I have a desire to de-google but am not willing to abandon the convenience. But I have looked into it so I can suggest: Own cloud is a platform to run a home server with a polished interface, a...
I have a desire to de-google but am not willing to abandon the convenience. But I have looked into it so I can suggest:
Own cloud is a platform to run a home server with a polished interface, a calendar with syncing is a feature. [ requires moderate server knowledge and skill ]
You can make a local calendar with something like Thunderbird and then just sync it with various devices. A solution may be using dropbox and dropbox sync. [ Little technical overhead and you wouldn't need a box running 24/7 ]
Edit: Dropsync is the name of the latter application. It's pretty good, you can automate with the premium version.
I've been hosting my own (ownCloud and later) Nextcloud for quite some years now and can warmly recommend it. Its News app is also a great replacement for that Google news/feed reader that they...
I've been hosting my own (ownCloud and later) Nextcloud for quite some years now and can warmly recommend it. Its News app is also a great replacement for that Google news/feed reader that they killed.
I suggest you look at Nextcloud instead of ownCloud as it is a fork that was made by both the initial dev/director and most of the dev team and has a much more vibrant community.
If you don't want to self-host, there are several professional Nextcloud providers.
Okay, cool, I will look into that. Thank you. Maybe nextcloud or something else on a remote server would be the best solution for me. I should reconsider this.
Okay, cool, I will look into that. Thank you.
Maybe nextcloud or something else on a remote server would be the best solution for me. I should reconsider this.
If you don't want to run your own server, you can get access to SDF's cloud with a metaARPA membership. It's a paid service, but there is no organization that I would trust more when it comes to...
If you don't want to run your own server, you can get access to SDF's cloud with a metaARPA membership. It's a paid service, but there is no organization that I would trust more when it comes to privacy.
Nextcloud (and ownCloud) have a tonne of apps available in its “store”. The ones I use the most (apart from Files and Activity) are: News Calendar Contacts If you need it to handle also...
If you need it to handle also tasks/ToDos, there’s Tasks for GettingThingsDone-style and the Deck for Kanban-style.
My server is too weak (small ARM board) to properly run Talk/Spreed, but if it wasn’t, I’d run that for encrypted VoIP as well. For collaborative document editing there is also good support – you can choose between Colabora Online, which is a web version of LibreOffice or OnlyOffice, which is a SaaS office suite in its own right (all FOSS, of course). There used to be a (much) more light-weight version, called Documents using native WebODF, but it’s sadly unmaintained now (just as WebODF itself).
As for self-hosting, it’s not that scary really. You can even buy devices with it pre-installed. Here is an official(?) list of providers as well – I have no experience with either of them though, so can’t help you there.
I use Apple calendar which has pretty comparable features (and then some). Although that's not really a viable alternative if you don't have iOS and probably not the best suggestion since you're...
I use Apple calendar which has pretty comparable features (and then some). Although that's not really a viable alternative if you don't have iOS and probably not the best suggestion since you're try de-googlify so I doubt you're looking to replace one megacorp with another, however IMO Apple at least has proven with it's lawsuits against the FBI it can be trusted as far as keeping customer data reasonably private and secure.
The federal government can and has forced a number of major tech companies to comply assuming they weren't already willing. Why would Apple be an exception? It's hard to say. The question: "Why...
The federal government can and has forced a number of major tech companies to comply assuming they weren't already willing.
Why would Apple be an exception? It's hard to say.
The question: "Why would it be useful to spread the false perspective that one specific tech company can and will refuse law enforcement?" Has a much easier answer.
Why anyone would believe that Apple is sticking it to the man, or so to speak, is beyond me.
Hypothetically. A fake lawsuit is a low effort way to fool people, some criminal, into a false sense of security. When something is easy and effective, it has a high potential for being done.
I didn't say they were "sticking it to the man"... they are a soulless megacorp that only does what is best for their bottom line. However them choosing to fight the FBI to avoid unlocking the...
I didn't say they were "sticking it to the man"... they are a soulless megacorp that only does what is best for their bottom line. However them choosing to fight the FBI to avoid unlocking the requested phones makes perfect sense even from that perspective as it not only differentiates them from their competition, but also had they complied they would risk losing a significant portion of their security conscious clientele.
I know, my apologies, I don't take any issue with your post specifically. Refusing to unlock for the sake of privacy makes business sense if you assume that they are able to do so. But that's a...
I know, my apologies, I don't take any issue with your post specifically.
Refusing to unlock for the sake of privacy makes business sense if you assume that they are able to do so.
But that's a major assumption given that everyone else cooperates. Google, FB, twitter.
