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Have never tried it as registered user, but it does have basic free option and seems to be able to check even sites without RSS.

https://newsblur.com/

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Living Room / Everyone is 2022 this year!
« on: January 01, 2023, 11:12 AM »
Seems adding your year of birth + age = 2022 for everyone this year.

A mystery for coders to resolve!  :)

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Remembering Asiana crash of July 2013.

https://www.youtube..../watch?v=CaOkTKfxu44

Some of the comments are too much!

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Living Room / Re: Merry christmas and happy holidays to all
« on: December 25, 2022, 08:14 AM »
And a sprinkling of good health and friends!  :up:

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General Software Discussion / Re: WinPatrol appears dead
« on: April 03, 2022, 09:35 AM »
VoodooShield
have always been quite generous with their basic, free for personal use version.
Just takes a bit of time to get acquainted with it to block any dubious app.

O%O ShutUP has been my fav to limit the unwanted stuff Windows 10 does on my laptop.

Last, but not least...
ProcessLasso (lifetime license available) - to control app processes.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« on: March 24, 2022, 07:48 AM »
After watching a tech video, switched back from a try with DuckDuckGo's similar and now using regularly RethinkDNS

This video about "Best Ad-Blocker Apps" from HowToMen is the one that helped me decide.

And while i like Firefox, it is so much slower (for me) than Vivaldi.
Huge fan of url box at bottom option along with reader mode (Firefox outperforms here any other AFAIK).
But Vivaldi speed over Firefox is tops!

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General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« on: February 02, 2022, 02:25 PM »
For better security, "an open DNS recursive service for free security and high privacy":
https://quad9.net

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivaldi - add buttons to panel?
« on: November 28, 2021, 12:57 PM »
@MilesAhead - just dawned on me.

If you open your Twitter page and another site to the right, you can tile vertically.
Thus have a larger view of what's going on Twitter as you surf to the right.

Just a thought.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivaldi - add buttons to panel?
« on: November 26, 2021, 02:15 PM »
After re-installing Vivaldi many a times, can attest that it's sync feature is excellent at remembering passwords (not so with Firefox) and re-instating extensions and more.

Also, with regards to computers, recall purchasing refurbished desktops (nowhere enormous as they used to be) with Win 7 and after about 7 years now, still working full speed. So much faster than Win 10! But buying any electronic stuff today is hard decision. Much like buying a new car. Even if you have the money, you're overwhelmed with so many options!!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivaldi - add buttons to panel?
« on: November 22, 2021, 04:22 PM »
@MilesAhead - glad you got it!  :Thmbsup:

Although i still have a penchant for Firefox, Vivaldi is always nearby.
Brave is good too.
If video issues popup, usually one of these three will resolve the problem.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivaldi - add buttons to panel?
« on: November 22, 2021, 09:57 AM »
Btw, added Twitter and its button/icon came through in a few seconds.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivaldi - add buttons to panel?
« on: November 22, 2021, 08:22 AM »
Someone listening to you MilesAhead?

Hope this post on the 19th of Nov. may be of help:
https://vivaldi.com/...ose-vivaldi/#new_tab
With related link:
https://help.vivaldi...p/panels/web-panels/

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Stumbled on this site today:

"Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It's a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations."
https://www.producthunt.com/about

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Well, that sounds alot like court law stuff to me.

At least  now i know who to run to for help if they ever come after me for something!  :)

Never liked law semester in high school.

Come to think of it, never liked high school much either!

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Does someone recall reading in the fine print somewhere, Proton Mail explicitly mention that unless the Swiss gov.t or their security service formally asks for this info. that they would never share anything to compromise our privacy?

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@Steven - you said that right !  :Thmbsup:

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Casually visiting there today, and they have a poll to know if we would like to have a new forum!  :up:

https://www.techsupp...freeware-forum-poll/

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Good news indeed!  :-*

Imagine if they had a few extra volunteers, then they could put up a forum.

It's a pretty decent start and the new looks are very good!  :up:

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https://www.techsupportalert.com  :Thmbsup: :-* :P :)

Around March 2021, Google AdSense canceled their advertisement service for Gizmo’s Freeware for unexplained reasons. With that income breaking away, the cost for running the site could not be covered anymore. The site itself presented several technical challenges too, that could not be resolved in the existing environment. With a heavy heart, the management team had to announce the shut down of the site by mid of July 2021.

The site was taken down and a farewell page was posted instead. Many comments were made on that page, expressing how sad the shut down was and asking whether there was any way to keep the site alive.

Encouraged by these messages, the management team decided to regroup and come up with a new concept that will keep Gizmo’s legacy alive but that also marks a fresh start: Gizmo’s Best.

It is now managed by George “Sundance”, Jojo, Glyn “Midnight Cowboy” and Rhiannon. The four of them were part of Gizmo’s management team for many years.

Gizmo’s Best is all new and yet, continues with the best of Gizmo’s Freeware. A new site has been built on modern architecture bringing back popular content from Gizmo’s Freeware but also adding new stuff to serve our community.

Best regards,
Your Gizmo’s Best Team

https://www.techsupp...m/about-gizmos-best/

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@Deozaan - you were and are still in the know!  :Thmbsup:

Think without user incentive, there will little to help IPFS to really take off.

Wasn't there a browser in the 90's that gave you free internet time if you allowed them to show you ads?

Sounds a bit like what Brave is doing with its BAT incentive.

Think it wouldn't be much of a problem to host somebodies data, as long as you and "they" can never know what's inside.
That, plus a BAT tip of sorts for the extra bandwidth.

Sorry, just babbling i guess.

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Although the situation is not quite the same, James Corbett who was recently "thanked" by GooTube has decided to backup all his work on an IPFS "service".

https://www.corbettr...rick-slopey-on-ipfs/

Not quite sure yet on how this all works but IPFS is sure making the news!
Brave browser seems to be pretty strong on this.

It sounds like a peer to peer thing to me, but if it is reliable and secure... that is the question!

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Think Gizmo's is also short on voluntary manpower... a priceless price tag.

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