Tech Couch

A Comfy Corner for Software, Security, Cloud, and AI

Cracking a password-protected zip file with john

A quick guide to crack password-protected zip (and other) archive files with john the ripper and a wordlist

Choosing the right database for your application

Understanding different types of databases to find the one that fits your application's needs

DNS Essentials: The Foundation of Web Connectivity

A quick tour of a foundational piece of the internet

Encoding videos for the modern web using ffmpeg

Video encoding done right without wading through outdated tutorials

Unleashing the full potential of Google Search with operators

Find what You need faster with advanced search operators

Making sense of lists, dicts, tuples, and sets in python

Learn the difference between four similar but distinct data types and when to use which

Prioritizing Processes in Linux for Optimal Resource Management

Allocating CPU and Disk Resources to maximize stability and performance of your servers

Password security in 2023

Learn to make a hacker's life harder

What's the difference between Machine Learning and AI?

Understanding the difference between intelligent machines and algorithms that learn from data