FSFE: Publicly funded software has to be Free
Free-Software Foundation European launches campaign to ensure tax-payer money goes to publicly owned and open-source software rather than proprietary vendors.
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DNS
Don’t register your domains with Automattic
I’d registered my Ctrl.blog domain with Get.blog. That service no longer exists and my domain was transferred to WordPress.com without notice.
Hardware
Review: Delock USB-C volt-/ammeter
A review of the budget Delock USB-C voltmeter/ammeter. It’s used to measure the power flowing through a USB Type-C connector.
Copyright
Keep a record when sourcing royalty-free stock photos for your works
Maintain a record of where you acquired royalty-free or Creative Commons stock photographs. It can prove to be a very valuable resource in your future.
Hardware
Postmortem re-review of the Sense sleep monitoring system
The Sense sleep monitoring system from Hello Inc. was discontinued and its cloud services put to sleep. Don’t buy cloud-connected products, kids!
Linux
Is remote desktop making a comeback in GNOME on Wayland?
There’s finally some good news with regards to restoring VNC remote desktop capabilities in GNOME Wayland sessions. (It’s not fixed just yet.)
Web Analytics
Reduce the max cookie lifetime from decades to days in Firefox
Improve your privacy by reducing how long Firefox retains cookies. Who needs to store them for decades? Firefox can cap it at a custom interval.
Backup
SpiderOak ONE: not the best treatment after the trial ended
I let my SpiderOak ONE trial expire and customer service didn’t quite know what to do when I wanted to continue with the service.
Backup
SpiderOak ONE review: Okay backup service, clunky software
The SpiderOak ONE backup service is better than their client software. Good security and privacy protections but tough to use.
Localization
Recover language packs after locking a UI-override in Windows 10
The Windows Settings app will refuse to download additional language packs if you’ve locked a language in the legacy Control Panel.
Review
Keep an eye on your certificates with SSLPing
SSLPing is a service that keeps an eye on the health of your TLS certificates and server security configuration. It’ll email you before your certificates expire.
Microsoft Windows
How to report a false-positive in Microsoft SmartScreen
Report false-positives in Windows SmartScreen to Microsoft when it thinks your software is malicious. Useful for programs without a security reputation.