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IOPaint is an open source locally run Python app for AI-powered photo editing

2024-10-202024-10-20 Danie
Image of a young girl being edited. A yellow vertical line has dissected a woman standing in the background, so that when slid left or right, it will show a before and after view of the woman in the background having been removed from the photo.

There are many cloud services that offer many of these features but they either require registration, or serve adverts, or require payment to do things like background removal, inpainting or outpainting tasks. This app runs […]

BlogAI, opensource, photos, technology

4 reasons your cloud provider should be using end-to-end encryption

2024-10-202024-10-20 Danie
Rear side of a server showing ventilation holes, and port connectors for Ethernet, USB, and VGA.

We’re all pretty dependent on cloud services nowadays, with everything from our email inboxes to game streaming services storing our data somewhere other than on our physical computers. But with that ever-increasing dependency comes inherent […]

Blogcloud, privacy, security, technology

Shutter Encoder is an open source converter designed by video editors

2024-10-192024-10-19 Danie
Shutter encoder app window showing a large image in teh centre ofa pot with some food next to it. Below that can be seen an audio waveform typically seen in video editors. To the righ are numerous settings toggles for video bitrate, audio codecs, video cropping, etc.

Handbrake may well immediately come to mind. This is similar in what it does (conversion based on FFmpeg in the background) but it looks a lot better and easier to use, and has quite a […]

Blogopensource, technology, video

7 reasons Photopea is the best free alternative to Photoshop and Lightroom, and 1 why not

2024-10-192024-10-19 Danie
A laptop screen showing editing type software with various icons. On the canvas is shown the XDA title with a red coloured brick background.

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom have long been the benchmarks in the industry. However, their ongoing subscription costs can be a burden for students and hobbyists. If you’re seeking an alternative to Adobe’s creative suite, consider […]

Blogalternativesto, editing, graphics, technology

GSConnect is KDE Connect for GNOME desktop users

2024-10-192024-10-19 Danie
Green background showing a graphic of a laptop with a Linux Tux penguiin on it. To the right is a graphic showing an Android smartphone with Android logo on it. Two-way arrows join the laptop and the phone.

For Linux, KDE has developed a solution called KDE Connect. It works better in the KDE environment and hence we have the GSConnect extension for GNOME desktop users. GSConnect is an implementation of KDE Connect […]

BlogKDEConnect, linux, technology

Pi-Apps: The Unofficial but Definitely Better App Store for Raspberry Pi

2024-10-192024-10-19 Danie
Webpage with background covered in strawberries, blackberries, and other berries. Title on page says Pi-Apps. To the right is a copy of a Pi window showinga list of different application categories such as Updates, Appearance, Creative Arts, Engineering, etc.

Though not popular, Raspberry Pi OS does provide a GUI method for installing and uninstalling applications. It’s the Add/Remove Software tool, introduced in 2016 as a GUI-based method for installing applications. Unlike the traditional Add/Remove […]

Blograspberrypi, technology

Android 15 Private Space and Samsung Secure Folder: A Side-By-Side Comparison

2024-10-192024-10-19 Danie
Smartphone in the centre, with and Android logo with fingerprint on the left, and on the right a blue rectangular shape with a white padlock on the centre of it.

For years, Samsung users have enjoyed the convenience and privacy of Secure Folder, a separate space on their Samsung Galaxy phones for sensitive apps, media, files, and data. With Android 15, Google joins the party […]

Blogprivacy, security, technology

Samsung Backups and Cloud Sync can be End-To-End-Encrypted, but you need to Enable it

2024-10-182024-10-18 Danie
Part of a smartphone screen showing the title Enhanced data protection

Buried in the settings of certain Samsung Galaxy devices, there’s a feature Samsung calls Enhanced Data Protection. This is a fancy, branded name for end-to-end encryption. It means that when you back up or sync […]

BlogE2EE, privacy, technology

How you can use Kanban boards in Obsidian to manage personal projects

2024-10-182024-10-18 Danie
An open laptop showing a kanban layout project plan on the screen. On the keyboard rests a smartphone, and to the left of tye laptop is an open book with a pen lying on the page.

Thanks to its offline-first approach, graph views, canvas, backlinks, and Markdown support, Obsidian has been quite popular among productivity seekers these days. Although Obsidian offers a robust set of features right out of the box, […]

Blogobsidian, organising, projects, technology

Google Is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers, But Here’s How You Can Fight Back

2024-10-182024-10-18 Danie
Side of a face-brick building showing a sign on the side saying Google.

In the interests of fighting terrorism and child pornography… oh wait, no not those, in the interests of improving your own security the following changes are being made. It’s corporate BS as we all know […]

Blogadblockers, privacy, technology

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