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Out of Shadows

Out Of Shadows documentary The Out Of Shadows documentary lifts the mask on how the mainstream media & Hollywood manipulate & control the masses by spreading propaganda throughout their content. Our goal is to wake up the general public by shedding light on how we all have been lied to & brainwashed by a hidden enemy with a sinister agenda. This project is the result of two years of blood, sweat and tears by a team of woke professionals. It’s been independently…

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Directory of files Renamer

This free, small utility app will save you time by renaming each file in a directory with sequential numbering in the following format: [FILENAME][#].[EXTENSION] EX: S01E01.mp4, S03E14.avi, Corner Gas 01×01.avi, etc. This tool was built for renaming tv show files into a format readable by any entertainment management tool like Emby, or Plex (I’ve used both, I prefer Emby). However, it can be used on any file format – .mp4, .mkv, .docx, .tif, etc. Directory of files Renamer Download: v1.0 –…

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iOS Family Safe How-To

Apple has developed a nice Parental Control system that will 1) tell you where your child is, 2) give you control over what apps they can install. The piece they do not addressed is Internet content filtering which can be resolved with a Kibosh VPN.Remember, there are 3 sections that need to be addressed on mobile to ensure a Family Safe Experience:1 ) Internet Content Filtering2) App Control3) Location Tracking How to setup Family Sharing for App Control and Location…

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How to protect mobile, from a parents perspective.

When we hand our most valuable resource an Internet capable mobile device it should be protected so they cannot get into trouble. It’s not that they are looking for trouble, but on a raw Internet trouble WILL find them. If you’ve ever tried to use any of the mobile solutions available over the last few years you know that they do not work, but usually you don’t find this out until after investing valuable money and time trying to make…

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DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default is wrong (but no problem for Kibosh)

DNS over HTTPS on by default is wrong. The Internet is and was designed to be decentralized and open. This freedom is unequivocally how the Internet, and every other technology we love thrived and grew into what it is today. However, as time goes on the Internet is becoming radically centralized in the hands of a few companies (i.e., big tech in bed with the government – you know who they are). As more of our lives are spent online…

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What is wireless mesh and is it worth pursuing.

  A lot of router vendors marketing mesh today. It’s the latest and greatest “new technology” marketing used to sell more routers (which is exactly what mesh does, sell more routers). So, what is mesh and is it worth your time and expense? Q: What is wireless mesh? A: You have a large home / office and a single wireless router does not reach some fringe locations. To resolve you add range extenders. The range extenders do solve the problem,…

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What exactly is a “family safe Internet”?

What exactly is a “family safe Internet” or “parental control” solution? Raising our families next to a raw Internet is not a good idea. Objectionable content is so rampant it’s nearly impossible to avoid even when conducting the most benign searches.This is an obvious problem faced by families around the world and many Parental Control (PC) products have been rushed into the market over the last few years to try and capitalize on it.Unfortunately it’s a very difficult, time consuming and…

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How to limit XBOX / PS4 / PC game time.

  I trust my kids and we have a good relationship, but sometimes they get a little distracted when deep into a virtual world. Hey, they’re kids and what kids don’t? When this happens however, sometimes I need to exert some “parental control”. If you have ever tried to use Microsoft’s or Sony’s or Circle’s parental control / family features – you probably didn’t use it for very long because although nice in concept, it’s way too complicated, and it…

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How to watch & download YouTube videos using VLC Player.

I like to download video’s off youtube that I think are important, for posterity. In order to download a youtube video it has to be converted first from a streaming format into an offline (.mp4) format. There are two ways to download youtube videos: Use a HTML based converter like y2mate.com, keepvid.com, video.download Use VLC Player # 1) Although these are easy when they work, unfortunately the browser based converters should probably be avoided as they have been repeatedly flagged…

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How to not get Malware

Malware, malware, malware. That’s all you hear about today and for good reason. If you do get malware you can kiss time and money goodbye. Add to that a lot of frustration and anger. I’ve been managing corporate networks for over twenty years and I’ve watched malware evolve into what is today a Rubicon of frustration from which there is no return. In other words, if you get malware it’s over – do not spend your precious time and money…

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Kibosh

Internet Security and Parental Controls.