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France’s government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk

2026-04-102026-04-10 Danie
Two laptops side by side on a wooden table, one running Windows 11 and the other running a Linux desktop environment.

“The French government has decided that enough is enough. It has announced that it will shift away from proprietary technologies from outside the European Union and focus more on open-source solutions — and part of […]

BlogFrance, linux, opensource, technology

LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

2026-04-102026-04-10 Danie
LinkedIn logo in blue on a dark rounded square background, centered on a dark gradient backdrop.

I initially ignored the first post about this after LinkedIn had stated it did not dispute that it detects specific browser extensions, telling BleepingComputer that the info was used to protect the platform and its […]

Bloglinkedin, privacy, technology

You Should Be Using Reddit on Your RSS Reader

2026-04-102026-04-10 Danie
Screenshot of Inoreader feed showing technology news articles with images and headlines about AI, data centers, self-driving cars, and charging tech.

“You may know that Reddit can be a treasure trove of useful information and opinion, and that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a clean and straightforward way to keep up with what’s happening on the […]

Blogreddit, RSS, technology

The EFF is quitting X

2026-04-102026-04-10 Danie
Blue Twitter bird logo with a black stylized "X" symbol overlaying the center on a gray background.

“Last year, our 1,500 posts earned roughly 13 million impressions for the entire year. To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years […]

Blogsocialnetworks, technology, twitter, X

Little Snitch, the macOS network tool, is now available on Linux

2026-04-082026-04-08 Danie
Little Snitch for Linux app showing network connections, traffic data, activity times, and detailed connection rules and stats.

“Little Snitch for Linux is written in Rust and uses eBPF for kernel-level traffic interception (this lets sandboxed code run inside the Linux kernel without modifying it). The tool shows processes on your machine making […]

Blogfirewalls, linux, security, technology

PacHub finally lets you manage pacman and the AUR on Arch without touching the terminal

2026-04-062026-04-06 Danie
Screenshot of PacHub package manager showing 7zip package info, install/uninstall options, and a list of various software packages.

“PacHub provides a GTK4/libadwaita GUI for pacman and AUR, so you can avoid the terminal. PacHub can install/uninstall packages, perform upgrades, and provide auto-AUR support via yay or paru. It’s not in the Arch repos […]

Bloglinux, opensource, technology

Turn paper hiking maps into real-time GPS guides with Matchy Maps

2026-04-042026-04-04 Danie
Hand holding a smartphone displaying a map app called "Matchy Maps" with location near Hotbank Crags and Sycamore Gap.

“Trails may not be visible on the digital map, but things like roads, rivers, ponds, lakes, and other natural features are. The app allows you to take a photo of a physical map in the […]

Bloghiking, maps, navigation, technology

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom

2026-04-012026-04-01 Danie
Laptop and stack of colorful books balanced on a white seesaw against a blue background.

So why did Sweden pivot? In an email to Undark, Linda Fälth, a researcher in teacher education at Linnaeus University, wrote that the “decision to reinvest in physical textbooks and reduce the emphasis on digital […]

Blogeducation, technology

Proton launches new “Meet” privacy-focused conferencing platform

2026-04-012026-04-01 Danie
Video call interface of Proton Meet showing six participants, chat window, and security features like end-to-end encryption and meeting lock.

“Meet provides end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) calls to protect the confidentiality of the conversations and does not require a paid plan or even a Proton account to use. It is free for one-hour meetings of up […]

1 CommentBlogprivacy, technology, videoconferencing

Dangerzone — an open source app to safely open suspect PDFs, office docs, or images

2026-03-312026-03-31 Danie
Screenshot of Dangerzone 0.10.0 app interface for selecting or dragging suspicious documents to analyze.

Dangerzone works like this: You give it a document that you don’t know if you can trust (for example, an email attachment). Inside a sandbox, Dangerzone converts the document to a PDF (if it isn’t […]

Blogopensource, security, technology

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