Month: November 2022

How to Get Your Public IP in a Linux Bash Script

You can get your external IP from a website with the curl command like “curl -s ifconfig.me”. However, websites can change. For a more reliable answer, use the dig command instead like “dig @resolver1.opendns.com myip.opendns.com +short” to get your IP from a DNS server. You’ll need …

Signal Has Stories Now (Here’s How to Turn Them Off)

Tap the menu button in the upper left corner of the Signal app, tap “Settings,” tap “Stories,” and then tap “Turn Off Stories.” Restart Signal after changing this setting. The popular secure messaging platform Signal now has “Story Time,” the company’s version of the stories you …

Canon EOS R7 review: Now we just need some lenses

The R7 is Canon’s flagship APS-C camera, it launched alongside it’s cheaper sibling the R10, and the two bodies are the first APS-C cameras to utilise the brand’s RF mount – previously reserved for full-frame cameras. The R7 is effectively the successor to the long-standing Canon …