Danie van der Merwe
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I blog about #technology #gadgets #opensource #selfhosting #greentech #traditionalwetshaving #alternativeto #hamradio (ZS1OSS) #southafrica - see my blog at […]
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Glances vs Dozzle vs Beszel for Docker Container Monitoring
This video explores some practical pros and cons between open source self-hosted Glances, Dozzle and Beszel for the monitoring of running Docker containers in terms of their performance stats, error logs, automated alerting, and […]
This video explores some practical pros and cons between open source self-hosted Glances, Dozzle and Beszel for the monitoring of running Docker containers in terms of their performance stats, error logs, automated alerting, and […]
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mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Glances vs Dozzle vs Beszel for Docker Container Monitoring
This video explores some practical pros and cons between open source self-hosted Glances, Dozzle and Beszel for the monitoring of running Docker containers in terms of their performance stats, error logs, automated alerting, and […]
This video explores some practical pros and cons between open source self-hosted Glances, Dozzle and Beszel for the monitoring of running Docker containers in terms of their performance stats, error logs, automated alerting, and […]
ClipCascade is a self-hosted clipboard manager that syncs across devices without the cloud
There are a couple of apps that do P2P sync of clipboard data or files between devices, but most, like LocalSend, require you to open the app on each device. Others alternatively require dropping the text […]
There are a couple of apps that do P2P sync of clipboard data or files between devices, but most, like LocalSend, require you to open the app on each device. Others alternatively require dropping the text […]
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mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ClipCascade is a self-hosted clipboard manager that syncs across devices without the cloud
There are a couple of apps that do P2P sync of clipboard data or files between devices, but most, like LocalSend, require you to open the app on each device. Others alternatively require dropping the text […]
There are a couple of apps that do P2P sync of clipboard data or files between devices, but most, like LocalSend, require you to open the app on each device. Others alternatively require dropping the text […]
Henson Razors are engineered to give a spectacular shave with dirt-cheap generic blades, and it’s on sale
“Razors are one of the most heavily and competitively marketed products in American capitalism. Made with steel and plastic that costs a few pennies but sold for a thousand-percent profit […]
“Razors are one of the most heavily and competitively marketed products in American capitalism. Made with steel and plastic that costs a few pennies but sold for a thousand-percent profit […]
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mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Henson Razors are engineered to give a spectacular shave with dirt-cheap generic blades, and it’s on sale
“Razors are one of the most heavily and competitively marketed products in American capitalism. Made with steel and plastic that costs a few pennies but sold for a thousand-percent profit […]
“Razors are one of the most heavily and competitively marketed products in American capitalism. Made with steel and plastic that costs a few pennies but sold for a thousand-percent profit […]
Pikimov is a free video editor that runs entirely in your browser
“Pikimov is a free, browser-based motion design and video editing tool developed by Clément Cordier as an alternative to Adobe After Effects. You don’t have to download anything, and you don’t even have to create an account to […]
“Pikimov is a free, browser-based motion design and video editing tool developed by Clément Cordier as an alternative to Adobe After Effects. You don’t have to download anything, and you don’t even have to create an account to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pikimov is a free video editor that runs entirely in your browser
“Pikimov is a free, browser-based motion design and video editing tool developed by Clément Cordier as an alternative to Adobe After Effects. You don’t have to download anything, and you don’t even have to create an account to […]
“Pikimov is a free, browser-based motion design and video editing tool developed by Clément Cordier as an alternative to Adobe After Effects. You don’t have to download anything, and you don’t even have to create an account to […]
This new Steam game lets you dissect and repair an Atari 2600
“If you’re someone who likes dissecting every piece of technology that you come across, especially older retro tech, then keep an eye on this newly revealed Steam game. At the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards 2025 Edition indie game […]
“If you’re someone who likes dissecting every piece of technology that you come across, especially older retro tech, then keep an eye on this newly revealed Steam game. At the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards 2025 Edition indie game […]
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mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This new Steam game lets you dissect and repair an Atari 2600
“If you’re someone who likes dissecting every piece of technology that you come across, especially older retro tech, then keep an eye on this newly revealed Steam game. At the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards 2025 Edition indie game […]
“If you’re someone who likes dissecting every piece of technology that you come across, especially older retro tech, then keep an eye on this newly revealed Steam game. At the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards 2025 Edition indie game […]
4 productivity Docker containers that don’t require 24/7 runtime
Yes, these services need not be run 24/7, just when you actually want to use them.
