Category: tech
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appliances need power buttons
*preferably in the front That’s it – that’s the tweet. I’m not going to try and convince you; this is an opinion about something that feels painfully obvious to me, but I don’t care if you feel the same way, unless you design electrical appliances for a living.… Read the rest
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the smart girl’s guide to privacy, revisited
“The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy” is the name of a 2015 ebook by Violet Blue on staying safe online that I got in some bundle – this is not really based on it, as I never really got around to finishing it, but the name has stuck with me, as it only gets more relevant.… Read the rest
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Escape from G**gle Photos part 3: Immich
It’s been almost another full year since the last part, and (naturally) the setup has switched dramatically: I’ve ditched LibrePhotos and ResilioSync for an app that does it all: Immich.… Read the rest
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Escape from G**gle Photos part 2: User 2
After almost a full year of happily storing and serving my photos on a little box under my desk at home, something unplanned happened: my partner needed some extra storage for their photos, too.… Read the rest
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Escape from G**gle Photos – selfhosting
If you’re here, you already know why we’re doing this – they capped the “unlimited for free” offer, they can suspend your account for any reason at any time, and probably worst of all, your photos are their product.… Read the rest
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Limit your sites to VPN and local clients only
The problem: You have a bunch of sites running behind an nginx proxy, and you want to limit access to some of the more critical ones to your VPN clients only as a second security layer.… Read the rest