Introduction Active Directory is Microsoft’s directory service that runs on the Windows Server operating system and enables administrators to manage permissions and access to network resources, allowing organizations to easily manage users and computers in a Windows domain-type network. In this post, I will deploy Windows Server 2022, promote it to a domain controller, design an appropriate environment, and setup Windows client virtual machines. I have decided to learn Windows AD to deepen my knowledge of Windows Servers and their services since it’s a critical skill if you want to pursue your IT career.
Introduction I’m gonna share some details from a little project that I did for fun from half a year ago, since I think no one has ever done this before. Meta Quest 2 is a VR headset running Android as it’s base OS. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 SoC (or in other words, just a rebranded Snapdragon SM8150), 6GB LPDDR5 RAM, Adreno 650 GPU and the headset ships with Android 10.

Parrot Bebop 2 drone software analysis

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Series: Parrot Bebop 2

Introduction Parrot Bebop 2 is a drone released in 2016 from the company Parrot. It has a 1080p camera, weights 525 grams, has a built in GPS, ultrasonic sensors, visual positioning system and operates over a Wi-Fi connection. It’s quite an old drone, but it stil has a lot of potential. The manufacturer didn’t try to block consumers from modifying their software, which is unlike other companies, who hide what software the device is running under the hood.

Unbrick Galaxy Watch over USB connection

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If you’re like me, you probably bricked a few of your devices, like a smartphone. That’s what happened to me, however this will be a bit different case. Flashing with Wireless download mode Generally, to flash firmware on Galaxy Watch’es, you need to boot to Wireless download mode, the watch creates a Wi-Fi access point which you connect to on your computer and flash the firmware using ODIN. Out of curiosity, I flashed a few different firmware versions of Tizen OS on the Galaxy Watch that I had, however while doing that, I somehow managed to brick my Galaxy Watch.

Native Windows software for ARM

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Introduction Windows on ARM (WOA) devices are powered by ARM architecture processors, which are different from the x86 architecture used by traditional Windows PCs. As a result, traditional Windows applications that are designed for x86 architecture may not run on WOA devices, in most cases, the software will be emulated if it’s not running on the same architecture as it’s designed for. For the best performance on WOA devices, it is recommended to use native ARM64 applications.