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Category: Blog

Ntfy is a pretty good open source notification service which you can host yourself

2025-05-262025-05-26 Danie
A smartphone screen displays the time, weather, and notifications for service downtime, with a colorful abstract background.

This is a pretty flexible service that will send notifications to your mobile phone. You can either use their cloud service, or host it yourself. Apart from being able to send notifications directly from any […]

Blognotifications, opensource, selfhosting, technology

Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters

2025-05-252025-05-25 Danie
Aerial view of a vast solar farm featuring rows of black solar panels under a clear sky, with green fields and trees in the background.

“Rogue communication devices not listed in product documents have been found in some Chinese solar power inverters by US experts who strip down equipment hooked up to grids to check for security issues, the two […]

Bloginverters, security, technology, vulnerability

BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades

2025-05-192025-05-19 Danie
Graphic featuring BleachBit 5.0 logo, a cartoon penguin, and a sweeping tool over a hard drive, promoting computer cleanup.

“BleachBit, a free and open-source cross-platform system cleaning utility designed to help users reclaim disk space and protect their privacy, has just released a new major version, 5.0. Users will appreciate the newly added display‑language option […]

Blogbleachbit, opensource, technology

Immich Public Proxy shares your Immich photos and albums safely without exposing your Immich instance to the public

2025-05-192025-05-19 Danie
Blue background featuring the text "Immich Public Proxy" and a colorful shield logo, promoting secure sharing of self-hosted photo albums.

Immich is a wonderful bit of software, but since it holds all your private photos it’s best to keep it fully locked down. This presents a problem when you want to share a photo or […]

BlogImmich, opensource, photos, security, technology

Installed a network cabinet to tidy up my networking mess at home

2025-05-162025-05-16 Danie
A neatly organized electronic rack showcasing network equipment, a UPS, and a keyboard with a mouse on the bottom shelf.

In hindsight, I can say now this was really worth it. Apart from the rat’s nest of cables I had, the original stand I was using did wobble a bit if bumped, and that was […]

Bloghomelab, networking, technology

Europe plots escape hatch from the enshittification of search

2025-05-142025-05-14 Danie
A person types on a keyboard, surrounded by vibrant digital screens displaying images and various media, with colorful stationery nearby.

“If you ever get the impression that search engines are getting worse, or that alternatives are not all they seem, it’s not just you. It’s what journalist Cory Doctorow calls “It has 14 partners funding […]

Blogsearch, technology

Google eventually adds UWB support to its rebranded Find Hub tracker app

2025-05-142025-05-14 Danie
Colorful illustration featuring luggage, headphones, keys, and more, centered around the "Find Hub" logo for discovering lost items.

This was a feature that I noticed was missing from Google’s tracking app when I wanted to buy Android tags. I was very close to buying the Motorola Moto tags but then went with the […]

Blogtechnology, trackers

5 signs your NVMe SSD might actually need a heatsink

2025-05-092025-05-09 Danie
A compact silver CPU cooler with a fan and heat pipes, featuring the "Thermalright" logo on top, designed for efficient heat dissipation.

“As far as PC overheating is concerned, SSDs are often the last components you think about. CPUs and GPUs are usually the ones that you need to worry about. However, if you’ve been running your […]

Blogcooling, technology

Unlike Signal, WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages

2025-05-082025-05-08 Danie
A hand holding a smartphone displaying the WhatsApp welcome screen, featuring the logo and a brief description of the app's features.

It shows yet again that marketing end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) is not the be-all and the end-all when it comes to security and privacy. It’s the edges (client devices) and group chats etc where there could be […]

Blogprivacy, security, technology, whatsapp

Ham radio turns 100 in South Africa

2025-05-072025-05-07 Danie
A diverse group of rescue volunteers in uniforms, gathered outdoors for a briefing, with tents in the background and masks on.

“The South African Radio League (SARL) wants to broaden its contribution to the growth of amateur radio in sub-Saharan Africa as the organisation celebrates its centenary next month. Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, […]

Blogamateurradio, hamradio, SARL, southafrica, technology

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