By default, all communication between a MySQL or MariaDB server and its clients is unencrypted. That’s fine if both the database server and client are on the same machine, or connected by a network you fully control, but as soon as anything touches the internet — or even an internal data center network the NSA may have secretly tapped into — all bets are off, and you need SSL to ensure that the communication cannot be spied on or tampered with. This post will guide you through the entire process in an abundance of detail.
Since Firefox 57, extensions such as OpenDownload² can no longer modify the Download dialog, removing the option to run executables without manually saving them first. Here is a PowerShell script to fix that.
Origin OS Version Bypass
Mar 2020
This guide shows how to download and run Need for Speed Heat on Windows 7 or Windows 8, by patching Origin to disable its operating system check.