It has been 6 months since I decided to de-Google my life. This post is an update on how things have been going, and if I have returned to the big blue G.
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I've set up Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi 3+. This post is about my experience so far and whether Nextcloud on a Pi is a viable option for production.
You may have heard of Let's Encrypt, the free certificate authority who are hell-bent on getting HTTPS *everywhere*. But why is that little green padlock in your browser so important? Let's take a look...
Everyone has heard of LastPass, right? But you may not have heard of the open source alternative to LastPass, BitWarden.
You have mastered the art of obfuscating your password so it can never be cracked, right? Wrong! Let's have a chat about why your password is probably crap.
Are password managers really worth it? Well, in short, absolutely, yes! If you're not convinced, here are some reasons for using a password manager.
The process of de-Googling my life has now come to end, and I’m pretty happy with the results. However, we all know that Google pretty much runs the Internet, and although I have managed to escape the clutches of Google …
Ok guys, it’s time. Let’s be honest, this is the article in the series you have all been waiting for. Gmail is a goner! This was by far the most difficult part of the whole process, as I am heavily …
Ok then, I’ve do-Googled myself from the simple stuff – search, browser, analytics and social media are all done. So that only leaves the tough stuff – Google Drive and Gmail (inc. contacts and calendar). I’m pleased to say that …
Unless you have been living in a bubble for the last 20 years, the Internet is probably a very large part of your life. From establishing an online identity, to having a personally branded email address that’s easy to share. …