Note: v.2.x.x has been released: Syncthing (deb) Syncthing forum BasicSync (android wrapper/app) Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, whether it is shared with ... Read more
Updated 20-Apr-2026 I hate bluetooth I have hated and rejected bluetooth for since its inception. I mean, for headphones/earbuds. Of course I use bluetooth for things like: Smart band Car connectivity (in conjunction with wifi) SMK25II midi controller Chromecast-compatible smart speakers/TV Other bluetooth speakers Heck, it looks like I actually love bluetooth (but have still ... Read more
Updated 06-Apr-2026 See also: Kontact the KDE PIM (email, calendar, etc.) Email, for so long was a client and server issue. Then it became cloud-based. Now we can't trust and cloud email providers, or at least damned few. As well, having your email locked in someone else's server with cloud access seems quite short-sighted. And ... Read more
Updated 03-Apr-2026 Ungoogled Chromium for Debian This is meant to help with selecting and installing a chrome-based browser, with minimal tracking and other cruft. I've given up on Firefox as being too corrupt, and technically inferior. Yes, Chromium is a Google project, but the open source nature has produced two viable browser options for all ... Read more
Updated 19-Apr-2026 See also Samsung buds core bluetooth Android devices Android apps disable One UI 7/8 battery indicator Android hardware At this point, I feel that Chromebooks are non-starters. Either Android or Linux (Debian) are the proper OSes of choice, and decent hardware that can support these platforms. We have moved to Samsung devices from ... Read more
Updated 19-Apr-2026 See also Samsung buds core bluetooth Android devices Android apps disable One UI 7/8 battery indicator The One UI 7 and One UI 8 battery indicator -- One UI 7 is now available in Asia -- which is part of the Android 15 release for various Samsung devices, in a word, sucks. In ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Any future music player needs: Chromecast Auto-mix (random function, some limit to number of songs Share (album cover, album, song) Don't mess with files directly, beyond liking them (turn off external artist info import) Normalize across collection (Symfonium does not appear to have this) Equalizer Android Auto support (an icon and interface, not ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Google is such a tool. Even with apps only mode they show full-screen background ads on top of everything. Without that mode, nearly every element on the screen pushes apps and content that is unwanted and unneeded. It is now impossible to remove this without changing Google TV / Android TV launchers. Thankfully, ... Read more
Updated 20-Apr-2026 Termux is an Android application (and plugins) which provides a Linux environment as a terminal emulator. Actually the Termux terminal doesn't need to be used, as it is possible to access various elements via API. Note that there are many things different from Linux in Termux. The main support is various programming languages. ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Major update to this post as of April 2024, nearly 4 years later The below is woefully out of date. Trying to do the same thing with the same product (but different device) results in tears, mainly around Xiaomi OEM unlocking. The unlock tools simply don't work on the Linux and Windows devices ... Read more