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  1. Comment on Omnivore alternatives? in ~tech

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    Wallabag can be the chosen if their UX is not so terrible. But it is.

    Wallabag can be the chosen if their UX is not so terrible. But it is.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Mudita Kompakt e-ink phone in ~tech

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    Call me a doomer, but I don't understand why I should trust a non-known company for developing a custom-built operating system, even if it's "based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project)".

    Call me a doomer, but I don't understand why I should trust a non-known company for developing a custom-built operating system, even if it's "based on AOSP (Android Open Source Project)".

    10 votes

  3. Comment on Omnivore alternatives? in ~tech

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    The problem with Wallabag to me is that the UX is absolutely terrible. It's a reading app, but with a poorly finished typography settings, etc. I'm saying this because I'm also looking for an...

    The problem with Wallabag to me is that the UX is absolutely terrible. It's a reading app, but with a poorly finished typography settings, etc.

    I'm saying this because I'm also looking for an alternative now...

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Why we’re dropping Basecamp in ~tech

  5. Comment on Why we’re dropping Basecamp in ~tech

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    I agree with their evaluation of strong disagreement for the sayings of the founder of that company that run the software they use. But I'm not sure if we can do that evaluation during our daily...

    I agree with their evaluation of strong disagreement for the sayings of the founder of that company that run the software they use. But I'm not sure if we can do that evaluation during our daily lifes without being alienated. It's not possible or healthy to evaluate the views of the owner of every shop we visit, or every restaurant we want to eat in. We live in a crazy world with people with crazy ideas. Yes, we should advocate for change, but I'm not convinced that the way of doing it is though a scrutiny of ideals that the founder of the company that make the software you use.

    Oh, and actually if that means you are moving to Teams (which is apparently what is happening in this case) I'm 🤔

    8 votes

  6. Comment on People who use Obsidian, or other research apps, what service do you use to sync between devices? in ~tech

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    Nextcloud here!

    Nextcloud here!

  7. Comment on Down and to the right: Firefox got faster for real users in 2023 in ~tech

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    I looked for similar issues on forums and such for weeks, but I didn't find anything userful tbh. And checking the logs was useless too, no information whatsoever. Again, it's a pity but here we...

    I looked for similar issues on forums and such for weeks, but I didn't find anything userful tbh. And checking the logs was useless too, no information whatsoever. Again, it's a pity but here we are.

    I also like the model of paying for search to support Kagi/Orion.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Down and to the right: Firefox got faster for real users in 2023 in ~tech

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    After decades using Firefox as a solo browser, I moved to Orion a couple of weeks ago. I love Firefox, and I try to use open source software as much as possible, but being the browser such a...

    After decades using Firefox as a solo browser, I moved to Orion a couple of weeks ago.

    I love Firefox, and I try to use open source software as much as possible, but being the browser such a critical software in my work and personal workflow, I couldn't stand any more of receiving the amount of "tab crashed" messages over and over again. I tried uninstalling extensions and such, but I ended up trying Orion (which btw allow you to access both Firefox and Chrome extensions (!) also in mobile (!!)) and not going back to Firefox.

    It's a pity, but the weird and uncontrolable tab crash bug was enough for me

    8 votes

  9. Comment on What is a simple tech tip that changed how you use your computer or other devices in a significant way? in ~tech

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    I would say homebrewfor MacOS. What a delight.

    I would say homebrewfor MacOS. What a delight.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on What is everyone using for managing their contacts? in ~tech

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    I use the old school Carddav service that my email provider (Fastmail) provides me. It has been working for me for ages, sync in all my devices and allows me to use apps such as Cardhop flawlessly.

    I use the old school Carddav service that my email provider (Fastmail) provides me. It has been working for me for ages, sync in all my devices and allows me to use apps such as Cardhop flawlessly.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Free and/or open-source software alternatives for churches in ~tech

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    If I understand correctly your need, is not that different than any solution for a small company or group. So, for documentation Nextcloud + Onlyoffice / Collabora, etc?

