Freedom Tech Index

Pine64 has the highest wattage power block I have come across. It is a PD (Power Delivery) device, which means you also need a PD USB-C cable that can handle that much power in order to get that much juice out of it. https://pine64.com/product/pinepower-65w-gan-2c1a-charger-with-international-plugs/

. KeePass is an open source password manager written in C#, but C# is Microsoft and not friendly to the open source community. So KeePassDX was developed for Android, and KeePassXC was developed for Linux which can be used in conjunction with the KeePassXC-Browser extension. To install the Linux version in Debian / Mint: sudo apt install keepassxc Then install the web browser extension - in Brave - or Firefox To install the Android version - Get it 👇🏻 from F-droid app store KeePassDX Set KeePassDX as your "Autofill service" on Android. Then KeePass password options will show up in your Android browser. On Android 13: - Go to Settings - Go to Passwords and accounts - Tap Autofill service - Choose KeePassDX form autofilling In Linux the password options will show up in your web browser w/extension Of course you need to create a password vault and you need to be signed into it for password options to show up. #PasswordManager_KeePassXC_DC

Some content creators started using third-party payment bots to sell access to individual posts in their Telegram channels. This way, content creators could receive close to 100% of whatever their subscribers paid, which was great. Unfortunately, we received word from Apple that they were not happy with content creators monetizing their efforts without paying a 30% tax to Apple. Since Apple has complete control over its ecosystem, we had no alternative but to disable such paid posts on iOS devices. This is just another example of how a trillion-dollar monopoly abuses its market dominance at the expense of millions of users who are trying to monetize their own content. I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT. In the meantime, we at Telegram shall work to offer creators powerful and easy-to-use tools to monetize their content – outside of Apple's restrictive ecosystem.

7 Reasons Every iPhone User Should Be Worried About the App Store’s 30% Tax In the last few months, many prominent app developers voiced their disapproval of the App Store policies Apple imposes on all apps. Why should that concern you if you own an iPhone? Here are 7 reasons. HIGHER PRICES. Apple’s 30% commission makes all apps and digital goods more expensive for you. It goes on top of the price you pay to developers for any services and games you buy on your phone. You pay more for every app, even though Apple already charged you a few hundred dollars more for your iPhone than it cost to make. In short, you keep paying even after you have paid. CENSORSHIP. Some content in apps like Telegram is unavailable to you because Apple censors what is allowed on the App Store, which it fully controls to enforce the 30% tax. Apple even restricts us – app developers – from telling our users that certain content was hidden for iPhone users specifically at their request. Apple should realize how ridiculous their attempt to globally censor content looks: imagine a web browser deciding which websites you are allowed to view. LACK OF PRIVACY. In order to install an app from the App Store, you must first create an Apple account and log in using it. After that, every single app you download and every push notification you receive is tied to your account, making you an easier target to track. Since the main reason you have to use an Apple account to download an iPhone app is Apple’s desire to enforce their 30% commission, the cost of their greed also includes your private data. DELAYS IN APP UPDATES. You get new versions of your apps several days or weeks after they are actually ready, because Apple’s review team is notoriously inefficient and often delays approval for no apparent reason. You would think Apple could use the billions of dollars it receives from third-party apps to hire additional moderators. Somehow they are unable to do even that, and us – big apps like Telegram – typically have to wait several days to publish updates. FEWER APPS. Apple’s 30% commission on apps goes on top of all the other expenses developers must pay for: government taxes such as VAT (~20%), wages, research, servers, marketing. Many apps would have been net profitable in a world without Apple’s 30% commission, but being forced to surrender 30% of their revenue to Apple makes them unsustainable. As a result, many of them go bankrupt and lots of great apps you could have enjoyed just don’t exist. MORE ADS IN APPS. Because Apple makes selling premium services and accepting donations one-third less meaningful for developers, many of them have to show ads in their apps in order for their companies to survive. Apple’s policies skew the entire industry towards selling user data instead of letting them adopt more privacy-friendly business models like selling additional services to their users. WORSE APPS. Billions of dollars are taken from developers who could have otherwise spent those funds on improving the quality of the apps you use every day. Instead, this money rests idly in Apple’s offshore bank accounts and does nothing for the world, while app developers struggle to find resources for the research and development the world needs. The situation is so bad that one would expect Apple’s 30% cut to be unsustainable. Yet it’s been around for more than 10 years and is still there. In my Telegraph post below, I'm explaining how Apple has been able to trick consumers and regulators into inaction for so long.

