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2023-08-02

4 years of Linux as my main OS

It may not be the year of the Linux Desktop, but it's definitely the year of Linux Gaming
 
 
2022-12-29

Fixing Harry Potter 2 on Linux (Wine)

Harry Potter must not go back to Windows. If Harry Potter goes back to Windows he will be in botnet danger!
 
 
2022-07-15

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Performance Fix

Improves load times, framerate and stuttering and makes the game work in Wine
 
 
2022-06-13

Tiny Tiny Wordle

The World's smallest Wordle clone (probably!)
 
 
2021-10-15

Graduation! (again)

I now have a Masters Degree in Computer Science
 
 
2021-08-25

The New KOTOR Machine

Playing KOTOR, as intended
 
 
2021-08-05

Philips Fidelio X2HR Review

Good sound, terrific value
 
 
2021-05-17

These kittens need your help

Sergio lost his job and needs help with his cat shelter
 
 
2021-05-15

2 years of Linux as my main OS

Is it the year of the Linux desktop yet?
 
 
2021-01-30

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets on Windows 10 (2021 update)

How to play Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets on modern hardware and fix the graphical issues
 
 
2020-11-29

Update: helping a friend in need

Sergio lost his job and needs help with his cat shelter
 
 
2020-11-16

Mass Effect 2 Kasumi Crash Fix

Investigating and fixing the crash at the end of Kasumi's Stolen Memory DLC
 
 
2020-09-07

Can you use bread as thermal paste?

Thermal paste is overrated
 
 
2020-08-17

Noctua NH-L12S review

A small but powerful cooler for small form factor PCs
 
 
2020-08-12

Relicta: the hidden gem of 2020

An excellent puzzle game that went completely unnoticed
 
 
2020-08-07

Helping a friend in need

Sergio lost his job and needs help with his cat shelter
 
 
2020-07-19

AMD R9 290X revisited in 2020

AMD FineWine technology?
 
 
2020-06-09

1 year of Linux as my main OS

Is it the year of the Linux desktop yet?
 
 
2020-05-27

How to properly control PWM fans with Arduino

Not as easy as analogWrite
 
 
2020-05-25

WiFi Daikin ARC433 Remote (with scripting)

Botnet-free home automation
 
 
2020-04-06

Playing Despacito on an Arduino

Beep boop click clack
 
 
2020-04-04

JS tribute to Eric Prydz's Opus

A JavaScript animated version of the album cover, with settings
 
 
2020-02-14

The KOTOR Machine

Bringing a 14 years old PC back to life
 
 
2020-01-14

I tried Google Stadia

Damn, this is what the future of gaming looks like?
 
 
2019-11-07

How assholes track you online: fingerprinting

An introduction to modern browser fingerprinting techniques
 
 
2019-10-10

LibreSpeed @ Workshop GARR 2019

Presentation with Q&A session about my LibreSpeed project (formerly HTML5 Speedtest)
 
 
2019-08-24

Building Mesa3D On Windows (2019 Update)

How to build Mesa3D on Windows and use it for OpenGL Software Rendering
 
 
2019-07-20

Let's talk about Google

Remember when their slogan was "Don't be evil"? They dropped it.
 
 
2019-07-17

Site update (updated!)

There's gonna be some changes...
 
 
2019-06-14

I'm switching to Linux

Is it the year of the Linux desktop yet?
 
 
2019-05-16

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - May 2019 Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2019-05-10

HTML5 Speedtest @ ITNOG

Presentation with Q&A session about my HTML5 Speedtest project
 
 
2019-03-23

The Lies of Google Stadia

Putting their claims on input lag to the test
 
 
2019-03-07

ASUS ZenBook UX333FN Review

Could this be the redemption of ASUS?
 
 
2019-02-10

My Worst and Best Tech Purchases

My top 5 worst and 5 best tech purchases in the last 10 years
 
 
2019-01-22

Huawei Matebook D Review

Review of the Huawei Matebook D 2018 with Ryzen
 
 
2019-01-19

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Windows 10

How to play Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on modern hardware
 
 
2018-11-30

ASUS is still shit

It's been 3 years and you still have a crappy BIOS
 
 
2018-10-01

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - October 2018 Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2018-08-16

CODE Keyboard V2 Review

Buyer's remorse or not?
 
 
2018-06-17

Disabling nVidia driver telemetry

How to disable the nVidia Telemetry Container on Windows
 
 
2018-04-01

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - Spring Creators Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2018-03-10

Quake Fluids Explained

Explaination of how the fluid warp effect works in the original Quake, and a JavaScript implementation.
 
 
2017-10-17

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - Fall Creators Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2017-07-28

Full Tilt Pinball (1996) on Windows 10

How to play Maxis Full Tilt Pinball (1996) on Windows 10. Including Space Cadet!
 
 
2017-05-30

Marble Drop (1997) on Windows 10

How to play Maxis Marble Drop (1997) on Windows 10
 
 
2017-04-09

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - Creators Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2017-02-27

Star Trek Voyager Elite Force (2000) on Windows 10

How to play Star Trek Voyager Elite Force on modern hardware and fix the graphical issues
 
 
2017-02-08

Rave Ejay (1998) on Windows 10 64 bit

How to run Rave Ejay on modern hardware
 
 
2017-02-02

New domain: fdossena.com

AdolfIntel.com is now FDossena.com. Update your bookmarks
 
 
2016-12-16

Graduation !

I finally graduated in Computer Science
 
 
2016-08-02

Windows 10 Privacy Guide - Anniversary Update

How to make Windows 10 respect your privacy a little more.
 
 
2016-07-15

Klingon Honor Guard (1998) on Windows 10

How to play Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard (1998) on modern systems
 
 
2016-06-29

Mouse Click Animation

How to do an Animation on Mouse Click in just 734 bytes. Touchscreen support included.
 
 
2016-06-09

CSS Blend Modes Explained

All blend modes for mix-blend-mode and background-blend-mode explained with examples.
 
 
2016-05-04

Loading a JS file programmatically using XHR

Did you know that you can load JS files asynchronously using XmlHttpRequest?
 
 
2016-04-28

Letter changing animated text

Lightweight animation with changing letters that create different strings
 
 
2016-04-16

Simple Parallax Scrolling

Parallax Scrolling creates the illusion of depth by moving layers at different speeds as the page scrolls. Let's see how to do it.
 
 
2016-03-26

Simple Smooth Scrolling

Smooth scrolling for modern browsers in 800 bytes
 
 
2016-03-18

3D Flipping Button

How to create delicious 3D Flipping Buttons in HTML5. Responsive too.
 
 
2016-03-12

Circular progress bars for HTML5

How to create Circular Progress Bars using Canvas and RequestAnimationFrame (IE9+)
 
 
2016-03-06

Cool and responsive buttons with a few lines of CSS

A collection of cool and very lightweight buttons that you can use on your site. No Javascript required.
 
 
2016-01-19

ASUS is shit!

How a shitty, buggy BIOS fried my CPU, without even overclocking it
 
 
2015-08-09

Need For Speed 3 (1998) on Windows 10

How to play Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit on Modern Systems
 
 
2015-08-05

Windows 10 Debotnet Guide

Windows 10: Operating System or Orwellian dystopia?
 
 
2014-03-26

I met Richard Stallman :)

(From the old site)