Posts by danie10@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AmlfrCS9LbuUbRxkhc by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-10-07T16:03:26Z
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10 best operating systems for Raspberry Pi 5 — Good ideas of what to use a Pi for, too!Over the years, Raspberry Pi boards have taken over the DIY projects landscape and have become synonymous with the term SBC. But despite their standalone nature, you’ll still need an operating system to drive every mainline entry in the Raspberry Pi ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/10-best-operating-systems-for-raspberry-pi-5-good-ideas-of-what-to-use-a-pi-for-too/#opensource #raspberrypi #technology
(DIR) Post #AnVRmWMJUoS3PDszsu by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-10-28T14:03:33Z
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SearXNG is an open source privacy respecting metasearch engine that is really easy to useSearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity.My video covers how to pronounce Sea ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/searxng-is-an-open-source-privacy-respecting-metasearch-engine-that-is-really-easy-to-use/#opensource #privacy #SearXNG #selfhosted #technology
(DIR) Post #AoZfye3k1krrSGrzA8 by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T10:21:29Z
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@frogzone the law is problematic as proving age with ID is going to be a major security risk unless it is a basic declaration. I don't think the gov has realised there are decentralised networks, as they are even one person hosting services in any country, or hosted by an under 16 themselves even...
(DIR) Post #AocqAU4Ia6nexXIIPA by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T10:22:47Z
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@frogzone yes "Big Tech" is not magically where the risk is, it is where it is easier to police or censor. But that is really sticking their heads in the sand.
(DIR) Post #ApRLFeySorhnxhjD0a by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-12-26T14:01:08Z
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Absolute Essentials You Need to Know to Survive Vi EditorThe most common question most people ask about the vi editor is: How do I exit vi? The joke answer goes: “You don’t. You learn to live with it.” but the serious answer is to press Esc to ensure you’re in command mode first, then type :q! and hit Ent ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/absolute-essentials-you-need-to-know-to-survive-vi-editor/#editors #linux #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #Apc8pUQYqTH8EcjiRE by danie10@mastodon.social
2024-12-31T19:01:07Z
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Microsoft claims its new Windows 11 Xbox popups aren’t ads, merely “options you can purchase”With Windows 11 slowly receiving more and more ads across its system, people are getting a little tired of seeing new ones pop up. Over the past few days, some users have spotted ad pop-ups advertising the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the paid ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/microsoft-claims-its-new-windows-11-xbox-popups-arent-ads-merely-options-you-can-purchase/#adverts #microsoft #technology
(DIR) Post #ApdadVHGqmkDGsQKae by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-01-01T12:01:20Z
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5 reasons you should use Markdown for documentation and notetakingA good reminder again about the future-proofed nature of Markdown format notes. They are essentially plain text and will be read my many apps well into the future.Also true that Markdown’s “shortcuts” for headings, lists, are largely universal, ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/5-reasons-you-should-use-markdown-for-documentation-and-notetaking/#markdown #notes #openstandards #technology
(DIR) Post #AqBp0YANnSM8PbY9mS by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-01-17T17:02:44Z
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@twitnews well remember there is now also decentralised Loops video at https://loops.video which won't have just a centralised server to block in future. Big centralised platforms are becoming more problematic over time. Wait until Facebook gets banned too.
