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Category: Blog

Jack Dorsey made an open source peer-to-peer encrypted Bluetooth messaging app called Bitchat

2025-07-092025-07-09 Danie
A neon logo featuring a speech bubble design in pink, with a blue Bluetooth symbol and the word "bitchat" below.

“Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey launched a new peer-to-peer messaging app over the weekend called Bitchat that runs entirely over Bluetooth. Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks to send encrypted communications […]

Blogopensource, P2P, privacy, technology

I’m enjoying playing Ships at Sea on Steam Games

2025-07-082025-07-08 Danie
The interior of a boat's control cabin, featuring steering controls, instruments, an ornate wheel, and a sunset view through large windows.

This is a pretty relaxing simulation game to play. No shooting, or being shot as soon as you respawn! It is pretty well much like Snowrunner, but instead of trucks, you’re doing boat simulation stuff. […]

Blogboats, gaming, ships, simulation, technology

CoMaps is a fully open source navigation app that works offline and doesn’t track users

2025-07-042025-07-04 Danie
A smartphone displaying a detailed map with a blue route highlighted, indicating a journey of 1 hour and 8 minutes, labeled "CoMaps".

“Born out of governance concerns in Organic Maps, CoMaps has been created with a goal of restoring transparency, community control, and privacy-focused navigation. It’s a fully open source navigation app that works offline and doesn’t […]

Blognavigation, opensource, technology

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

2025-07-042025-07-04 Danie
A map of France highlighting Lyon, with symbols for love, Linux penguin, and trash can representing Windows, emphasizing a preference for Linux.

“European countries have been growing increasingly wary of relying on Microsoft for critical government and public sector services. Concerns about data privacy, digital sovereignty, and potential governmental surveillance have led many to question the viability […]

BlogFrance, government, opensource, technology

South Korea Brought High-Rise Fire Escape Solutions To The Masses

2025-07-032025-07-03 Danie
A person descends a building using a Kfire Descending Life Line, demonstrating safe escape techniques from a fire.

“When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other viable route of […]

Blogescape, fire, technology

EasiShop is a South African comparative groceries shopping service developed by an ex-student from Cape Town

2025-06-292025-06-29 Danie
Two young men stand side by side in a parking garage, one in a green shirt and the other in a light blue sweater, exuding a casual vibe.

“A former Fish Hoek High School learner is using his tech skills to help South African families stretch their grocery budgets. Tinashe Madanire, a 26-year-old student at Stellenbosch University, along with his co-founder Tendai Katiyo, […]

Bloggroceries, southafrica, technology

I replaced my ISP router with OPNsense months ago, and I don’t regret it at all

2025-06-252025-06-25 Danie
Close-up of a computer case's rear panel showing HDMI, USB ports, LAN connectors, and a reset button. Decorative wooden surface below.

OPNsense can also be fairly simple to set up if you go with the basics (like most home routers offer). But the great thing is you can also deep dive into it and setup separated […]

Blogopensource, routers, security, technology

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

2025-06-232025-06-23 Danie
Screenshot of Microsoft Edit, version 1.0.0, showing the "About" window and a README file in a code editor interface.

“Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built with […]

Blogopensource, retro, technology

The British VarEVolt battery fully recharges in 18 seconds — and it just got the green light for mass production

2025-06-232025-06-23 Danie
A close-up of an electric vehicle battery pack on a table, showcasing its intricate wiring and robust design.

I know, news about new battery breakthroughs gets quite boring, as we really don’t any of them really making a difference on the ground. “The RML Group was granted Conformity of Production certification for its […]

Blogenvironment, EV, technology

Steam Now Has an Overlay Performance Monitor

2025-06-212025-06-21 Danie
Game menu for "Ships at Sea," showing options and gameplay stats with a harbor scene and boats in the background.

“Steam has added a new performance monitoring tool to its in-game overlay, giving you information about how your games are using your computer’s resources. This should help you spot potential performance problems, although it is […]

Bloggaming, technology

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