How-To Decrypt DVDs with HandBrake (So You Can Rip Them) Ripping DVDs is a great way to keep a backup and stream videos over your network. The process typically takes 2-3 different programs to accomplish the task. Here’s how you can skip a step and decrypt DVDs using HandBrake. HandBrake has long been a favorite of How-To Geek and we have shown you a couple different ways that you can use it to rip DVDs and TV shows to your hard drive for storage and playback. This process always involves installing a DVD decrypter first to break the Content Scramble System (CSS) copy protection so your transcoder (HandBrake) can read the information and copy it to a self contained video file. This method works fine but it means that your decrypter needs to be able to decrypt anything that you want to rip. DVD Players (libdvdcss.dll) DVD playback software is 100% legal and there are plenty of free ones you can get to play DVDs on your computer.
In many versions of Windows, DVD playback functionality is either not included or limited to specific programs (e.g. OpenStreetMap. Cloud Roundup for January 16, 2012 - ReadWriteCloud. Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has shut down 13 casinos after a multi-month investigation into organized crime and money laundering. Working with the Security Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has identified 13 casinos as part of an investigation into organized crime and money laundering.
It uncovered signs relating to cash operations, international transfers, and the use of unsupervised digital platforms that labelled the casinos “high financial risk”. La Secretaría de Hacienda refuerza acciones institucionales para impedir el lavado de dinero a través del uso de casinos por presuntos grupos de la delincuencia organizada. pic.twitter.com/a29WCtkByD— Hacienda (@Hacienda_Mexico) November 12, 2025 The findings of the investigation have led to Mexican authorities blocking the casinos to protect users and remove any risk of them being used by organized crime groups. Dating a Geek? Take This Compatibility Quiz. Dating a geek can be a lot of fun: we all want our live-in tech support. Let’s face it, geeks can be sexy too. But how do you know when you have a ringer or the real deal? And what if one of you is a PC and the other is a Mac? Time to take our quiz. Ask your geek these questions and add up the score to see whether you are truly compatible in tech.
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Because of the simplicity of use, these types of applications are easily updated, however many lack any form of auto-update capability. Our UpdateFromWeb script solves this problem as it makes installing updates to portable applications, or any file available via the web for that matter, an automated process. Usage The UpdateFromWeb script usage is pretty simple and we have provided several examples below. Features include: There are more features included which are documented in the script file. The UpdateFromWeb script makes use of a couple of external tools which will need to be on your system prior to use. Not Just for Tools or Applications As mentioned above, the UpdateFromWeb script can be used for any file which has a consistent URL. Examples Command line: Hardcode: Download Update From Web Script.
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