It’s true, too, that BentoPDF is way lighter on resources than SterlingPDF, but with it’s zero-knowledge and ultra-light footprint it also […]
Yes, these services need not be run 24/7, just when you actually want to use them.
It’s true, too, that BentoPDF is way lighter on resources than SterlingPDF, but with it’s zero-knowledge and ultra-light footprint it also […]
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mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
4 productivity Docker containers that don’t require 24/7 runtime
Yes, these services need not be run 24/7, just when you actually want to use them.
It’s true, too, that BentoPDF is way lighter on resources than SterlingPDF, but with it’s zero-knowledge and ultra-light footprint it also […]
Yes, these services need not be run 24/7, just when you actually want to use them.
It’s true, too, that BentoPDF is way lighter on resources than SterlingPDF, but with it’s zero-knowledge and ultra-light footprint it also […]
Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
“The €15 million annual savings will compound year after year. That is public money staying in the economy instead of flowing to a user data-hungry tech giant based overseas.”
See […]
“The €15 million annual savings will compound year after year. That is public money staying in the economy instead of flowing to a user data-hungry tech giant based overseas.”
See […]
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mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
“The €15 million annual savings will compound year after year. That is public money staying in the economy instead of flowing to a user data-hungry tech giant based overseas.”
See […]
“The €15 million annual savings will compound year after year. That is public money staying in the economy instead of flowing to a user data-hungry tech giant based overseas.”
See […]
The Intel N100 killed the Raspberry Pi for home servers
Yes, Pi prices have gone up, as have requirements for hosting a few services. I already found myself migrating off my original Pi, and even my Intel NUC device as a home server.
It is worth keeping in mind what your requirements are vs […]
Yes, Pi prices have gone up, as have requirements for hosting a few services. I already found myself migrating off my original Pi, and even my Intel NUC device as a home server.
It is worth keeping in mind what your requirements are vs […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Intel N100 killed the Raspberry Pi for home servers
Yes, Pi prices have gone up, as have requirements for hosting a few services. I already found myself migrating off my original Pi, and even my Intel NUC device as a home server.
It is worth keeping in mind what your requirements are vs […]
Yes, Pi prices have gone up, as have requirements for hosting a few services. I already found myself migrating off my original Pi, and even my Intel NUC device as a home server.
It is worth keeping in mind what your requirements are vs […]
8 tiny open source utilities that can instantly make your Linux desktop feel faster
I’d not heard of these apps before, so would be interested to hear if anyone has had good experiences with them?
Zram-generator
Preload
Profile-sync-daemon
Ananicy-cpp
Nohang
Wl-clipboard
FSearch (had […]
I’d not heard of these apps before, so would be interested to hear if anyone has had good experiences with them?
Zram-generator
Preload
Profile-sync-daemon
Ananicy-cpp
Nohang
Wl-clipboard
FSearch (had […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
8 tiny open source utilities that can instantly make your Linux desktop feel faster
I’d not heard of these apps before, so would be interested to hear if anyone has had good experiences with them?
Zram-generator
Preload
Profile-sync-daemon
Ananicy-cpp
Nohang
Wl-clipboard
FSearch (had […]
I’d not heard of these apps before, so would be interested to hear if anyone has had good experiences with them?
Zram-generator
Preload
Profile-sync-daemon
Ananicy-cpp
Nohang
Wl-clipboard
FSearch (had […]
I tried this text adventure game from 1977, and it was better than I expected
Back in the early days, before graphics and even block graphics, we had text adventure games. This sort of goes back to the dial-up bulletin board days.