    If I understand correctly your need, is not that different than any solution for a small company or group. So, for documentation Nextcloud + Onlyoffice / Collabora, etc?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Interesting Matrix spaces? in ~tech

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    I have a server at work using Element both in iOS and MacOS. I love it. Happy to crush in a nice and friendly chat

    I have a server at work using Element both in iOS and MacOS. I love it.

    Happy to crush in a nice and friendly chat

  13. Comment on What are the top five software apps you benefit the most from? in ~tech

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    Sure thing! I used both extensions as a way to compartimentarize (I don't know if this word exists in English) my browsing experience. Multi-Account Containers allows you to use every tab as "a...

    Sure thing! I used both extensions as a way to compartimentarize (I don't know if this word exists in English) my browsing experience.

    Multi-Account Containers allows you to use every tab as "a new session". That lets you log in with accounts (google accounts for instance) in every tab and not connecting your search history with your work or personal google accounts.

    Conteinarise let you identify "personas" or "containers" for different uses. For instance, you can have a "Work" container just for work related stuff keep you logged in your work credentials in Google, Github, trello or whatever. Conteinarise let you customize it even more in simple terms like this:

    *.amazon.co.uk , amazon 
*.chess.com , chess

    That implies than every time you open a chess.com domain or subdomain, it will open on a "chess" tab, etc.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on What are the top five software apps you benefit the most from? in ~tech

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    It seems so! Did you try Nota? I can't believe it's not more popular.

    It seems so! Did you try Nota? I can't believe it's not more popular.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What are the top five software apps you benefit the most from? in ~tech

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    What a great question. Obviously Firefox with some extensions as: ublock origin Conteinarise (I don't understand why this is not more widely used) Multi-Account Containers (same^^) Mailmate,...

    What a great question.

    • Obviously Firefox with some extensions as:
      • ublock origin
      • Conteinarise (I don't understand why this is not more widely used)
      • Multi-Account Containers (same^^)
    • Mailmate, probably ugly, but trustful and powerful email client
    • 1Password, I can't live without it
    • Alfred, a wonderful app launcher that also memorizes your clipboard and can replace Textexpander, among hundred of cool features
    • Fantastical, a must to me for managing several calendars and also replacing calendly
    • Nextcloud, I've never looked back to dropbox
    • Nota. This is an sort-of obscure and new app that it's just perfect for me for quick editing markdown text (I also use the magnificent iAWriter, but I've found myself using Nota more)
    4 votes

  16. Comment on Open source alternatives to Slack, Google Drive and Google Docs in ~tech

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    I've been struggling myself with the same question for my small company and I ended up* with a semi self-hosted alternative: Element/Matrix (self-hosted) as private chat alternative NextCloud...

    I've been struggling myself with the same question for my small company and I ended up* with a semi self-hosted alternative:

    • Element/Matrix (self-hosted) as private chat alternative
    • NextCloud (self-hosted) as dropbox alternative
    • Etherpad-lite (self-hosted) for quick notes
    • OnlyOffice (self-hosted) as office-gdocs alternative
    • Todoist (commercial)
    • whereby.com (commercial) as zoom alternative
    • fastmail (commercial) for email

    I rented a server in Hezner and I'm paying Cloudron to manage all of this flawlessly. Not a techie myself. I hope that helps.

    • that doesn't mean I will not change this in the future.
    3 votes

  17. Comment on How should I make my personal website? in ~tech

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    Not being a developer myself, I've been also there. In my view, you should try something called Eleventy. It's simple and fun. I tried jekyll in the past and later I tried to use Gatsby, but it...

    Not being a developer myself, I've been also there. In my view, you should try something called Eleventy. It's simple and fun. I tried jekyll in the past and later I tried to use Gatsby, but it was a nightmare to me.

    4 votes