOS10 beta or Android 7 Nougat, you have probably found that HTTPS decryption isn’t working, even if you use the latest Fiddler and the Fiddler Certificate Maker add-on. Unfortunately, at the moment both platforms are broken, but for different reasons. In both cases, the client will fail toContinue reading “Using Fiddler With iOS 10 and Android 7”