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Category: Blog

An old Bluetooth vulnerability shows why it is vital that all OS’s get updated regularly

2023-12-092023-12-09 Danie
Person in a hoodie sitting behind a laptop computer. Their face is completely obscured though, and a question mark appears in the space where their face is.

Bluetooth vulnerability exposes Android, Linux, MacOS, and iOS devices. Hackers can access your device without special hardware and run commands without your consent. Security fix for Android 11 through 14 available, but older versions remain […]

Blogbluetooth, security, technology, vulnerability

These 3 services can help you transfer playlists between music streaming services

2023-12-082023-12-08 Danie
Dark blue background with test in while stating "Transfer Playlists Between Music Services" and then lists Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, TikTok Music, TIDAL, Soundcloud, YouTube Music, Beatport, etc.

Music streaming services are not standardised like RSS readers, which have OPML files for easily exporting and importing feeds between different readers (I wonder why not). So, this makes it difficult to easily switch to […]

Blogmusic, musicstreaming, technology

New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux – Roll on Memes!

2023-12-082023-12-08 Danie
A Windows Bluse Screen of Death (BSOD) saying there is a technical error

Windows’ infamous “Blue Screen of Death” is a bit of a punchline. People have made a hobby of spotting them out in the wild, and in some circles, they remain a byword for the supposed […]

BlogBSOD, linux, technology

Calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs and Custom Notes

2023-12-082023-12-08 Danie
Ubuntu style desktop screen with menu bar down the left side. In the middle is the Calibre app window, showing various icons along the top and fliters down the left side for author, languages, series, formats, ratings, news, tags, and identifiers

If Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, was a book itself it’d surely be a perennial bestseller, thanks to an exhaustive, multi-faceted feature set. And in the latest Calibre 7 release, the feature set expands […]

Blogbooks, calibre, opensource, reading, technology

Does Your Next Monitor Need a KVM Switch?

2023-12-072023-12-07 Danie
Man sitting at desk with his hands on a keyboard and on a mouse. The screen in front of him is an ultra-wide screen which shows a 50-5- split view with a desktop on the left side, whilst the right side shows a game being played on the same monitor.

I never thought about this before, really for a monitor. I’ve heard about them being used as standalone switches, and still think that may be more flexible. However, if you have one ultra-wide monitor, maybe […]

BlogKVM, KVMswitch, monitors, technology

Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data: Push notifications contain useful metadata

2023-12-062023-12-06 Danie
Blurred view of a man in a shirt in the background, holding a smartphone out in front of him, and above the smartphone is a gold bell with a number 1 as a red badge count, and the bell has three white outlines to each side which indicates the bell is ringing.

Push notifications are used to provide a wide variety of alerts to app users. A friendly ding or text alert on the home screen notifies users about new text messages, emails, social media comments, news […]

Bloggovernment, metadata, privacy, technology

The best Raspberry Pi alternatives – There is no exact alternative though

2023-12-062023-12-06 Danie
A Banana Pi single board computer

Raspberry Pi’s are no longer the cheap $35 single-board computers that they once were. There are however quite a few alternatives, but all lack or add some features. Of course, the Pi has also improved […]

Blogalternativeto, raspberrypi, technology

How Teachers Can Catch You Using ChatGPT by using GPTZero and other methods

2023-12-062023-12-06 Danie
Hand in foreground holding a smartphone with the display showing the ChatGPT app open. In the background is a solver laptop resting on a desk. The display part of the laptop is not visible.

ChatGPT is a valuable studying tool. It can help you brainstorm, it can quiz you, and it can explain answers to you in a really thorough way. Of course, it can also be used to […]

Blogchatgpt, education, technology

New Beeper Mini app lets Android phones appear as blue bubbles in iMessage chats

2023-12-052023-12-05 Danie
Black background with blue bubbles and title stating "Finally, get blue bubbles on Android".

This is a dedicated stand-alone Android app by Beeper which will carry a $1.99 pm subscription after the 7-day trial period. It validates via SMS as an iPhone 7 (just as an iPhone would) so […]

BlogBeeperMini, imessage, technology

The Best Apps for Improving Memory – Because Practice Makes Better

2023-12-052023-12-05 Danie
Woman sitting at a desk holding a pen in her right hand which is hovering over a paper notebook on the desk, and her left hand is holding a red phone

I’ve certainly seen from playing Wordle every day that your game improves over time. The brain is like a muscle (not in how it functions) in that practice and time spent sharpening it, does show […]

Blogbrain, health, memory, technology

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