I just think it's important to be skeptical of highly politicised events like that.
I agree and have have been somewhat lead to believe that Apple are more on "my" side. Is it just all publicity and do we really know how different they are?
I agree and have have been somewhat lead to believe that Apple are more on "my" side. Is it just all publicity and do we really know how different they are?
If your adversary is a well funded government department who is serving valid legal documents you're going to have to think much harder about whether you even want an online calendar never mind...
If your adversary is a well funded government department who is serving valid legal documents you're going to have to think much harder about whether you even want an online calendar never mind who provides it.
Almost a year ago, I moved my calendar, contacts, and email to FastMail. I sync my calendar and contacts to my (Android) phone through an app called DAVDroid. I've been very happy with this setup,...
Almost a year ago, I moved my calendar, contacts, and email to FastMail. I sync my calendar and contacts to my (Android) phone through an app called DAVDroid. I've been very happy with this setup, and transferring over to it wasn't too bad. The biggest pain was updating my e-mail address across all of my different accounts.
That said, I've never used the sharing options they offer so I don't know how it would work for your usecase.
These days I use a notebook as my agenda. I'll talk about a bit, but first, I'll talk about the alternative setup I used to use: Org mode + Syncthing (or any other sync like Dropbox &c) + ICSDroid...
These days I use a notebook as my agenda. I'll talk about a bit, but first, I'll talk about the alternative setup I used to use:
Org mode + Syncthing (or any other sync like Dropbox &c) + ICSDroid (www, fdroid) + Any calendar app. Org can export all your agenda files, one file, or a single entry to ICS. I used to export all my agenda to ICS (automatically, see). It'd be synced to the phone, where ICSDroid made it show up among my calendars in the system, so any apps could display it. For sharing, I can export to ICS using either Org mode itself or the app I'm using on the phone.
These days I'm using a Bullet Journal like notebook. I find it to be more effective. If you are interested, I have written about how I use one in the past (IIRC), I can find that comment and tell you the link (edit: I find out that I haven't done that, but still, I can write up about how I use it if you want). Basically, having my agenda on my computer / phone was too distracting to me.
I use Pimlical for Android, which is a direct descendent from the DakeBk2 (and 3-4-5-6) calendar software from the Palm PDA platform. It's still made by the same people who run a rescue haven for...
I use Pimlical for Android, which is a direct descendent from the DakeBk2 (and 3-4-5-6) calendar software from the Palm PDA platform. It's still made by the same people who run a rescue haven for gorillas and their software income goes directly to funding their mission.
Pimlical can sync with Google Calendar or store things locally or save them to a non-google cloud solution. It can also do all three: work calendar with google, very personal life saved locally and your family shared calendar on Dropbox/etc.
It's not hard to adapt to but has a lot of customization options if you choose to dive that deep. It can also handle contacts, to do items and templates.
It's $10 through the various android app vendors and the home screen widget is $1. I highly recommend it!
I have an office365 account for my biz, and I have been using that more and more, but for personal stuff I almost entirely use Apple’s calendar product. Siri sucks, but for making appointments it...
I have an office365 account for my biz, and I have been using that more and more, but for personal stuff I almost entirely use Apple’s calendar product. Siri sucks, but for making appointments it is great. “Make an appointment on Tuesday at 12:30 Pacific time call Bob” actually works and translates to my current time zone.
Edit: and I have an iOS device because Android is a data gathering system.
I have a desire to de-google but am not willing to abandon the convenience. But I have looked into it so I can suggest:
Own cloud is a platform to run a home server with a polished interface, a calendar with syncing is a feature. [ requires moderate server knowledge and skill ]
You can make a local calendar with something like Thunderbird and then just sync it with various devices. A solution may be using dropbox and dropbox sync. [ Little technical overhead and you wouldn't need a box running 24/7 ]
Edit: Dropsync is the name of the latter application. It's pretty good, you can automate with the premium version.
I've been hosting my own (ownCloud and later) Nextcloud for quite some years now and can warmly recommend it. Its News app is also a great replacement for that Google news/feed reader that they killed.
I suggest you look at Nextcloud instead of ownCloud as it is a fork that was made by both the initial dev/director and most of the dev team and has a much more vibrant community.
If you don't want to self-host, there are several professional Nextcloud providers.
Okay, cool, I will look into that. Thank you.
Maybe nextcloud or something else on a remote server would be the best solution for me. I should reconsider this.
If you don't want to run your own server, you can get access to SDF's cloud with a metaARPA membership. It's a paid service, but there is no organization that I would trust more when it comes to privacy.
