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03 Oct 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
When you buy a Windows PC it comes bundled with a lot of software that you do NOT want. To remove this unwanted software it is recommended to do a "clean install" of Windows 11. When copying the install disk (Windows 11 ISO) to a bootable USB drive...
Continue reading...16 Sep 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
Windows 11 has poor privacy and features like Recall show how bad things have gotten. Microsoft Office is pushing OneDrive a little too hard and has poor compatibility between different Office versions. This would drive people to Linux and LibreOffice if it weren't...
Continue reading...14 Sep 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
Windows 10 will be EOL (End-Of-Life) in exactly one month on October 14th. Microsoft says you need a modern PC with TPM chip to run Windows 11, but this is not true. In this post I'll explain how to upgrade to Windows 11 without a TPM chip (or any other hardware requirement)...
Continue reading...04 Sep 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
LibreWolf is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is...
Continue reading...03 Sep 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
I often choose Linux Mint XFCE when I need a good looking and comfortable system quick. But sometimes I'd rather have a more stable system and match what I have on the server, which is Debian 13. Unfortunately Debian with XFCE doesn't look as good...
Continue reading...31 Aug 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
Today I am celebrating the 9 years that the TQdev.com blog exists. In this period I have written 237 blog posts on various software development related topics. Best visited post is now "LUKS with USB unlock" with more than 42 thousand visitors...
Continue reading...30 Aug 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
I've got a ADATA SX8200PNP (XPG SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 2TB NMVe) and it is not as performant as I would like. I've found this out by running a simple I/O ping test (using the "ioping" tool). In this post I'll explain how you can do this test...
Continue reading...29 Aug 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
Linux Mint can be installed on an external SSD. Simply boot from this SSD on any other machine and it just works! You can easily buy a fast, large and durable external SSD nowadays. Unfortunately installing Linux Mint on a an external SSD is not so straightforward...
Continue reading...28 Aug 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
As an IT professional, I often work on remote consoles, especially during installations or troubleshooting. Once SSH is set up, copying and pasting text is easy. However, to gain access initially, I need to enter my public key on the remote machine. Sometimes this...
Continue reading...20 Aug 2025 - by 'Maurits van der Schee'
The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle. It has no logical contradiction, but for many people the result goes against their intuition. The problem originates from the American television game show "Let's Make a Deal". It is named after its original host, Monty Hall. The problem is...
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