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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
2020-10-15
How I detect (and punish) XSS attacks on this site
Hackerman
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)
2019-09-22
I got kicked out of Facebook for no reason whatsoever
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)