Sandra and I have been using matrix (a synapse server) for a few years, but Sandra didn’t find it the easiest thing to use, and I never got audio and video calls working reliably.| neilzone.co.uk
I’ve been trying to get GSConnect - the GNOME implementation of KDE Connect, which is software to control some of your phone’s functionality from your computer - working with my laptop for ages.| neilzone.co.uk
I’ve written before - for Debian 10 and 11, and for RaspberryPi OS - about remotely unlocking a LUKS-encrypted partition via ssh.| neilzone.co.uk
Someone posted a link in the fediverse to this piece, “PSA: upgrade your LUKS key derivation function”.| neilzone.co.uk
When I’m at home, I mostly use my laptop at my desk, connected to a dock, which has Ethernet to it.| neilzone.co.uk
When trying to accept a calendar invitation from people at a particular domain, sogo threw an error:| neilzone.co.uk
I use espanso as a text expander. I specify “triggers” - think, shortcuts - and, when I type those triggers, the trigger word is replaced automatically with whatever I have defined.| neilzone.co.uk
I often want to add today’s date to the beginning of a document’s name.| neilzone.co.uk
From 1 December 2022, I thought it would be fun to do one post (in the Fediverse, rather than on Twitter) per day about a piece of Free / open source software, that I value.| neilzone.co.uk
Pretty much exactly a year ago, I switched password managers, from 1Password to bitwarden.| neilzone.co.uk
I’ve been pondering having some kind of visual-but-not-too-intrusive notification, so that Sandra can see when I am on a call, for some time now.| neilzone.co.uk
Most of the time, I use my ThinkPad connected to a dock, with a couple of monitors, and an external USB webcam.| neilzone.co.uk
There was some interesting discussion on the fediverse about tools for backing up to USB devices on Linux.| neilzone.co.uk