. Most of the websites for hosting petitions are run by Silicommie Valley, and will most likely oppress and remove any petition that doesn't agree with tyrannical Big Tech's agenda. Pytition is the solution. Pytition is an open source framework for hosting your own Petition Website. Here is a demo of the website code: https://pytitiondemo.sionneau.net/ Here is the homepage: https://pytition.org/ You can get the code here: https://github.com/pytition/Pytition #Website_Hosting_Petitions_Pytition

. You can use the FOSS app "Material Files" to transfer files back and forth between your Android phone and your Linux computer. Step 1. Install and set up SFTP on your Linux computer as described in this 👉 post: Step 2: If you haven't already installed the F-Droid app store, install it by installing the APK from F-Droid.org. Step 3. Install Material Files from F-Droid. Step 4. Open Material Files and: a. Tap the 3-bar menu b. Tap "+ Add stroage.." c. Tap "SFTP server" d. Hostname is the IP address of your laptop. You can type ifconfig in a terminal to get this. https://t.me/LinuxTechIndex/505

. Here is Ubuntu's official guide on how to install Ubuntu server on a Raspberry Pi 2, 3 or 4, which you can then use to run your own website, or your own Nextcloud server. 👇 https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-raspberry-pi#1-overview Ubuntu is one of the preferred operating systems for servers, so it is a good one to go with because there are tons of tutorials out there for getting things done on Ubuntu servers. #UIbuntu_Server_on_RaspberryPi

Did you know that you can create editable Hybrid PDFs with LilbreOffice? This means using LibreOffice you can save your document as a PDF which can be view by anyone on anyone on any platform, but with the LibreOffice document also embedded inside of the PDF file for future editing. You simply check the "Hybrid document" option when you "Save as". See this article: 👇 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/HowTo/CreateAHybridPDF You can also create fillable form documents (even PDFs) with LibreOffice. This article gives an overview of that: 👇 https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-create-interactive-pdfs-with-libreoffice #LibreOffice_PFF_ODF #LibreOffive_FillableForms

. Lots of improvements and features coming to the next version of Nextcloud and Nextcloud Hub. Things like - photo AI facial and object recognition and grouping - better photo editing - better photo tiling - Improved Talk See the articles for more details: 👇 https://nextcloud.com/blog/announcing-nextcloud-hub-3-brand-new-design-and-photos-2-0-with-editor-and-ai/

[Forwarded from Blueghost05] The e-Foundation is looking for people to test out their DeGoogled phones in the USA and in Canada. Do you want to become a beta tester? For more details, e-mail them at testing@e.email with the subject USA/Canada new tester. Please, specify in your message what state you are from and your current carrier. "Europe confirms that manufacturers are free to sell Android phones without Google.Last week, the EU general court validated the fine for €4.125bn for anticompetitive behaviour towards phone manufacturers." -Blueghost05 https://e.foundation/leaving-apple-europe-confirms-that-manufacturers-are-free-to-sell-android-phones-without-google/ #Murena_Beta_Testers_Needed

. Here's an interesting take on how some think Google is actually oppressing emails. 👇 https://americafirstreport.com/ditch-google-and-gmail-before-its-too-late/ It wouldn't shock me if Gmail really is doing this, but most likely it has to do with the trend of big email companies to just blanket blacklist IP addresses to keep out spammers instead of putting effort into figuring out what is legit and what isn't. Lately it has become harder and harder to run your own email server because more and more your emails just don't get delivered unless they are coming from a larger respected email provider. The good news is if everyone runs their own small email servers, then the big tech companies will have no control over what comes and goes. #Google_Opressing_Emails

. Start DeGoogling your Android phone right now! 1. Get a Nextcloud service provider. eCloud is one that replaces Google w/open source services. (contacts, email, calendar, etc.) Murena eCloud is a good service provider to learn on. They give you 1G of data for free. 2. Install the F-Droid app store. 3. Use these apps to replace Google (a few aren't F-Droid): DAVx5 -- Gives apps access to Murena/Nextcloud contacts, calendar, etc. Calendar -- Simple Calendar Contacts -- Simple Contacts (pay for PRO version to export .vcf files) Notes -- Joplin, Orgzly, or Nextcloud Notes (all sync to eCloud) Tasks -- OpenTasks Email - FairEmail, Etar Texts -- QKSMS Phone Dialer -- Simple Dialer Browser -- FFUpdater, and then use FFUpdater to get Brave Browser File Browser -- Material Files (has SFTP) Messaging-Signal, Session, or Telegram FOSS Maps-OsmAnd Video Player-VLC Music Player-VLC Camera-Open Camera Gallery-Simple Gallery Keyboard (Swipe)-AnySoftKeyboard #DeGoogled_Phone_Apps #Replace_Google_Apps #F_Droid