Nextcloud (and ownCloud) have a tonne of apps available in its “store”.
The ones I use the most (apart from Files and Activity) are:
If you need it to handle also tasks/ToDos, there’s Tasks for GettingThingsDone-style and the Deck for Kanban-style.
My server is too weak (small ARM board) to properly run Talk/Spreed, but if it wasn’t, I’d run that for encrypted VoIP as well. For collaborative document editing there is also good support – you can choose between Colabora Online, which is a web version of LibreOffice or OnlyOffice, which is a SaaS office suite in its own right (all FOSS, of course). There used to be a (much) more light-weight version, called Documents using native WebODF, but it’s sadly unmaintained now (just as WebODF itself).
As for self-hosting, it’s not that scary really. You can even buy devices with it pre-installed. Here is an official(?) list of providers as well – I have no experience with either of them though, so can’t help you there.
I use Apple calendar which has pretty comparable features (and then some). Although that's not really a viable alternative if you don't have iOS and probably not the best suggestion since you're try de-googlify so I doubt you're looking to replace one megacorp with another, however IMO Apple at least has proven with it's lawsuits against the FBI it can be trusted as far as keeping customer data reasonably private and secure.
The federal government can and has forced a number of major tech companies to comply assuming they weren't already willing.
Why would Apple be an exception? It's hard to say.
The question: "Why would it be useful to spread the false perspective that one specific tech company can and will refuse law enforcement?" Has a much easier answer.
Why anyone would believe that Apple is sticking it to the man, or so to speak, is beyond me.
Hypothetically. A fake lawsuit is a low effort way to fool people, some criminal, into a false sense of security. When something is easy and effective, it has a high potential for being done.
I didn't say they were "sticking it to the man"... they are a soulless megacorp that only does what is best for their bottom line. However them choosing to fight the FBI to avoid unlocking the requested phones makes perfect sense even from that perspective as it not only differentiates them from their competition, but also had they complied they would risk losing a significant portion of their security conscious clientele.
I know, my apologies, I don't take any issue with your post specifically.
Refusing to unlock for the sake of privacy makes business sense if you assume that they are able to do so.
But that's a major assumption given that everyone else cooperates. Google, FB, twitter.
I just think it's important to be skeptical of highly politicised events like that.
I agree and have have been somewhat lead to believe that Apple are more on "my" side. Is it just all publicity and do we really know how different they are?
If your adversary is a well funded government department who is serving valid legal documents you're going to have to think much harder about whether you even want an online calendar never mind who provides it.
Almost a year ago, I moved my calendar, contacts, and email to FastMail. I sync my calendar and contacts to my (Android) phone through an app called DAVDroid. I've been very happy with this setup, and transferring over to it wasn't too bad. The biggest pain was updating my e-mail address across all of my different accounts.
That said, I've never used the sharing options they offer so I don't know how it would work for your usecase.
These days I use a notebook as my agenda. I'll talk about a bit, but first, I'll talk about the alternative setup I used to use:
Org mode + Syncthing (or any other sync like Dropbox &c) + ICSDroid (www, fdroid) + Any calendar app. Org can export all your agenda files, one file, or a single entry to ICS. I used to export all my agenda to ICS (automatically, see). It'd be synced to the phone, where ICSDroid made it show up among my calendars in the system, so any apps could display it. For sharing, I can export to ICS using either Org mode itself or the app I'm using on the phone.
These days I'm using a Bullet Journal like notebook. I find it to be more effective. If you are interested, I have written about how I use one in the past (IIRC), I can find that comment and tell you the link (edit: I find out that I haven't done that, but still, I can write up about how I use it if you want). Basically, having my agenda on my computer / phone was too distracting to me.
I use Pimlical for Android, which is a direct descendent from the DakeBk2 (and 3-4-5-6) calendar software from the Palm PDA platform. It's still made by the same people who run a rescue haven for gorillas and their software income goes directly to funding their mission.
Pimlical can sync with Google Calendar or store things locally or save them to a non-google cloud solution. It can also do all three: work calendar with google, very personal life saved locally and your family shared calendar on Dropbox/etc.
It's not hard to adapt to but has a lot of customization options if you choose to dive that deep. It can also handle contacts, to do items and templates.
It's $10 through the various android app vendors and the home screen widget is $1. I highly recommend it!
I have an office365 account for my biz, and I have been using that more and more, but for personal stuff I almost entirely use Apple’s calendar product. Siri sucks, but for making appointments it is great. “Make an appointment on Tuesday at 12:30 Pacific time call Bob” actually works and translates to my current time zone.
Edit: and I have an iOS device because Android is a data gathering system.