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Easy way South Africans can find fuel stations with the cheapest diesel

2026-03-292026-03-29 Danie
Smartphone displaying fuel price and station app next to a purple diesel fuel nozzle at a gas pump.

“Unlike petrol prices, retail diesel prices are unregulated in South Africa. Only the wholesale price at which suppliers may sell to stations is fixed by the government.” I thought both diesel and petrol prices were […]

Blogdiesel, southafrica, technology

ClipCascade is an open-source lightweight utility that automatically syncs the clipboard across devices

2026-03-262026-03-26 Danie
Diagram of ClipCascade P2P mode showing peers connecting via signaling servers, STUN server, and a full duplex data channel.

This is a nice private option to sync across all your devices in real-time, and you can self-host you own sync device, rely on peer-to-peer between devices, or use their cloud sync. Traffic is end-to-end […]

Blogclipboard, opensource, privacy, technology

I just moved from Manjaro Linux to EndeavourOS

2026-03-252026-03-25 Danie
EndeavourOS Titan installer welcome screen with a cosmic world map and setup options on a dark, starry background.

I’ve been on Manjaro Linux for a good ten plus years now and been pretty happy with it. Not only that, but I love the rolling distro type updates as there has been no need […]

1 CommentBlogendeavouros, linux, opensource, technology

Big Win for Open Source as Germany Backs Open Document Format

2026-03-222026-03-22 Danie
Map of Germany with German flag colors, a judge's gavel, and a document labeled "ODF" on a green background.

“Germany has strictly standardised its digital document requirements. The Deutschland-Stack (in Deutsch), the country’s new sovereign digital infrastructure framework, names just two document formats that public administrations are allowed to use: ODF and PDF/UA.” When […]

BlogODF, opensource, openstandards, technology

Single button press to start or stop a Portainer docker stack

2026-03-222026-03-22 Danie
Alt text: Steampunk-themed illustration of a person pressing a large red button on a control panel in an industrial factory setting. Image credit: Google Gemini

A Portainer stack (related group of Docker containers) can be started and stopped remotely with the literal push of a button on a Stream Deck. Or you could create a desktop icon that does the […]

Blogdocker, portainer, StreamDeck, technology

US Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was Garbage — They Approved It Anyway

2026-03-192026-03-19 Danie
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“The government relies, in part, on third-party firms to vet cloud technology, but those firms are hired and paid by the company being assessed. The tech giant’s ‘lack of proper detailed security documentation’ left reviewers […]

Blogmicroslop, security, technology

OpenSpeedTest an Open-Source Self Hostable HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool

2026-03-192026-03-19 Danie
Internet speed test showing 811.1 Mbps upload, 832.9 Mbps download, 4 ms ping, and 0.3 ms jitter with performance graphs.

“OpenSpeedTest is written in Vanilla JavaScript. No Third-Party frameworks or libraries were used. The unexpected side effect of using Vanilla JavaScript is High Performance. OpenSpeedTest contains only STATIC Files like HTML, CSS & JS, so […]

Blognetworks, opensource, selfhosting, speedtest, technology

Not a Firefox or Chrome Fork! Kagi’s Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta

2026-03-182026-03-18 Danie
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“Orion is a web browser built on WebKit, the same engine that powers Safari, with a strong focus on privacy and customisation. Unlike most browsers you will come across on Linux, Orion is not a […]

Blogbrowsers, technology

10 Hacks Every Signal User Should Know

2026-03-152026-03-15 Danie
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“Signal is one of my favourite messaging apps because of its focus on privacy and security. I use it to message my closest friends regularly, and in the process, I’ve discovered a fair few hidden […]

Blogsecurity, signal, technology

Hister indexes every web page you visit and lets you search the full text of your browsing history offline

2026-03-152026-03-15 Danie
Alt text: HISTER search engine homepage with a search bar, tag filters, and stats showing indexed pages, active rules, and aliases.

“Have you ever wished your browser history was more than just a collection of URLs? As it is, the standard search history is kind of useless. Sure, you can see the title of the page […]

Blogbrowsers, history, opensource, search, technology

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