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Category: Blog

Future Apple Watches Could Have Sensors Embedded in the Bands: Maybe Not A Great Idea

2024-11-082024-11-08 Danie
Five Apple Watches all mounted on silver coloured stands next to each other. The faces show large time digits for 10:09.

It sounds good as such sensors may provide some good functionality, but it is also the reason I sold my LG Watch and never bought another one from them. The reason is that straps, like […]

Blogapple, technology

BrickMasterVR – Building Lego using Oculus Quest VR Glasses

2024-11-072024-11-07 Danie
A screenshot of a virtual reality view of a Lego house being built. In the foreground is a hovering cube that shows the words Parts Selector nest to it.

I know someone who builds Lego for therapy. He buys sets on an ongoing basis, some of which are well over 10,000 pieces (think of the Titanic). They take up a mass of space. I […]

Bloglego, technology, VR

10 non-stream things to use a Stream Deck for

2024-11-062024-11-06 Danie
A white Stream Deck device with two rows of four buttons, and beneath them, a short LED display showing the time as 12:59pm.

I’ve done a video before about how I’m using my Stream Decks (I even bought a second one) for so many different things. I’m using about 20 different pages at the moment and can quickly […]

Blogproductivity, StreamDeck, technology

Apple Maps on Web Now Works on Linux (But Only in Firefox)

2024-11-062024-11-06 Danie
Desktop screen showing Firefox browser open, and displaying Apple Maps inside.

The screenshot above shows Mozilla Firefox 132 (running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS) with the web version of Apple Maps successfully loaded. All features work as they should, including search, directions, hybrid images, location detection, guides, […]

Blogapplemaps, firefox, technology

Capacities could be a very good alternative to Obsidian Notes

2024-11-022024-11-02 Danie
Person sitting with legs crossed and outstretched, with a laptop resting on their legs. On the screen can be seen some images with the title at the top Oct 2024. To the right is a month calendar.

I’ve only had a brief look and test so far, but I’ll be testing this out a lot more. Obsidian is free to use but not open source software, Capacities is the same with a […]

Blogknowledgemanagement, notes, technology

10 brilliant PC games you can enjoy without a graphics card

2024-10-292024-10-29 Danie
A floating city with neoclassical architecture, flying ships, and a giant statue in the center.

Modern PC gaming often gets a bad rap for being too demanding, pricing out countless gamers who lack powerful graphics cards. Plus, the state in which some AAA games get released, makes them a struggle […]

Bloggaming, technology

The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor revolution is here, and OnePlus is leading the charge

2024-10-292024-10-29 Danie
Rear of a smartphone showing 4 camera lenses arranged in a square formation.

From bulky physical button sensors, and capacitive ones, to under-display optical fingerprint sensors and ultrasonic ones, the technology has significantly advanced over the last decade, with ultrasonic sensors sitting at the pinnacle at the moment. […]

Blogsecurity, technology

SearXNG is an open source privacy respecting metasearch engine that is really easy to use

2024-10-282024-10-28 Danie
Teal colour background with title SearXNG Search. Below that appears Private, Ad/Tracking Free, No Profiling, multiple sources. To the right side is a man's head and shoulders. He is holding up a magnifying glass and looking through it.

SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity. My video covers […]

Blogopensource, privacy, SearXNG, selfhosted, technology

The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source

2024-10-272024-10-27 Danie
Cartoon-style graphic showing a lion baring its teeth with an embarrassed look, with a penguin having an open-mouthed smile.

This is a deceptive practice in which companies or organizations present their products, services, or processes as “open” when they are not truly open in the spirit of transparency, access to information, participation, and knowledge […]

Blogopensource, technology

Samsung Dual Audio: What it is and how to use it

2024-10-272024-10-27 Danie
Rear side of a smartphone with three round camera lenses. On either side are seen two pairs of speakers, each with a large bass woofer and one small treble woofer above it.

Most Android phones can connect and stream audio to one Bluetooth device. But there may be situations where you may want to stream to multiple devices instead. For example, you own a pair of portable […]

Blogaudio, samsung, technology

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