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Category: Blog

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

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

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