Tag: Privacy
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Windows is Worsening: Why I’ll Never Go Back
Longtime readers of the blog know I’ve been daily driving Linux since 2020. Said readers may also know I briefly used Linux back in the late 2000s and early 2010s back when I was a young Mr. Hyde, but there are some key differences between both of those stints on Linux (as well as how…
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I Used an Android “Dumbphone” for 7 Days. Here’s How It Went.
Here it is: the follow-up to my previous blog post detailing how I would try to make my full switch to the Android-powered Xiaomi Qin F22 Pro, a quasi-smartphone in a “dumbphone” form factor, for 7 straight days. How did everything go? Day 0 Wait, Day 0? Does this mean I actually went above and…
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Transitioning to a “Dumbphone” Part 2!
Deja vu? No, I’ve written about this subject before, but I failed miserably to switch last time. In case anyone forgot, this phone runs Android while featuring the look and feel of a mid-2000s feature phone. It looks like a perfect compromise between wanting to be a digital minimalist while still having a few “smart”…
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Use What You Already Have to Get a “Dumbphone”
As I discussed in a few previous posts, I’ve made attempts to simplify my life before starting with my smartphone. Humorously, I remember being a younger Mr. Hyde around 2010 when Android phones were really starting to pick up traction, when the idea of digital convergence was truly exciting. The future looked so bright to…
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Transitioning to a “Dumbphone”
I’m not somebody addicted to using a smartphone. In fact, I sort of adopted the digital minimalist mindset around six months ago and started using my existing smartphone, a OnePlus 10 5G, with the amazing Before Launcher. But something told me that wasn’t enough. I felt like I needed to do even more to make…
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How to Set Up OnlyOffice Docs Self-Hosting
I love using my personal instance of Nextcloud to host and move files around between machines. It comes in handy for letting me sync my documents, photos, wallpapers, and much more. However, at some point several months ago, I really wanted to get the OnlyOffice integration working correctly with Nextcloud. There was a hacky solution…
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Why I Use Microsoft Edge on Linux
I have an unusual confession to make. If the title didn’t give it away, I’ll just say it now: I actually use Microsoft Edge regularly on Linux. You may wonder why I even bother using it, especially after everything I said about switching from Windows to Linux. It seems like madness to even bother using…
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8 Reasons I Switched From Windows to Linux
There Was Light… I used Windows for most of my life. I just accepted that it was there during my childhood in the 90’s, but I only started to really pay attention to Windows when my family had first gotten an HP desktop with Windows XP in the year 2004. Experiencing the jump from an…
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