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@danie10@mastodon.social · 4d ago

10 Hacks Every Signal User Should Know

“Signal is one of my favourite messaging apps because of its focus on privacy and security. I use it to message my closest friends regularly, and in the process, I’ve discovered a fair few hidden features that I now use every day. From shielding you ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/10-hacks-every-signal-user-should-know/

#security #signal #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Hister indexes every web page you visit and lets you search the full text of your browsing history offline

“Have you ever wished your browser history was more than just a collection of URLs? As it is, the standard search history is kind of useless. Sure, you can see the title of the page you visited, maybe a bit of metadata, but not much more than that. ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/hister-indexes-every-web-page-you-visit-and-lets-you-search-the-full-text-of-your-browsing-history-offline/

#browsers #history #opensource #search #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · 5d ago

DBAN is a relic for HDD wiping, and ShredOS is the only software you should use

“When “wiping a hard drive clean,” a quick format doesn’t actually erase anything at all. Instead, it just removes the drive’s file index. That leaves the underlying data sitting there until something overwrites it. That’s why recovery tools like Re ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/dban-is-a-relic-for-hdd-wiping-and-shredos-is-the-only-software-you-should-use/

#opensource #security #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 12, 2026

The Creator of Wordle Just Came Out With a New Game, and It’s Difficult

“Cryptic crosswords, on the other hand, treat each clue as its own puzzle. Instead of straightforward definitions, the clues rely on wordplay that hints at the answer. The rules can be tricky to explain, and there are many different ways a clue can ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/the-creator-of-wordle-just-came-out-with-a-new-game-and-its-difficult/

#games #puzzles #technology #words

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 12, 2026

Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

“Office EU is a cloud-based office suite built entirely on open-source software and hosted exclusively on European servers, has launched as a direct competitor to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Its pitch is straightforward: keep data in the EU, ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/europe-is-building-an-alternative-to-microsoft-office/

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 11, 2026

AmneziaVPN is a self-hosted VPN that works in countries where WireGuard gets blocked

“It’s also worth noting that AmneziaVPN has been security audited as recently as January 2025. While the auditors found a few risks categorized as critical and high, the platform has resolved all identified issues. Amnezia runs its servers as RAM-on ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/amneziavpn-is-a-self-hosted-vpn-that-works-in-countries-where-wireguard-gets-blocked/

#anticensorship #privacy #technology #VPN

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 10, 2026

Portracker – an open source self-hosted real-time port monitoring and discovery tool

I’m using this tool to identify which docker container ports are published or exposed (from the container) as well as which internal ports are available on your containers. This tool helps see where there may be port clashes, which ports are exposed ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/portracker-an-open-source-self-hosted-real-time-port-monitoring-and-discovery-tool/

#docker #networking #opensource #selfhosting #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 09, 2026

10 tricks you can do with FFmpeg on Linux

FFmpeg is an incredibly powerful piece of software and often sits in the background powering many graphics and audio conversion apps we use. So you may not know it, but you very likely are already using it.

This linked article though shows a coup ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/10-tricks-you-can-do-with-ffmpeg-on-linux/

#audio #technology #video

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 09, 2026

RE: @timmeh@theforkiverse.com

Seems #Microslop marketing is failing and many are seeing all the slop, and find alternatives that do what they want perfectly well.

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026

More than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an ’80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed

“Designed by developer Woe Industries, the AGAT challenged players to complete an ’80s adventure game without using a walkthrough. Players weren’t told what adventure game they’d be playing in advance, and they were monitored via webcam and micropho ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/more-than-800-gamers-took-an-exam-to-prove-they-could-complete-an-80s-adventure-game-without-peeking-at-a-walkthrough-and-only-2-passed/

#gaming #retro #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

No surprise: Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things THROUGH USERS’ SMART GLASSES

“And regardless of the wearer’s intention, much of the footage being recorded by the glasses is being sent to offshore contractors for data labeling, a widely-used preprocessing step in training new AI models in which human contractors are asked to ...continues

See https://gadgeteer.co.za/no-surprise-meta-workers-say-theyre-seeing-disturbing-things-through-users-smart-glasses/

#privacy #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

Suunto’s New Route Planner Is Free and Awesome “Something you don’t see every day: a sports tech company actually giving away premium features for free. Suunto’s route-planning tool lets you create and download GPX files without even creating an account. No paywall, no trial period—just open the ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/suuntos-new-route-planner-is-free-and-awesome/ #mapping #navigation #routes #technology

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@danie10@mastodon.social · May 13, 2021

Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost

See https://standardebooks.org/

#technology #opensource #ebooks #reading #nodrm

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