They were actually a lot of fun, and one of the reasons why was […]
Back in the early days, before graphics and even block graphics, we had text adventure games. This sort of goes back to the dial-up bulletin board days.
They were actually a lot of fun, and one of the reasons why was […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I tried this text adventure game from 1977, and it was better than I expected
Back in the early days, before graphics and even block graphics, we had text adventure games. This sort of goes back to the dial-up bulletin board days.
They were actually a lot of fun, and one of the reasons why was […]
Back in the early days, before graphics and even block graphics, we had text adventure games. This sort of goes back to the dial-up bulletin board days.
They were actually a lot of fun, and one of the reasons why was […]
Big Microsoft 365 price increases coming next year
This should also be a call to those of us (personal or organisations) who have been using free and open source alternatives such as LibreOffice, FreeOffice, ONLYOFFICE, and many others for the last decade or two, to make a small donation to […]
This should also be a call to those of us (personal or organisations) who have been using free and open source alternatives such as LibreOffice, FreeOffice, ONLYOFFICE, and many others for the last decade or two, to make a small donation to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Big Microsoft 365 price increases coming next year
This should also be a call to those of us (personal or organisations) who have been using free and open source alternatives such as LibreOffice, FreeOffice, ONLYOFFICE, and many others for the last decade or two, to make a small donation to […]
This should also be a call to those of us (personal or organisations) who have been using free and open source alternatives such as LibreOffice, FreeOffice, ONLYOFFICE, and many others for the last decade or two, to make a small donation to […]
Reposted by Danie van der Merwe
Results from tracking 33,381 images across 1,564 instances from the mastodon.social federated timeline.
Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 32 images (1.5x the average).
Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 32 images (1.5x the average).
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Results from tracking 33,381 images across 1,564 instances from the mastodon.social federated timeline.
Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 32 images (1.5x the average).
Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 32 images (1.5x the average).
The Rest Is History has received the 2025 Apple Podcasts Award for Show of the Year
“The Rest Is History does a phenomenal job in taking a subject as vast as human history and captivating a global audience,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, Apple Sports, and […]
“The Rest Is History does a phenomenal job in taking a subject as vast as human history and captivating a global audience,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, Apple Sports, and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Rest Is History has received the 2025 Apple Podcasts Award for Show of the Year
“The Rest Is History does a phenomenal job in taking a subject as vast as human history and captivating a global audience,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, Apple Sports, and […]
“The Rest Is History does a phenomenal job in taking a subject as vast as human history and captivating a global audience,” said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, Apple Sports, and […]
Been waiting for this! Proton now has a Google Sheets clone with end-to-end encryption
Spreadsheets are finally rolling out over the next few days for Proton users. I actually use spreadsheets more often than documents, for product comparisons or purchase decisions. So this is something that […]
Spreadsheets are finally rolling out over the next few days for Proton users. I actually use spreadsheets more often than documents, for product comparisons or purchase decisions. So this is something that […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Been waiting for this! Proton now has a Google Sheets clone with end-to-end encryption
Spreadsheets are finally rolling out over the next few days for Proton users. I actually use spreadsheets more often than documents, for product comparisons or purchase decisions. So this is something that […]
Spreadsheets are finally rolling out over the next few days for Proton users. I actually use spreadsheets more often than documents, for product comparisons or purchase decisions. So this is something that […]
[RAMBLE] offers privacy-respecting user forums similar to Reddit
You may have seen many Reddit alternatives popping up on the Fediverse over the last few years, and some of them are pretty busy. I’ve done posts over the years on BeeHaw and similar sites there.
And although they are […]
You may have seen many Reddit alternatives popping up on the Fediverse over the last few years, and some of them are pretty busy. I’ve done posts over the years on BeeHaw and similar sites there.
And although they are […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
[RAMBLE] offers privacy-respecting user forums similar to Reddit
You may have seen many Reddit alternatives popping up on the Fediverse over the last few years, and some of them are pretty busy. I’ve done posts over the years on BeeHaw and similar sites there.
