Customer Success Is Not the Department That Does Everything
Customer Success becomes ineffective when it is made responsible for every internal failure. Here is how leaders can restore clear ownership, useful metrics, trust and real accountability.
Victim of Success Blog
NetworkHound Sniffs Out the Network Active Directory Forgot
NetworkHound maps Active Directory sites, subnets and computers, then searches for exposed web services, SMB shares and devices the directory does not know about. The result is a BloodHound-compatible view of the network behind the official network.
SigDigger: The Machine That Reads The Air
SigDigger turns the crowded radio spectrum into a digital workbench, helping enthusiasts capture, inspect and understand unknown signals. With live analysis, recording, modulation tools and a familiar SDR interface, it offers a deeper look at what is really travelling through the air.
Before the Web Got Boring
The Web Design Museum preserves the internet before templates, conventions and polished sameness took over. Its archive of early websites, Flash games, mobile apps and forgotten design tools reveals a web that was often chaotic, awkward and excessive, but also inventive, personal and full of character.
Tox: The Messenger With Nobody in the Middle
Tox takes a different approach to messaging by removing central servers, advertising and corporate control. Built around encrypted, peer-to-peer communication, it gives users greater privacy and independence, but also asks them to accept a few rough edges, from limited offline messaging to uneven mobile support.
Spotify Randomly Pauses Every 30 Seconds: Causes and Fixes, in the Order Worth Trying
Spotify pausing every ~30 seconds is usually not a normal glitch but something actively sending pause commands—most often Discord’s Spotify integration, other third-party apps, ghost devices, or Spotify Connect sessions fighting for control.
The Computer Museum You Can Boot
86Box emulates IBM PC hardware from the original 1981 era to late-1990s systems—recreating processors, BIOS, sound cards, graphics adapters and storage controllers to preserve the messy reality of early personal computing.
Point-and-Click Adventure Engine Family Tree
Point-and-click adventure engine lineages from Sierra AGI/SCI to SCUMM, ScummVM, AGS, Wintermute, Visionaire, Unity, Godot and modern frameworks—separating true lineages from influences and reimplementations.
AE Find WebLinks
AE-Find-WebLinks: browser-free PowerShell URL extraction, filtering and crawling from pages or source lists—covering archives, download lists, deduplication, blacklists, logs, retries and safe crawl controls.
The Open-Source Activator That Shows How Complicated Software Licensing Has Become
Microsoft Activation Scripts, or MAS, became popular because software activation can be confusing and frustrating. But unofficial activation tools also raise serious licensing, legal, and security questions.
Time to Update the CV: Armis is Now Part of ServiceNow
A retro pixel-art career quest marking the transition from Armis to ServiceNow, with Player One ready for the next chapter.
Back on the Wire: MiniIRC, MiniTelnet, and the Joy of a Small Internet
MiniIRC and MiniTelnet bring the classic Amiga back online without the weight of the modern web. Small, sharp, and full of character, they reconnect old hardware to IRC channels and BBS worlds where the internet still feels personal, direct, and alive.
Moltbook: The Strange Social Network Where AI Agents Talk to Each Other
Moltbook is a strange glimpse of the agent internet: a social network where AI agents post, reply, upvote, and build reputations while humans mostly watch from the sidelines.
Apollo Vampire Lair and the Many Lives of the Amiga
The Amiga never really died – it fractured into many futures. From Commodore’s collapse to today’s emulators, FPGA projects, PowerPC systems, and Apollo Vampire machines, this article follows the strange afterlife of a beloved platform and the community still trying to move it forward.
The Secret of Monkey Island – Walkthrough
A spoiler-friendly golden walkthrough for The Secret of Monkey Island, covering the fastest path, optional jokes, full insult sword-fighting answers, strange curiosities, fake deaths, root beer ghosts, rubber trees, and the legendary T-shirt treasure.
How to Open Large Markdown Files in Typora by Increasing the 2 MB Limit
A quick workaround for Typora’s “file is too large” error: how I raised the default 2 MB limit to 50 MB and kept using my favourite Markdown editor.
The Adventures of Willy Beamish – Walkthrough
A complete, spoiler-friendly walkthrough for The Adventures of Willy Beamish, with fast instructions, detailed puzzle notes, dead-end warnings, and object uses
PikaOS: The Linux Distro That Wants Gaming to Stop Feeling Like Homework
PikaOS does not make Linux gaming magic, but it does make it less annoying: fewer manual fixes, better gaming defaults, and more time actually playing.
The Rooms You Were Never Meant to Enter: Hidden Leftovers in Point-and-Click Adventures
Hidden rooms, unused graphics, forgotten dialogue, and abandoned puzzles: a playful look at the strange leftovers buried inside classic point-and-click adventure games.
Windows Update Failed with “Something Went Wrong” (KB5089549 / build 26200.8457)
A failed Windows update looked mysterious, but the real cause was simple: the App Readiness service had been disabled, breaking the AppX registration phase.
