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Category: Blog

How the Stream Deck rose from the ashes of a legendary keyboard

2024-07-172024-07-17 Danie
A computer keyboard showing on its left side showing two columns of 5 keys each with a small display under the key cap.

The keyboard was just a concept, dreamed up by Art Lebedev, a Russian design firm, and it was an ambitious idea at that: called the Optimus Maximus, it would require over 100 built-in screens using […]

Blogchange, StreamDeck, technology

Apple Approves QEMU-Based PC Emulator App for iOS

2024-07-152024-07-15 Danie
iPhone screen showing the title UTM SE at the top. Below it is listed a few OS options such as Arch Linux, Debian 11, FreeDOS, Mac OS, and Windows XP.

UTM SE can emulate a variety of desktop operating systems and system architectures, including MS-DOS, Windows XP, and (of course) many Linux distributions—all without workarounds, jailbreaks, or side-loading .ipa files through Xcode. This really would […]

Blogios, technology

11 Obsidian tips and tricks for boosting productivity with this Markdown editor and notes app

2024-07-142024-07-14 Danie
Reddish colour background with the purple Obsidian logo on it.

Obsidian is quite popular among writers, researchers, and students. When you create a long blog post, research paper, or project overview in Obsidian, navigating it using a keyboard and mouse can be cumbersome at times. […]

Blognotes, obsidian, technology

How to fake the GPS location on your iPhone or Android phone

2024-07-112024-07-11 Danie
A hand holding a smartphone. On the screen is a typical map and at the bottom of the screen it says Astons Rd with a dark blue icon that says Directions.

Perhaps you’re trying out an app that searches for nearby stores or restaurants in another city, wanting to access services that are only available within a specific country or region, or playing a location-based game. […]

Bloglocation, technology

Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Buds Might Be Android’s Answer to AirPods

2024-07-102024-07-10 Danie
Two pairs of dark silver colour earbuds, which look very much like the Apple AirPods. Behind them is a similar colour charging case, with the lid open.

One cool feature for the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro is Auto Noise Adjustment, which can automatically adjust the ANC for you. For example, if your earbuds detect an ambulance siren, they’ll turn the ANC to […]

Blogearbuds, technology

OMG!! R300 million stolen in massive cyber-heist in South African gov dept over 10 year period

2024-07-102024-07-10 Danie
White man with short hair brushed to the side, wearing an open necked white shirt with a collar, and a charcoal coloured jacket.

Cybercriminals have stolen at least R300 million from South African taxpayers over the past ten years thanks to security flaws at the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. I am just dumbstruck over this, and […]

Blogcybersecurity, security, southafrica, technology

ydotool is an alternative to xdotool that works on both X11 and Wayland

2024-07-102024-07-16 Danie
A settings window for a Stream Deck that shows the syntax for a button press in the centre. There is a text box where the command can be entered and show here is the text: ydotool key 56:1 106:1 106:0 56:0

I’m still in the process of fully migrating to Wayland from X11 on Linux, as there are still a few niggly things that don’t work 100%. At least Wayland is now stable for me on […]

Bloglinux, opensource, technology, wayland, xdotool

Cross-Platform ONLYOFFICE 8.1 office suite has an excellent PDF editor and forms creator

2024-07-082024-07-08 Danie
Blue background with a bold title in white font stating ONLYOFFICE 8.1 Unveiled with Supercharged PDF Editor and More. To the right can be seen then thumbnails in grey of an office suite showing a presentation being edited, and an open document being edited.

With this update, the PDF editor also supports page deletion, rotation (left or right), and insertion (blank page before or after), all easily accessible from the “Home” tab (remember to enable “Edit PDF”). Moreover, you […]

Blogofficesuite, opensource, PDF, technology

StreamController Application on Linux for the Elgato Stream Deck

2024-07-062024-07-06 Danie
Teal colour background with white titling stating StreamController for Elgato Stream Deck. On teh right side is an image of a black Elgato Stream Deck with 15 buttons on it arranged in three rows.

StreamController is an elegant Linux application designed for the Elgato Stream Deck, offering advanced features like plug-ins and automatic page switching to enhance your streaming and productivity setup. It can support multiple Stream Decks together. […]

Bloglinux, opensource, streamcontroller, StreamDeck, technology

Paperless-ngx is an open-source document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive

2024-07-042024-07-04 Danie
A webpage showing a tiled layout with tiles arranged in horizontal rows, each one representing a document that has been scanned in. Each tile shows a thumbnail image of the document contents with titles below, tags, a creation date, etc. Down the left side is a menu f options such as Dashboard, Documents, Recently Added, Inbox, Correspondents, Tags, Document Types, Storage Paths, Custom Fields, Templates, Mail, Settings etc. At the top is a search bar.

You can either scan or upload various document formats into Paperless-ngx. It will organise and index your scanned documents with tags, correspondents, types, and more. Your data is stored locally on your server and is […]

Blogarchiving, documents, opensource, technology

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