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Category: Blog

Vodacom wrecked my credit rating without reason – This is how I fixed it

2025-08-282025-08-28 Danie
Document detailing a declined credit card application due to prior misconduct, with notes on risk classification and clearance status.

I thought I’d tell this story, as when it dawned on me, I found quite a few others complaining online that their credit records were ruined after closing their accounts at Vodacom. I pushed back […]

Blog

[URGENT] DEF CON Researcher Exposes How Password Managers Betray Your Trust

2025-08-212025-08-21 Danie
Infographic highlighting that 40 million password manager users are at risk of single-click credential theft, with logos of popular managers.

“Czech security researcher Marek Tóth demonstrated at DEF CON 33 how a single click on any malicious website can steal passwords, credit cards, and 2FA codes from 40 million users of major password managers, with […]

Blogsecurity, technology, vulnerabilities

You want your UPS to be NUT compatible

2025-08-192025-08-19 Danie
Mecer UPS showing its display which shows input and output voltage with the load level running at about 27%.

The primary goal of the Network UPS Tools (NUT – see https://networkupstools.org/) project is to provide support for Power Devices, such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Power Distribution Units, Automatic Transfer Switches, Power Supply Units and […]

Blogopensource, openstandards, technology, UPS

You can once again buy an official Commodore C64

2025-08-182025-08-18 Danie
Three Commodore 64 Ultimate models: Starlight Edition with vibrant colors, Founders Edition with a glowing logo, and BASIC Beige.

“Basically, there is a whole gamut of ways to get some part of the C64 experience, ranging from emulator-only to a full hardware DIY or pre-assembled format. Each of which come with their own price […]

Blogcommodore, retrocomputing, technology

Homepage – An Open Source Self-Hosted Dashboard

2025-08-172025-08-17 Danie
Home page of an open-source, self-hosted dashboard, featuring a digital design with blue house icon.

Homepage is a modern, fully static, fast, secure fully proxied, highly customizable application dashboard with integrations for over 100 services and translations into multiple languages. Easily configured via YAML files or through docker label discovery. […]

Blogdashboard, linux, opensource, technology

Various desktop Linux tips for newbies

2025-08-172025-08-17 Danie
Linux penguin character standing on one foot balancing on a fence pole. It has a red ribbon tied around its waist.

I’m also seeing more and more new Linux users popping up. They’re noticeable for often saying “why did they not do this earlier”. The point is, today’s Linux is very different from 20+ years ago. […]

Bloglinux, opensource, technology

Using Signal groups for activism

2025-08-082025-08-08 Danie
A person holds a colorful sign reading "CHINGA LA MIGRA," surrounded by a crowd at a vibrant street protest celebrating immigrant rights.

“Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump’s rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and […]

Blogactivism, chatapps, privacy, technology

How to Clear RAM Cache, Buffers, and Swap in Linux Without Reboot

2025-08-072025-08-07 Danie
A cartoon penguin wearing a graduation cap points to a sign reading "Linux ate My All the RAM!" with a subtitle about clearing RAM on Linux.

“Like any other operating system, GNU/Linux has implemented memory management efficiently and even more than that. However, if any process is eating away your memory, and you want to clear it, Linux provides a way […]

Bloglinux, opensource, technology

If you find OpenStreetMap a bit difficult to plan off-road routes, try OpenRouteService

2025-08-032025-08-03 Danie
An interactive map displays a route (41 km) with options to download in various formats, including JSON and GPX.

OpenRouteService (ORS) is an open source route planner service that leverages OpenStreetMap data to provide a variety of routing and spatial analysis services. It actually uses a forked and modified version of the GraphHopper routing […]

Blognavigation, opensource, OpenStreetMap, technology

You can watch YouTube on Jellyfin with TubeArchivist

2025-07-242025-07-24 Danie
A user interface displaying a "Continue Watching" section with video thumbnails and details about various shows and courses.

This is quite interesting, especially for those with bandwidth issues or wanting to watch offline (dare I say without ads or tracking…). TubeArchivist actually will run completely self-contained on its own, but there is also […]

BlogJellyfin, opensource, selfhosting, technology, videos

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