Lathes are indispensable tools for metalworking, woodworking, jewelry making, and more. A lathe can be used to shape and machine materials like metal, wood, and plastic. The lathe rotates the piece around a fixed axis while you use various cutting tools to trim or grind the material to fit the look or purpose you want it to have.

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images On Friday evening, Okta posted an odd update to its list of security advisories. The latest entry reveals that under specific circumstances, someone could’ve logged in by entering anything for a password, but only if the account’s username had over 52 characters.According to the note people reported receiving, other requirements to exploit the vulnerability included Okta checking the cache from a previous successful login, and that an organization’s authentication policy didn’t add extra conditions like requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA).Here are the details that are currently available:On October 30, 2024, a vulnerability was internally identified in generating the cache key for AD/LDAP DelAuth. The Bcrypt algorithm was... Continue reading…

Single-board computers (SBCs) arent just used for DIY projects, home lab environments, and Internet of Things (IoT) gadgets. Yes, SBCs are excellent for such projects because of their compact size and budget-friendly prices, but these tiny computers are also frequently used in industrial and scientific capacities. Quite a few of the roles set up for SBCs require real-time processing for various reasons. Lets explore why real-time processing can prove so crucial for an SBC.

Copying and pasting are probably among the most common tasks we do on our Windows PCs, whether it's grabbing text from the web for a document or exporting numbers from an Excel sheet. Its a repetitive task that eats up a fair amount of time, yet most of us still rely solely on CTRL + C and CTRL + V keyboard shortcuts. Your new laptop or PC offers many more tools for copying and pasting that could save you time. For example, you can enable Clipboard history to save and paste multiple items. Here are five unique ways to level up your copying and pasting game on Windows.

Buying peripherals for your home network can be a bit of a challenge when youre just starting out and arent sure what you may need in your setup. With network switches being one-time purchases that can last for decades instead of needing to be replaced once every year, you'll have to be extra cautious when grabbing one for your computing setup. So, here are the most essential aspects you should be on the lookout for when picking up a network switch.

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple announced a new service program to fix iPhone 14 Plus phones that have rear cameras that won’t show a preview.Here’s Apple’s specific definition of the affected phones, according to the service program page:Apple has determined that the rear camera on a very small percentage of iPhone 14 Plus devices may exhibit no preview. Affected devices were manufactured between April 10, 2023 to April 28, 2024.If your iPhone 14 Plus is affected — and you can enter your serial number on the program page to see if yours is — Apple says it or an Authorized Service Provider will service your phone for free. If you’ve already paid to have the camera repaired, Apple says to reach out to ask if you can get a refund. Eligible phones will be... Continue reading…

Ask any computing enthusiast, and theyd almost always point you to a Network-Attached Storage when you want a robust means to store important data. But just like everything else in the tech industry, youll find multiple other alternatives that can fulfill your needs. In the case of external storage, there are Direct-Attached Storage enclosures, that, despite sounding somewhat similar to NAS setups, are entirely different products with their own niche use cases. If youre having a hard time choosing the ideal option for your storage-related workloads, this article will help clear up your doubts.

Well, we warned you. It was only yesterday when we reported that someone had hacked their Alarmo to show a cat picture, and we promised that we'd report on them again if they managed to get Doom running on it. Well, color us surprised when we discovered that he did just that. Now you can play the classic FPS on your alarm clock, and you don't even need to break it open to get the job done.

There are many network-attached storage (NAS) enclosures to choose from. Brands such as TerraMAster, Asustor, QNAP, and Synology offer a range of NAS servers for different applications and price points. Still, these enclosures come with a premium, just like a prebuilt desktop PC. Instead of buying an enclosure, you can build a DIY NAS through standard, off-the-shelf PC parts. If you have an old PC in storage, it can be used without purchasing a single component aside from NAS storage drives. This guide will run you through what you'll need to build a NAS.

With Arrow Lake, Intel aimed to lower temperatures as much as possible without negatively affecting performance. The company largely achieved this with a considerably lower power draw but the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is still a 125W TDP processor with a rated power draw of up to 250W. That's a lot of energy that needs to be handled by the attached CPU cooler. Thankfully, you don't require the absolute best CPU cooler to fully utilize the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. I've rounded up some of my favorite coolers to use with the CPU.

Whenever you're space-constrained with your files, whether that's for storage purposes or for sharing them online, it's important to know what types of compression are available and how these affect the final file. While it's true enough that Windows 11 has inbuilt ZIP functionality, it's rather limited in scope, and if your file is already compressed like video or photo files often are, then zipping them could even make the finished file larger. In the push for efficiency in storage, you need to know which codecs you can use for different file types and how they affect the compression ratio. It's also helpful to know what they do to the overall quality of the file, as you wouldn't want to introduce distortion, artifacts, or glitched data.

Setting up network-attached storage (NAS) is easier than you might assume. Turnkey enclosures from Synology and ASUSTOR are ready once connected to your LAN and a power outlet. As long as you have at least one drive installed, you can configure the OS and start storing data. But there are some things to bear in mind when setting everything up. Since you'll be storing a lot of data on this device, it's vital to spend some time securing not only your NAS but also the network and all other devices connected to it. Here are some basic security mistakes I've seen people make when setting up their first NAS.