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7 free open-source tools for amazing photo and video edits

2024-11-172024-11-17 Danie
A desktop monotor showing the GIMP application open for photo editing. Various icons are situated around the central edit area. In the editing area is shown a photo of a living room with a smal;l table on the left, in the centre a chair which is facing the left rear corner of the room. Against the far wall is a table with what looks like a large screen TV on top of it.

While there is no shortage of powerful photo and video editing tools, most of them come with a hefty price tag or require a subscription to get started. It may discourage students, beginners, and freelancers […]

Blogopensource, photography, technology

OpenGarage is an open source device that can add intelligence to any garage door opener

2024-11-162024-11-16 Danie
View of the inside ceiling of a garage, showing a small box with two circular sensors mounted on the ceiling above where the car would be. Below that can be seen part of the rail that is used to open the garage door.

Apart from this device being able to connect via Home Assistant to provide all the intelligence, what I really like is that it just attaches to most existing dumb garage door openers. Most door openers […]

Bloghomeautomation, opensource, technology

Some of Edison’s earliest voice recordings of famous Britons from 1888

2024-11-162024-11-16 Danie
Two men in formal attire sitting in chairs next to a table. The men are each holding a tube with a funnel at the end towards their mouths. The tubes are connected to a mechanical device on the table. The device can be seen to have a large round cylinder on top, and a number of other metal rods and knobs.

Really eerie listening to these moments captured in time 136 years ago when recording equipment was basically ‘unheard’ of. I don’t think many of these people would ever have thought their voices would be heard […]

Bloghistory, technology, vintage

11 Must-Have Docker Tools To Simplify Your Workflow And Why CLI Is Good

2024-11-152024-11-15 Danie
A terminal window showing the LazyDocker application open. It divides the window space into panes, one for Services running, another for standalone containers, another for docker images, and volumes, and a larger pane showing log file information.

Docker is a popular tool for creating, deploying, and managing containerised applications, but managing containers, images, and configurations can become complex over time. Here’s a detailed guide to some essential Docker tools that simplify your […]

Blogdocker, servers, technology

Mermaid is an open source tool that can be used to create such charts using Markdown plaintext

2024-11-152024-11-15 Danie
A split screen view showing on the right a flowchart that starts out with a block saying Brainstrom article, which then points to a small block saying send pitch. On the left side is seen the plain text code that creates this chart. It shows a line A[Brainstorm article] -->|send pitch| etc and continues on.

Quickly create a flowchart, mindmap, or Gantt chart without once touching your mouse. Open source means it is not going to suddenly disappear tomorrow, it can be broadly supported across different platforms and Markdown editors, […]

Blogmarkdown, opensource, technology

Nebraskan Farmers Were Using Wind Turbines Before Environmentalism Was Invented

2024-11-152024-11-15 Danie
Old black and white hotos of a square wooden structure. The op is open, and two paddles of a wind turbine can be seen protruding. A man is standing in the front holding a wooden plank. He is wearing a boater hat and wearing a suite.

Many seem to forget that electric cars, windmills generating energy (whether electric or mechanical energy) are just not new ideas. The difference is that the technology at the time was limited by what was known […]

Blogchange, environment, technology, windpower

Successful South African electric vehicle maker that few people know about

2024-11-152024-11-15 Danie
A three wheeled delivery van that is completely covered with an enclosed cargo area at the back. A sign on the side says mellowvans 100% electric.

South African firm MellowVans is seeing massive demand for its groundbreaking three-wheeled electric vehicle (EV), which aims to combine the best features of motorcycles with light vans for last-mile cargo transport and courier deliveries. After […]

Blogenvironment, EV, southafrica, technology

Online shopping syndicate warning in South Africa

2024-11-142024-11-14 Danie
A woman wearing a black hoodie which is obscuring the top of her head. Her hands are holding a toy size shopping trolley in front of her.

Hot on the heels of today’s report about some incredibly weak passwords that South Africans are using online, and then re-using across other websites, comes this warning now about very realistic looking fake online shopping […]

Blogscams, southafrica, technology

Google’s Gemini AI Chatbot Finally Has an iPhone App

2024-11-142024-11-14 Danie
Three smartphone screenshots: Left one shows a white screen with the prompt text “Hello, M”. The middle screen feedback from Gemini giving feedback about a phone repair image request and showing a suggested image. The third screen is black with the text “Live” at the top and hold and end buttons at the bottom like a phone call is in progress.

Billed as a way to converse with Google’s AI, it’s kind of like using speech-to-text, but without having to press a microphone icon before each question. Just say your questions out loud, and Gemini will […]

BlogAI, ios, technology

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Health

2024-11-142024-11-14 Danie
Illustration of a small group of people sitting on chairs. They are watching a man in a white overcoat giving a presentation. There is a large diagram on the wall behind him showing a pair of lungs, at which he is pointing with a pointing device.

A big issue with some Big Tech health cloud services like Apple, Google, etc is you can’t get your data out easily to perform your own analytics, or use them if you decide to leave […]

Bloghealth, opensource, technology

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