Author: Warith AL Maawali
Kodachi: Six Consecutive Years of TechRadar Recognition
Kodachi, now Kodachi OS, made TechRadar’s best Linux distro for privacy and security list six years running, 2020 to 2025, and ranked first in 2025.
Apple iOS Mail Client leaking highly sensitive information
In 2019 the iPhone Mail app put my local and VPN IP addresses, iOS build and iPhone model in email headers. The evidence, and how Apple responded.
Validating VPN nodes
How Kodachi validates VPN nodes from providers like Hide.me, Proton, Mullvad, NordVPN and VPN Gate on the server side with scheduled Bash scripts.
Migrating from PHP 5.6 to 7.3
How I fixed two breakages when moving WordPress from PHP 5.6 to 7.3: the removed preg_replace /e modifier and mcrypt, plus what to run in 2026.
Migrating from vBulletin to WoltLab Burning Board
My step-by-step migration of a forum with 160,000+ members from vBulletin 4 to WoltLab Burning Board: database conversion, import, fixes and scripts.
Getting Your Mass Marketing Email to the Inbox: Effective Email Techniques
How I moved my mass marketing email from a home-made VB mailer to list software and SMTP services, plus list cleaning, archiving and 2024 sender rules.