And although they are […]
You may have seen many Reddit alternatives popping up on the Fediverse over the last few years, and some of them are pretty busy. I’ve done posts over the years on BeeHaw and similar sites there.
And although they are […]
How Tor Can Help You Be More Anonymous on the Internet
Whilst a Tor browser can access normal HTTPS websites, it can also access onion websites and the dark web (where there is no age verification required). The linked article is quite comprehensive in that it also mentions some downsides like […]
Whilst a Tor browser can access normal HTTPS websites, it can also access onion websites and the dark web (where there is no age verification required). The linked article is quite comprehensive in that it also mentions some downsides like […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How Tor Can Help You Be More Anonymous on the Internet
Whilst a Tor browser can access normal HTTPS websites, it can also access onion websites and the dark web (where there is no age verification required). The linked article is quite comprehensive in that it also mentions some downsides like […]
Whilst a Tor browser can access normal HTTPS websites, it can also access onion websites and the dark web (where there is no age verification required). The linked article is quite comprehensive in that it also mentions some downsides like […]
5 Docker Compose tricks that made my home server more reliable
This was an interesting article. I did not know about the limiting of restarts up to a defined number of failures. That is pretty useful to prevent a container continuously restating, and then sometimes showing as green for running […]
This was an interesting article. I did not know about the limiting of restarts up to a defined number of failures. That is pretty useful to prevent a container continuously restating, and then sometimes showing as green for running […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
5 Docker Compose tricks that made my home server more reliable
This was an interesting article. I did not know about the limiting of restarts up to a defined number of failures. That is pretty useful to prevent a container continuously restating, and then sometimes showing as green for running […]
This was an interesting article. I did not know about the limiting of restarts up to a defined number of failures. That is pretty useful to prevent a container continuously restating, and then sometimes showing as green for running […]
5 open-source projects that secretly power your favourite apps
“You’ve heard that the world’s infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology we enjoy every day, but there are some (to bring out the old cliché) unsung […]
“You’ve heard that the world’s infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology we enjoy every day, but there are some (to bring out the old cliché) unsung […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
5 open-source projects that secretly power your favourite apps
“You’ve heard that the world’s infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology we enjoy every day, but there are some (to bring out the old cliché) unsung […]
“You’ve heard that the world’s infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology we enjoy every day, but there are some (to bring out the old cliché) unsung […]
Filedropshare uses WebRTC for local peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfers without the cloud
This is not the first service to do this, as Pairdrop does something similar. It should not be confused though with Localsend, as Localsend requires the apps to be installed on each device it works with […]
This is not the first service to do this, as Pairdrop does something similar. It should not be confused though with Localsend, as Localsend requires the apps to be installed on each device it works with […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Filedropshare uses WebRTC for local peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfers without the cloud
This is not the first service to do this, as Pairdrop does something similar. It should not be confused though with Localsend, as Localsend requires the apps to be installed on each device it works with […]
This is not the first service to do this, as Pairdrop does something similar. It should not be confused though with Localsend, as Localsend requires the apps to be installed on each device it works with […]
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are better to use for major social network services than their mobile apps
Yes, you do lose a few things like instant notifications and some performance, but the benefits are no app in the background that tracks your location the whole time, sometimes storing masses […]
Yes, you do lose a few things like instant notifications and some performance, but the benefits are no app in the background that tracks your location the whole time, sometimes storing masses […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are better to use for major social network services than their mobile apps
Yes, you do lose a few things like instant notifications and some performance, but the benefits are no app in the background that tracks your location the whole time, sometimes storing masses […]
Yes, you do lose a few things like instant notifications and some performance, but the benefits are no app in the background that tracks your location the whole time, sometimes storing masses […]
The Astrion smart remote is a game-changer for Home Assistant users
“Every once in a while, some piece of smart home tech launches that’s genuinely different to those that came before it, and one that I came across at this year’s Maker Faire in Shenzhen is the Astrion remote by Sanytron […]
“Every once in a while, some piece of smart home tech launches that’s genuinely different to those that came before it, and one that I came across at this year’s Maker Faire in Shenzhen is the Astrion remote by Sanytron […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Astrion smart remote is a game-changer for Home Assistant users
“Every once in a while, some piece of smart home tech launches that’s genuinely different to those that came before it, and one that I came across at this year’s Maker Faire in Shenzhen is the Astrion remote by Sanytron […]
“Every once in a while, some piece of smart home tech launches that’s genuinely different to those that came before it, and one that I came across at this year’s Maker Faire in Shenzhen is the Astrion remote by Sanytron […]
Why I Ditched My Smartwatch for a Retro-Styled Casio Watch
This video takes you through my decision-making process and reasons for ditching my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (and other smartwatches) for a modern, retro-styled Casio ABL-100WE watch.
