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This is day 24 of #100DaysToOffload
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Backup Network Storage using Backblaze Personal
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Please note this is against TOS I do not take responsibility if you get banned.Backblaze Personal, as most of you know, is my recommended cloud backup platform. It’s cheap and has unlimited storage. The thing is you cannot use it on storage that isn’t direct connected to the machine. In order to bypass this limitation and backup your NAS you can use the Dokan library which spoofs your...
Apple’s Key Innovations Buried Beneath the Noise of a Camera Button
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Apple’s keynote like the past few years was boring as all heck. But two key innovations that aren’t sexy were announced and nobody is talking about it due to a (camera) button.
Rss: not using it is just stupid
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I was speaking with one of my best friends who is quite technical currently taking Comp-SCI and while I was showing him my FreshRSS instance on my Rasberry Pi, he noted that nobody else uses RSS besides me. Well let’s get started with why you are stupid for not using an RSS reader. You probably are already using it First off, most people are probably using RSS without realizing it as...
Just Gotta Write
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I have recently been overwhelming myself with how many things I want to talk about, and trying to formulate a good method on how to break up said subjects.Some things that have come up are: An In depth look at Lightroom performance issues persistent in 2024 Carrd the best kept website building secret Macbooks the laptop to beat The promise of ARM/ actual Windows laptops not portable desktops with...
Stop Using Calendly
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If your paying for Calendly as a single user just stop. Use Cal.com it has all the paid feature free for one user and is semi-opensource.
This is day 19 of #100DaysToOffload
Random roundup – Misery Edition
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Haven’t slept well in weeks. My thoughts are complete chaos right now so here goes.
Enshittification- A post brought to you by complaints of another Beeper user
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I was having a conversation with my previous boss/good friend. He’s an old school extremely capable computer technician but too busy to keep up with most of the current internet drama. Anyways here is the conversation that sparked this post. Redacted, [5/13/2024 10:35 PM] In the end beeper is rubbish Redacted, [5/13/2024 10:36 PM] No wonder they dropped the $10 per month Redacted...
Why We Turn off Bitlocker or A Friends Computer Repair Escapades
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A follow up to the previous post. A friend messaged me on WhatsApp. Express VPN wouldn’t open or install the latest update. First hurdle: multiple remote login attempts using both RustDesk and AnyDesk, but both were blocked by his college wifi network—great security, I guess. Finally, I managed to use his phone’s hotspot to remote in. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling several...
Why I had to start Charging for “Quick Help” tech advice
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Last week I did close to 18 hrs of free work for multiple people. Two weeks ago I did 20 hrs of free web design , it was for a good friend . I wasn’t upset about it until I realized based on trying to be in touch with them that I was putting significantly more effort into there project then they were. This week I got asked a question to help someone save $300 four times in a row and even my...
