DNS SRV records usage for email and calendar service discovery
A quick survey of the use of DNS SRV records for auto-configuration of email and calendar hosting services. Provider support is fairly good.
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Migrated from Debian to Fedora
I left Deb-packages and all of Debian Linux behind in favor of Fedora Linux and RPM packages. Here is why I made that decision to switch Linux flavor.
Popular free weather API from Yr.no deprecates URLs and adds HTTPS
MET Norway’s weather service Yr has deprecated its old APIs. New API protects users’ location-data with HTTPS-encryption.
Experiences with monetizing on Google Play Store
I made a quick niche app and published it on Google Play Store. Here are my experiences trying to monetize an app with a small audience.
Sleipnir browser focuses on news with Site Updates on New Tab page
Sleipnir auto-discovers news feeds (‘RSS’) from your most visited websites and curates a personal news feed on its New Tab Page (NTP.)
Web browsers bring personalized news to their New Tab pages
The New Tab Pages (NTP) in web browsers used to be blank pages. Today, there’s a rush to bring you news and other content to the NTP.
Lock screens should have keyboard input protection
The screen is off. You type your password out of habit and hit Enter. You may now accidentally have sent it somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Synchronize GNOME and all its apps with a CalDAV server
How to set up sync of your CalDAV and CardDAV accounts with GNOME apps like Evolution, Calendar, Contacts, dash-search, and more.
Use an asterism for section breaks
Create section breaks with a <hr> element styled as a traditional asterism (⁂) symbol instead of a horizontal rule.
I’ve given up on the Xbox One Kinect
There weren’t really any games released for the Xbox One Kinect, and Microsoft is slowly killing it off. I stuck mine in a drawer.
Looking back on a year with Android Wear
I’ve worn a Moto 360 with Android Wear for one year, and I’ve got a lot to say about the Android smartwatch experience.
A quick look into LxRun.exe: Windows 10’s new Linux-installer
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)’s new LxRun management program lets you download and install the Bash shell and Linux distributions on Windows 10.