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How to maximize anonymity when accessing the Internet on mobile

Immich Self-Hosted Photos and Videos Solution – My Warts and All Video Review

How to turn an old PC into a NAS

Master VLC with These 10+ Expert Tips and Tricks

Polycentric is an Open-source distributed social network – Similar in some ways to Nostr

Samsung Health can now help you never skip your meds

The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be 50 years ago

Samsung expands repair program to more devices, now in 43 countries (87 to go)

PostmarketOS Linux: Breathing New Life into Smartphones

US FTC bans Rite Aid from using AI facial recognition in stores for 5 years – CCTV cameras are no longer just cameras

Steve Gibson’s explanation of the quantum computing breakthrough

11 Fish Shell Features That Make it More Awesome Than Bash

Find your ideal E Ink tablet with this comprehensive round-up for 2023

29 Years ago Netscape Navigator 1.0 started the web we know today

How to Use ViVeTool to Enable Experimental Windows Features

Proper Extensions Are Finally Landing on Firefox for Android

9 best iPhone Journal app alternatives for Android: Do you want to use them though?

Open source Piwigo photo hosting updates to v14 with some nice improvements like WebP support

The Withings Scanwatch Light is a smartwatch for those who don’t want one: It’s a watch first, a health and fitness tracker second

Why I was on the point of buying a trackball mouse but did not

Jami: A Versatile Cross-platform Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Decentralized Communication App

What Is an Immutable Linux Distro, and Should You Use One? Think of it as Linux booting as a Container Image

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

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

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

Calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs and Custom Notes

Does Your Next Monitor Need a KVM Switch?

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

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

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

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

The Best Apps for Improving Memory – Because Practice Makes Better

Open source PowerToys 0.76.0 for Windows releases with heaps of features, fixes, and tweaks

Beware of claims by marketers of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring watches

This XDA Reporter replaced their monitors with XREAL smart glasses for a full week

Character AI allows you to create your own chatbot or to converse with many others, including famous ‘personalities’

French government recommends against using foreign chat apps and use open source Olvid instead