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Category: Blog

The Internet Archive has hundreds of full usable Palmpilot apps that you can run in your browser

2024-05-082024-05-08 Danie
A Palmpilot about screen with text: About HanDBase. HanDBase V1.10 UNREGISTERED by DDH Software sales@ddhsoftware.com For more Palmpilot software go to http://www.ddhsoftware.com or call +1561-432-7DDH for a free catalog. Bittons at the bottom show as OK and Register with a time of 30 days left shown.

This really brings back memories, and I was even able to run the HanDBase app, which was a database app you could use to easily create a database with properly defined fields etc. The apps […]

Blogpalmpilot, retro, technology

The origins of Bitwarden and how it is fending off the tech giants

2024-05-082024-05-08 Danie
Phone screen showed blurred text, but has two pop up windows one stating Text with a string of random letters like a password, and the other states deletion date 7 days. To the left is a instant chat bubble showing a conversation snippet saying "what's the password for the company Twitter account?" and the reply is "Hang on let me send you a password link, with the response being a bitwarden link.

Kyle Spearrin had never developed a mobile app or browser extension when he started building Bitwarden as a fun side project in 2015. Nearly nine years later, Spearrin’s humble attempt at a free, open-source password […]

Blogbitwarden, opensource, passwords, security, technology

Five things to consider when making the transition to a new email address

2024-05-072024-05-07 Danie
A mailbox sitting on top of a wooden post, with the blurred background showing house with a large green tree to its left.

Work and school emails are fine, but they might not last forever (and often neither does using an ISP e-mail address if you ever want to switch ISPs). You need something you can always come […]

Blogemail, technology

Before you buy a gaming headset, consider getting In-Ear Monitors instead

2024-05-052024-05-05 Danie
Pair of black earbuds lying on a dark brown wooden desktop.

Full-size gaming headsets have long been a popular choice for most gamers. IEMs (in-ear monitors), on the other hand, have traditionally been overlooked. While traditional headsets like the Logitech G Pro X 2 provide an […]

Bloggaming, headphones, technology

4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

2024-05-052024-05-05 Danie
Tux penguin in foreground with a representation of a file manager icon behind it.

These are privacy respecting tools to consider. But what signifies as a big file? Any file that you cannot seem to send through an encrypted messaging app like Signal or Telegram’s secret chat. Ideally, it […]

Blogfilesharing, opensource, privacy, technology

Video Overview of the Meshtastic Radio Mobile App Interface and Settings

2024-05-042024-05-04 Danie
Teal coloured background with title in white on the left saying Meshtastic Off-Grid Comms, Using the Mobile app. To the right are two small radio devices with antennas. One is while and the other is green and back. Both have small screens on the front.

This video explores what the Android app looks like, how to use the main screens, and what various settings and menu options it has. It gives a good feel of how you’d use Meshtastic radio […]

BlogMeshtastic, offgrid, opensource, radio, technology

Nano 8.0 Command-Line Text Editor Released – Key Bindings Have Now Joined The 21st Century

2024-05-022024-05-02 Danie
As per title text

That is not the only improvement, but it is pretty significant to be able to now use CTRL-Q to quit, CTRL-C to copy, CTRL-X to cut, CTRL-V to paste, CTRL-F to search forward, CTRL-Z to […]

Bloglinux, nano, opensource, technology

Koodo Reader is an open-source ebook reader for Linux, Windows, macOS and the Web

2024-04-302024-04-30 Danie
Koodo web page showing various books listed in the middle with their book covers and titles. Down the left side are view options for Books, Favourites, Notes, Highlights, Trash, and Shelves for Study, Work and Entertainment.

This is a great looking ebook reader for ePub, PDF, comic book archive and a few other formats. It allows highlighting, bookmarks and notes per book, and for non-PDFs there is also a reading mode […]

Blogereader, KoodoReader, opensource, technology

How to Install KDE Plasma in Ubuntu, Debian and Mint: Because you have Choices

2024-04-302024-04-30 Danie
Linux KDE desktop showing a taskbar along the bottom . The left side of the desktop is showing a window pane with a selection of different widgets to install e.g. for Activities, Application Menu, Audio Volume, etc. To the right side is the colourful desktop background in orange, blue and grey colours.

KDE Plasma (KDE) is a well-known desktop environment for Unix-like systems designed for users who want to have a nice desktop environment for their machines, it is one of the most used desktop interfaces out […]

BlogKDE, linux, opensource, technology

GoToSocial is a new ActivityPub social network server for the Fediverse

2024-04-272024-04-27 Danie
Typical social network profile with a banner across the top (this one showing two purple flowers with green leaves behind), an icon of a face, and name GoToSocial with an address handle @gotosocial. To the left side is a pane with a heading About and some links to documentation, support us, Matrix space, etc. To the right side a pane shows pinned posts with two posts shown with status updates for the network.

This service is still in Alpha release but is already deployable and usable, and federates with other Fediverse servers. However, there is no “main” instance you go to join. The intention really is that you […]

Blogactivitypub, GoToSocial, opensource, technology

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