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Category: Blog

5 Excellent reasons you should try using open source software

2024-07-292024-07-30 Danie
A white globe that has various hashtag names across it such as copyright, choice, applications, community, etc. In the centre in bright green font are the words Open Source.

Open-source software has existed in some form or another since the early 1980s and is now used in almost every technology sector. Open-source tools and software are used in everything from TVs to ChatGPT, so […]

Blogopensource, technology

The Continent is a free (of cost, ads and trackers) news publication for Africans by Africans

2024-07-272024-07-27 Danie
Magazine front cover showing title The Continent and founded with Mail & Guardian. Top banner states African journalism, 27 July 2024 Issue 169. It features an image of a globe covered in smartphones, with a woman sweeping a path through them using a broom.

The Continent is a weekly newspaper produced by African reporters, photographers, illustrators and editors. It is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp, Telegram channel, Signal or e-mail, and has become the continent’s most […]

Blogafrica, journalism, news, TheContinent

How to test if your VPN is working

2024-07-272024-07-27 Danie
Blue shield logo with letters VPN on it. To the right sits a man with a laptop open on his lap, and to the left sits a woman holding a smartphone.

Keeping your online activities and data private is a top priority nowadays. VPNs, or virtual private networks, are one of the best ways to do this. Not only do they encrypt your internet connection, but […]

Blogprivacy, technology, VPN

6 myths about mechanical keyboards that are no longer true

2024-07-252024-07-25 Danie
A white keyboard showing some buttons with a blue background colour such as the backspace, home, pgup, pgdn, end, alt, fn, and ctrl. The enter and space keys have images on them like cottages set against a sea view.

For better or worse, the “mech keeb” community is still a niche one, so there are many more people outside of it than the ones in the know. So, a regular PC user might still […]

Blogkeyboards, technology

7 password rules to live by in 2024, according to security experts – No, frequent changes not one of the rules

2024-07-242024-07-24 Danie
Side view of a laptop keyboard, with a hand hovering over the keyboard.

If you really want to get deep into the details of digital security, read the four-volume Digital Identity Guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It’s a massive document, and much of […]

Blogpasswords, security, technology

The Julia programming language: a missed opportunity for AI

2024-07-242024-07-24 Danie
A laptop suspended in the air by 6 colourful balloons. The screen shows the word JULIA.

Admittedly, it was the headline that caught my attention, and I’ve only briefly looked a bit into Julia. Of course, there is also more to a language than just speed, such as wealth of libraries, […]

BlogJulia, opensource, programming, python, technology

Video comparison of a Gillette Fusion Proglide Power vs a Gillette King C DE Razor

2024-07-212024-07-21 Danie
Title says Cartridge vs Safety Razor. Image of a man in the centre. On the left side he is holding up a Gillette cartridge razor, and on the right side he is holding a double-edged safety razor.

Way too many people only know about the razor they currently use because of advertising they see. There are 60 years old technologies (well, actually older than that) that work even better actually, at a […]

Bloggillette, shaving, wetshaving

How you can play the old classics on your PC or other devices with ScummVM

2024-07-192024-07-19 Danie
Retro style game from late 1980's or early 1990's with a male cartoon character standing in an office reception area. Signs on walls say Office, Welcome, and on the phone it says out of order. Below the image are options saying Give, Pick Up, Use, Open, Loo At, Push, Close, Talk To, and Pull.

ScummVM, short for Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine, is an open-source software project that serves as a way for nostalgic gamers and retro enthusiasts alike to enjoy some older classic games. Originally […]

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Communia bets social media can be good for you

2024-07-182024-07-18 Danie
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Olivia DeRamus is flipping the script: “What if scrolling through social media didn’t make us miserable? What if, especially for women, social media could actually make us feel more supported?”. “It’s certainly not what mainstream […]

BlogCommunia, mentalhealth, socialnetwork, technology

This is why I bought the Logitech G502 X mouse for my Linux desktop instead of the MX Master 3S

2024-07-172024-07-23 Danie
A white coloured gaming mouse with lots of side buttons. It is resting on a piece of white paper. The white paper is on a mouse pad that has a wrist rest in the foreground, which is a red and black colour.

I wanted to move off the Redragon Mammoth mouse, mainly because I started to want a free-scrolling mode scroll wheel. I often read long posts, or I am editing long webpages, and find myself having […]

Bloglinux, logitech, mouse, technology

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