The video starts with the straw that broke the […]
This video takes you through my decision-making process and reasons for ditching my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (and other smartwatches) for a modern, retro-styled Casio ABL-100WE watch.
The video starts with the straw that broke the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Why I Ditched My Smartwatch for a Retro-Styled Casio Watch
This video takes you through my decision-making process and reasons for ditching my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (and other smartwatches) for a modern, retro-styled Casio ABL-100WE watch.
The video starts with the straw that broke the […]
This video takes you through my decision-making process and reasons for ditching my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (and other smartwatches) for a modern, retro-styled Casio ABL-100WE watch.
The video starts with the straw that broke the […]
By now, we should know you CANNOT believe all you see on social media
“Elon Musk’s social media echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter introduced a new feature over the weekend that shows the location where its users have been tweeting from — a move that has exposed an embarrassing problem for the […]
“Elon Musk’s social media echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter introduced a new feature over the weekend that shows the location where its users have been tweeting from — a move that has exposed an embarrassing problem for the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
By now, we should know you CANNOT believe all you see on social media
“Elon Musk’s social media echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter introduced a new feature over the weekend that shows the location where its users have been tweeting from — a move that has exposed an embarrassing problem for the […]
“Elon Musk’s social media echo chamber X-formerly-Twitter introduced a new feature over the weekend that shows the location where its users have been tweeting from — a move that has exposed an embarrassing problem for the […]
Finamp – an open source Jellyfin music client for mobile devices
Finamp is really beautifully designed and dedicated music player that connects to your existing Jellyfin music library. There are a number of improvement sin the beta version already, so I’d recommend you aim to use the beta […]
Finamp is really beautifully designed and dedicated music player that connects to your existing Jellyfin music library. There are a number of improvement sin the beta version already, so I’d recommend you aim to use the beta […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Finamp – an open source Jellyfin music client for mobile devices
Finamp is really beautifully designed and dedicated music player that connects to your existing Jellyfin music library. There are a number of improvement sin the beta version already, so I’d recommend you aim to use the beta […]
Finamp is really beautifully designed and dedicated music player that connects to your existing Jellyfin music library. There are a number of improvement sin the beta version already, so I’d recommend you aim to use the beta […]
Viseron is a self-hosted camera monitoring app and the perfect Frigate alternative
“If you’ve ever wanted to keep an eye on your surroundings without sending data to third-party servers, you’ve probably heard of Frigate. The open-source is a popular choice as an NVR that runs locally and taps […]
“If you’ve ever wanted to keep an eye on your surroundings without sending data to third-party servers, you’ve probably heard of Frigate. The open-source is a popular choice as an NVR that runs locally and taps […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Viseron is a self-hosted camera monitoring app and the perfect Frigate alternative
“If you’ve ever wanted to keep an eye on your surroundings without sending data to third-party servers, you’ve probably heard of Frigate. The open-source is a popular choice as an NVR that runs locally and taps […]
“If you’ve ever wanted to keep an eye on your surroundings without sending data to third-party servers, you’ve probably heard of Frigate. The open-source is a popular choice as an NVR that runs locally and taps […]