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bluezip Dec 16

Giuseppe Guglielmucci Dec 16

2025 FOSS tools I use

OS
#LinuxMint @linuxmint

Email
#Tuta @Tutanota

Drive
#Filen @filen

Notes
#TangentNotes @tangentnotes

Browser
#Librewolf @librewolf
#Waterfox @Waterfox

Search
#Mojeek @Mojeek
#Ecosia @ecosia
#Qwant @Qwant

Social
#Mastodon @Mastodon

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bluezip Oct 20

evacide Oct 20

For those of you who are wondering, the most important opsec lesson to take from the First Wap story is that if your threat model includes a government, do not take your cell phone with you to locations or meetings you don't want them to know about.

bluezip Oct 12

Tuta Oct 11

Host Europe & DomainFactory are migrating their users' emails to MS 365 – and users are not happy. 🤯

GoDaddy turned trusted German hosters into a textbook case of #enshittification.

Time to switch to truly European alternatives. ✌️
👉 https://tuta.com/blog/european-web-hosting-providers

bluezip Oct 10

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Techlore Oct 10

LESSONS FOR EVERYONE:

✅ Buy smart devices that work locally
✅ Avoid cloud-only products from companies with short attention spans
✅ Demand open standards and local control
✅ Vote with your wallet - don't reward this

Reminder: Logitech also killed Harmony remotes in 2021.

bluezip Oct 10

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Techlore Oct 10

These Pop buttons worked fine for nearly a decade...until Logitech decided they don't want to maintain them anymore. No local control option. No open-source alternative. Just instant e-waste.

bluezip Oct 10

Techlore Oct 10

🚨 Logitech is bricking $100 smart home buttons on October 15th.

Your "compensation" for this planned obsolescence? A 15% off coupon (with exclusions) that expires in 6 months.

bluezip May 6, 2025

Tuta May 2, 2025

Ever wondered how much #Google knows about you? 👀

Spoiler: It's more than you think. Learn how to take back your privacy and stop the tracking

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/what-does-google-know-about-me

Everything Google knows about you and how to stop it! | Tuta

Ever thought ‘What does Google know about me?' the short answer – A LOT. But you can stop them from collecting more, here's how!

Tuta

bluezip Apr 30, 2025

Techlore Apr 30, 2025

🎉 VICTORY! Lenovo is finally letting customers buy laptops WITHOUT Windows pre-installed in US & Canada!

Freedom to choose your OS is a fundamental digital right! This means:
💰 Lower costs
🌱 Less e-waste from unused Windows licenses
🚀 More freedom for you
💪 Linux Growth

If you're thinking of going Windows-free:
✅ Check out user-friendly distros like Ubuntu, Fedora, or Linux Mint
✅ Verify hardware compatibility
✅ Consider dual-booting as a transition
✅ Join communities for support

bluezip Jan 31, 2025

Techlore Jan 31, 2025

Followup on a win: "Meta blames an enforcement error and says 'discussions of Linux are allowed.'

Not too long ago posts & accounts were being removed for mentioning Linux on Facebook. To read the full update and response: https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-accidentally-blocks-users-from-posting-about-linux

bluezip Jan 25, 2025

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Techlore Jan 25, 2025

Finally, we post password managers, email providers, messengers, and far more advice on our website's resources. If you care about digital rights, this is your one-stop-shop: https://www.techlore.tech/resources#all-resources

Resources | Techlore - Digital Rights for All

Techlore's Privacy & Security recommendations based on our strict criteria. For further assistance, we suggest our Go Incognito course and our coaching. Ther...

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