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Date: February 02, 2021
Here is a website and video, which explain Mastodon. I have two Mastodon accounts, but the one where I am active is here: |
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Category Archives: Stevie’s Tech Picks
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Date: May 06, 2019
“FinalCrypt is a Java-based application that takes a different approach, encrypting your data using a large cipher file, making it pretty much impossible to crack without access to that particular file. It features a simple UI and is quite easy to use.” Haven’t actually tried this yet. |
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IPFS: A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open…
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Date: April 29, 2019
“HTTP is inefficient and expensive HTTP downloads a file from a single computer at a time, instead of getting pieces from multiple computers simultaneously. With video delivery, a P2P approach could save 60% in bandwidth costs. IPFS makes it possible to distribute high volumes of data with high efficiency. And zero duplication means savings in storage. Humanity’s history is deleted daily The average lifespan of a web page is 100 days. Remember GeoCities? The web doesn’t anymore. It’s not good enough for the primary medium of our era to be so fragile. IPFS keeps every version of your files and makes it simple to set up resilient networks for mirroring of data. The web’s centralization limits opportunity The Internet has been one of the great equalizers in human history and a real accelerator of innovation. But the increasing consolidation of control is a threat to that. IPFS remains true to the original vision of the open and flat web, but delivers the technology which makes that vision a reality. Our apps are addicted to the backbone Developing world. Offline. Natural disasters. Intermittent connections. All trivial compared to interplanetary networking. The networks we’re using are so 20th Century. We can do better. IPFS powers the creation of diversely resilient networks which enable persistent availability with or without Internet backbone connectivity. IPFS aims to replace HTTP and I’d be lying if I said I was clear, as to what this is all about…but, I stumbled across a few web pages, while searching for an old website online…and they were hosted on this service. Thought I’d share it, to see if anyone has anything to say about this. Apparently, this is peer to peer content hosting? |
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Date: March 13, 2019
“calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.” I finally just got the most recent version of Calibre installed on this PC… …I’ll be totally up front…It’s been years since I used this software…and that was a much earlier version…It did work well, for transferring e-books into different file formats [including PDF]…but, I’ve not tried much of anything with this latest version. I’m out of the loop…so, I cannot offer any real advice on using this software…I still wanted to share the link. |
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Dissenter Browser Extension: The Comment Section of the Internet…
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Date: March 05, 2019
“Dissenter is the comment section of the Internet. Install the extension and comment on any URL while also discovering what others have commented across the web. For the full experience and more features visit Dissenter.com.”
This extension works with Chrome, Brave, Opera, Chromium, Firefox, Edge, and Safari…possibly others. 01) Open up an account at Gab.ai 02) If you don’t already have it, download and install Google Chrome. 03) Install the Google Chrome Dissenter extension. Once you have it running, you can click on your profile icon, click on the “download” option, and find the download links for the other browsers…with instructions for installation. The new icon that is added to your web browser.
What opens, when you click on it.
Browsers you can download for.
I cant and wont tell you, that you should use this for MAP issues…I’m not sure of all the possible hazards… …But I will say…the potential for completely unleashed free speech, is possibly in the realm of what this extension offers… Is this the Web 3.0 technology, that a certain someone was alluding to in the past? |
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No More “Age Verification” Free Video Embedding…
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Date: March 23, 2017 I’ve stopped using the embedding code, that sidesteps the YouTube age verification. Potentially, you’ve noticed that a lot of the embedded videos from YouTube are all giving a playback error? For years, I’ve used the embedding code that is supposed to let anyone watch a video outright, without worrying about logging into YouTube to verify their age…This was done as a courtesy to my visitors. As always…YouTube has recently made changes to their website…and from the looks of it, they’ve disabled this method of embedding…whether intentional, or not. This means for me, that I have already dropped the usage of it…To be honest, it was annoying having to deal with a few things about it, anyway…I’m glad to be done with it. But, now a ton of embedded videos won’t play on this blog…Fortunately, this is why I’ve always included a direct link to the YouTube video page…So, there should be no real issue…Just click on the link…Watch it on YouTube. All the best… – Steve |
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TekThing: Passwords, Two Factor Authentication, and Securing Your Life Online!…
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Date: June 05, 2016
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Date: January 23, 2016
“Chatting anonymously on the internet isn’t used solely for shadowy criminal hackers and government operatives. From journalists to congressmen, learning how to adjust the privacy of our digital communication is becoming an ever more important skill. Browsing and communicating on the internet anonymously is difficult, time-consuming, and painstaking. One weak link or careless trace of metadata can expose your identity to the world. But that doesn’t mean you need a Master’s Degree in computer science to avoid the prying eyes of the NSA. In five easy steps, Reason TV shows you the basics of “How to Chat Anonymously Online.” I’ve not tested this out…but thought it was a useful video to share. |
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Date: January 21, 2016
“FBI Director James Comey has repeatedly said that the use of social media by ISIS is unprecedented in terms of how aggressively it engages with people in the West. The “court orders” that law enforcement officials use to prevent crimes “are ineffective because devices are protected by encryption,” Comey said last week.” Given that the FBI cant crack it…Telegram may be worth looking into, for those of us who are justifiably concerned about government [and other forms of] invasion of privacy. To be clear…I’ve not tried this software, yet…and I private message nobody at all, on a regular basis these days…But, I like having strong, private options available. Probably sounds strange, for someone who’s put “all” his secrets out there for the world to see…and for someone who believes, we need to come out into the open, and confront this world for what it is doing to us. As a realist…I know that we sometimes need to have uncompromised privacy. |
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Date: January 01, 2016 This sub-blog series is pretty old…It just never got off the ground. This is mostly because it was disrupted, by the blog.com back stabbing…I was close to debuting it. I should give a disclaimer…and just tell everyone, that I am no techie. I am not an expert you should come to, for advice on the best software offering security. I have, however, used a number of programs which I trust…and that I know have earned wide ranging trust…and I don’t mind sharing those, with others who are interested. Originally this series was intended to be a lot involved and substantive…I was planning on giving software reviews…maybe even a rare tutorial, here and there…But, things being what they are today for me…I’m having to down grade the scope of this series…and I want to be out front, about this point. Today…in 2016…I see this series as being more of a “heads up”, on software and applications I’ve come across…which I think might be of interest to my audience. It is up to each individual, to explore further what is featured here. Oh!…and one more thing… …This is a series focused on software, which I have found useful and liked…Which means, if I want to share a link to my favorite color picker, or to a good media player…this is where it will show up. I never intended this to be all about encryption and privacy…I just figured it would end up here, in the mix. |
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