(DIR) Post #AurmQfQuTqjnTFADOy by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-06-06T21:00:28Z
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Packet is a Linux app that uses Android’s native Quick Share feature to exchange files“Anyone with an Android phone near your device can send/receive files to/from you via Packet. They don’t have to install an app on their device since the feature is built-in, and the Quick Share protocol uses end-to-end encryption for (relative) pea ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/packet-is-a-linux-app-that-uses-androids-native-quick-share-feature-to-exchange-files/#filesharing #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #Ausm5TYjcsZHing9OC by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-06-07T09:13:34Z
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@tuxicoman not too sure but this is what the linked article was linking to about that functionality - it is built into Android - https://support.google.com/android/answer/9286773
(DIR) Post #AuzaFOYxDd0LmHSqyu by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-06-09T19:00:27Z
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PowerTOP is a Linux tool created by Intel to monitor and diagnose power usage by running apps and services“It’s best used for devices with internal batteries, and you need a way to work out what’s draining your internal power source between charges, or those that run continuously, and efficiency is a priority. It’s interesting in that the tool lets you ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/powertop-is-a-linux-tool-created-by-intel-to-monitor-and-diagnose-power-usage-by-running-apps-and-services/#energy #environment #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #Av63pIYkTUah1RK9k8 by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T19:00:23Z
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Denmark’s Government Ditches Microsoft for Open Source“Up to half of employees at Denmark’s Ministry of Digital Affairs will be switched to (an unspecified version of) Linux in place of Windows, and move from Office 365 to the leading open source productivity suite LibreOffice. Denmark’s minister of di ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/denmarks-government-ditches-microsoft-for-open-source/#Denmark #government #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #AwtsMMl32Zggveh2h6 by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-06-19T06:00:54Z
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You could use an M2 SSD in a PCIe adapter instead of a dedicated M2 slot on the motherboard“If you’ve already stuffed the slots in your motherboard full of PCIe SSDs, you might be wondering what’s the best way to add more. While you could buy larger capacities and swap them out, several manufacturers make PCIe add-in cards that can add on ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/you-could-use-an-m2-ssd-in-a-pcie-adapter-instead-of-a-dedicated-m2-slot-on-the-motherboard/#hardware #NVMe #technology
(DIR) Post #AyhVFi0e2hJzDTpzmK by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-09-29T13:06:48Z
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Austria’s military has switched from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice“Austria’s military has completed a major IT overhaul, replacing Microsoft Office with the open-source LibreOffice suite across all its desktop systems. The change, finalised this month, affects approximately 16,000 workstations in the Austrian Arme ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/austrias-military-has-switched-from-microsoft-office-to-libreoffice/#Austria #digitalsovereignty #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #AzFELMSpy4JmHnltD6 by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-10-15T20:00:34Z
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Free Software Foundation announced its Librephone project to bring mobile phone freedom to users“Librephone is a new initiative by the FSF with the goal of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment. The vast majority of software users around the world use a mobile phone as their primary computing device. After forty years of ad ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/free-software-foundation-announced-its-librephone-project-to-bring-mobile-phone-freedom-to-users/#android #opensource #privacy #technology
(DIR) Post #B0JYhMv4156c9T89C4 by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-11-16T18:49:56Z
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@MaddestMax it shows two views of the note: The WYSIWYG editor is a rendering of the Markdown so it shows everything converted to bold, checklists, etc.In the Markdown editing mode that would show the raw Markdown code so an x will be typed in. In WYSIWYG editor you would be able to tick the box. That is how I understand it.It can toggle between the two editors. But some features work in the one, and not the other editor.
(DIR) Post #B0JYhO8ZULVLveSRt2 by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-11-16T20:28:39Z
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@MaddestMax Flatnotes is also interesting in that it is locally self-hosted but saves in plain .md files. So you'll have access without needing to sync, unless you want to take notes with you - https://github.com/dullage/flatnotes
(DIR) Post #B0iSgubhT8RSt7CwpE by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-11-28T21:00:31Z
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Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are better to use for major social network services than their mobile appsYes, you do lose a few things like instant notifications and some performance, but the benefits are no app in the background that tracks your location the whole time, sometimes storing masses of data on your phone, and also sometimes chewing data in ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/progressive-web-apps-pwa-are-better-to-use-for-major-social-network-services-than-their-mobile-apps/#privacy #socialnetworks #technology
(DIR) Post #B15GdJjjMkR0qxYtlY by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-12-09T13:01:12Z
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Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source“The €15 million annual savings will compound year after year. That is public money staying in the economy instead of flowing to a user data-hungry tech giant based overseas.”See https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/#germany #opensource #technology
(DIR) Post #B1PutJEksD81GUS5qK by danie10@mastodon.social
2025-12-19T20:01:26Z
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Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode“PeerTube is a free and open source video hosting platform that serves as an alternative to YouTube. Unlike centralized platforms, it allows anyone to create their own video hosting instance while connecting with others through federation. It is dev ...continuesSee https://gadgeteer.co.za/decentralized-youtube-alternative-peertube-adds-creator-mode/#opensource #Peertube #technology