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Category: Blog

After a week with my new Pebble Time 2 watch I’m really happy with it

2026-06-292026-06-29 Danie
Digital smartwatch screen displaying time, date, step count, heart rate monitor, battery level, and weather icons on a Pebble device.

I see it arrived just on a week ago now, and although I’ve been using it a lot with testing apps, exercising, monitoring sleep, etc the battery is only now dipping below 50%. It is […]

Blogopensource, pebblewatch, PT2, technology

Every Physics Teacher (And Student) Should Try This Open Source Software

2026-06-282026-06-28 Danie
Screenshot of a physics simulation software showing a world scene with a black circle connected to a black box by a spring on a white canvas.

“Open source software has always been a cornerstone in scientific applications. From supercomputers to CERN labs, handling some of the greatest discoveries of humankind and accelerating particles beyond imagination, open source software has provided the […]

Blogeducation, opensource, technology

Strava killed its free API, so I built my own fitness platform with Endurain and FitPub instead

2026-06-262026-06-26 Danie
Screenshot of a running activity summary showing a 10.33 km route in Totnes, UK, with pace, heart rate, cadence, elevation, and social likes.

“Strava has been a big part of my fitness workflow for one big reason. I don’t really care about leaderboards or social features, but it acts as a great hub between devices, apps, and services. […]

Blogexercise, health, opensource, openstandards, technology

Warning about guards scanning driving licences at estates and offices in South Africa

2026-06-242026-06-24 Danie
Gated community entrance with two security guards checking vehicles beside a guardhouse, surrounded by residential homes and mountains in the background.

“Guards at the gates of estates, complexes, office parks, or gated communities should not make digital copies of your driving licence, as it could infringe on the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This is […]

Blogprivacy, southafrica

Firefox’s free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations

2026-06-162026-06-16 Danie
Three smartphone screens showing VPN status: off, connecting, and on, against a wavy black, white, and blue background.

“You can now use1 Firefox’s free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations available to proxy your […]

Blogprivacy, technology, VPN

Google Earth’s flight simulator is now available in your browser

2026-06-152026-06-15 Danie
Flight simulator view showing a coastal city with landmarks like Table Mountain, Signal Hill, and Foreshore, tilted over the ocean.

“On Friday Google announced it was making a relatively unknown feature of Google Earth available to a wider audience. The desktop version of Google Earth has had a hidden flight simulator mode since 2007, but […]

Blogflightsim, gaming, technology

How one GPL lawsuit accidentally created the homelab router that changed networking forever

2026-06-132026-06-13 Danie
Linksys Wireless-G broadband router with two antennas on a digital blue network background.

“No company sets out to make a product that exceeds its purpose and becomes a legend. In some cases when it happens, the company might even regret it. I recall a few NVIDIA GPUs, like […]

Blogopensource, technology

Over 150 Mathematicians Warn Governments Not to “Believe the Hype” About AI

2026-06-072026-06-07 Danie
Black and white hand raised in a stop gesture against a vibrant geometric background with red, orange, yellow, and green colors.

“There is currently a strong commercial incentive on the part of the technology industry to overstate the capabilities of their products,” the declaration reads, advising policymakers to “consult with experts, including mathematicians, in forming policy […]

BlogAI, government, technology

Meta Quietly Added Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses

2026-06-062026-06-06 Danie
Close-up of eyeglasses focusing on blurred crowd with digital facial recognition overlays and targeting squares.

“According to a report from Wired, Meta has been quietly installing facial recognition in its Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses for the last few months. Internally called “NameTag”, the feature, if activated, will […]

BlogAI, meta, privacy, technology

I tried using Google NotebookLM to generate an overview podcast of my YouTube channel

2026-05-312026-05-31 Danie
Man working on dual monitors with text about an AI-generated discussion on GadgeteerZA channel covering tech, FOSS, self-hosting, security, and social media.

Whilst exploring Google’s NotebookLM product I decided to try pointing it to my GadgeteerZA YouTube Channel, and I did the one-click generate an audio podcast about this source. The result was the audio channel you’ll […]

Blogopensource, privacy, selfhosting, technology

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