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Category: Blog

Have those who diss e-books actually used e-Ink e-Readers, or just their phones, I wonder?

2022-07-042022-07-04 Danie
eReader

I’ve long been using proper e-Ink e-readers and, in fact, the last 15 or so paper books I bought a few years ago, still lie on my unread bookshelf. I have four tall bookshelves with […]

Blogebooks, ereader, kindle, reading, technology

Radio Mobile Online is a radio wave propagation prediction tool to simulate radio transmissions between two sites

2022-07-012022-07-01 Danie
Screenshot 20220701 211218

Radio Mobile Online is a radio wave propagation prediction tool created and maintained by Roger Coudé, VE2DBE, which is dedicated for use by the ham radio community. As indicated on the Radio Mobile Online website, […]

Blog#propagation, amateurradio, hamradio, technology

1Password will help you remember which ‘sign in with’ service you used and which account goes with it

2022-06-302022-06-30 Danie
1Password

1Password is trying to solve the situation where you go to log on to a website and wonder something like “did I sign in with Google, Apple, or an actual email and password combo” or […]

Blog1password, passwords, security, technology

A wide range of routers are under attack by new, unusually sophisticated malware called ZuoRAT

2022-06-292022-06-29 Danie
wireless router

An unusually advanced hacking group has spent almost two years infecting a wide range of routers in North America and Europe with malware that takes full control of connected devices running Windows, macOS, and Linux, […]

Blogrouter, security, technology, vulnerability

This is an amazing stop-motion video of a WW1 battle using just Lego, with over 14 million views

2022-06-272022-06-27 Danie
lego

So now you know what to do with all those Lego sets you’ve been building over the years (for some it is just months, as I hear Lego is an alternative to therapy for many). […]

Blog#stopmotion, #ww1, animation, lego, technology

Kuro: An Unofficial Microsoft To-Do Desktop Client for Linux

2022-06-272022-06-27 Danie
kuro todo

Microsoft To-Do is a cloud-based task management application that lets you organize your tasks from your phone, desktop, and the web. It is available to download for Windows, Mac, and Android. So, if you would […]

Blog#kuro, #microsofttodo, opensource, technology, todo

Want a break from Hardware Hacking? Try Bitburner, an online Hollywood stereotype hacking game

2022-06-262022-06-26 Danie
hack

If you ever mention to a normal person that you’re a hacker, and they might ask you if you can do something nefarious. The media has unfortunately changed the meaning of the word so that […]

Blog#bitburner, gaming, hacking, technology

Shaving isn’t mere personal hygiene, it’s an art… or it should be

2022-06-262022-06-26 Danie
safety razor

If you’ve been using an aerosol shaving cream and disposal razor, you’ve certainly left room for improvement. When using the wrong tools, shaving can feel like a painful chore—literally, if nicks, cuts, and razor burn […]

Blogshaving, traditionalshaving, wetshaving

BirdNET is a free and open source research platform for identifying bird call sounds from iOS, Android, and even the Raspberry Pi

2022-06-262022-06-26 Danie
hadimg bird id feat

BirdNET uses a neural network to identify birds by the sounds they make, and is a joint project between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Chemnitz University of Technology. There’s plenty of ways BirdNET […]

Blog#birdnet, #birds, opensource, raspberrypi, technology

Flameshot Screenshot Tool V12 Just Added Even More Features Such As Basic Layer Movement, Imgur Support, New Magnifier, And More

2022-06-242022-06-24 Danie
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When it comes to Linux screenshot tools nothing comes close to Flameshot. Today, a new version of Flameshot arrived that adds even more features to its already feature-crammed toolset. Flameshot is free, open source software […]

Blogopensource, screencapture, screenshot, technology

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