1. On 1st device, go to Configuration, Encryption Config, and click Enable encryption 2. Input a strong password. - this generates a Master Key and password - Make sure you do not forget it 3. Now encrypt and synchronize all your notes on the sync target (Nextcloud). Wait for any synchronization that might be in progress and click on Synchronize again. 4. Wait for this synchronization to complete. It may take a long time, especially if you have many notes. Let it run over night if needed. 5. Once 1st synchronization is done, synchronize the next device. Click “Synchronize” and wait for the first sync operation to complete, which receives the master key created at step 2. Then go to the Encryption settings and you will see a single Encryption key in a table. You will need to provide the password for it. This is the pass created in step 2. End-to-end Encryption will be enabled on this device. Once done, click Synchronize again and wait for it to complete. 6. Repeat step 5 for each device.

To synchronize Joplin to your Nextcloud (or Murena server), you need to link it to the WebDAV link that you created in steps 4-D and 4-E of this 👉 post. To do this follow these steps: 11. Install Joplin by following the steps in this 👉 post.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Joplin_install_and_update.sh | bash

12. Open Joplin Notes on your computer 13. Click the Tools, then go to Syncronization 14. Choose WebDAV in Synchronization target 15. Paste the link from steps 4-D and 4-E into WebDAV URL 16. Put in your Nextcloud username. (For Murena this is your email) 17. Enter your password in WebDAV password, then "Check Synchronization" #Joplin_Install_Sync_Linux

3. You will need to sideload the APK file from the Joplin Mobile App Section. 4. Sync Joplin on your phone to your Nextcloud "JoplinNotes" folder, using the WebDAV link for the folder To get the WebDAV link: - A. Log into Nextcloud, and click the "Files" icon - B. Click on the "JoplinNotes" Folder - C. Click "Settings" in the lower left corner - D. Copy the WebDAV link in lower left - E. Add "JoplinNotes", to the end of the link. — It should look like this for eCloud: (username will be your username) https://murena.io/remote.php/dav/files/username@murena.io/JoplinNotes 5. Open Joplin Notes on your phone 6. Click the 3-bar Menu, Configuration, then go to Syncronization 7. Choose WebDAV in Synchronization target 8. Paste the link from steps 4-D and 4-E into WebDAV URL 9. Put in your Nextcloud username. (For Murena this is your email) 10. Enter your password in WebDAV password, then "Check Synchronization" #Joplin_Install_Android

. 1. Subscribe to a Nextcloud Provider. - You can find a list of Nextcloud providers here 👉: https://github.com/nextcloud/providers#providers - eCloud / Murena is going to be used for this example because it's easy to set up, and it's free (up to 1Gig). 2. Log into your eCloud / Murena Nextcloud account using a web browser and. . . - Go to the Files area - Create a folder called "JoplinNotes" - This folder will be used to sync and backup Joplin Notes between all your devices. Note: It is recommended that you DO NOT use the Nextcloud default "Notes" folder for Joplin because "Nextcloud Notes" uses the "Notes" folder. It will cause file sync issues if both Joplin and "Nextcloud Notes" are accessing the same folder, even if Joplin is in a sub-folder. #Create_Folder_4_JoplinSync

. Joplin is a note app that offers encryption unlike Nextcloud Notes, or Orgzly. However, Nextcloud does offer encryption for all the Nextcloud files as whole. You can sync Joplin between Linux and Android using a cloud server such as: a. Joplin Cloud b. A Nextcloud provider - LibertyStratus.com - eCloud.global / Murena.io) c. Your own self-hosted Nextcloud. In this post we will focus on Nextcloud because it keeps the data in your hands, free from Big Tech and Big Brother tyrannical privacy invasions. To get Joplin Notes Syncing: (click each step for more detailed instructions) 1. Create a Murena eCloud / Nextcloud Account, and then create a folder to use for syncing, which will be called "JoplinNotes" in this example. Of course yo can use you own Nextcloud server as well. 2. Install Joplin on Android, and Sync to the Nextcloud "JoplinNotes" folder. 3. Install "Joplin Notes" onto Linux, and Sync the Nextcloud "JoplinNotes" folder to the Joplin Android app. #Joplin_Notes_SyncAndroidLinux

. There is no non-snap repository for installing Joplin Notes on Linux, so what you have to do is install and update it directly from GitHub using their wget command. 1. First update your system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Wget and run the install upgrade script:

sudo wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Joplin_install_and_update.sh | bash

3. For auto updates, set up a Cronjob, so first open crontab for editing:

sudo crontab -e

4. Add this line to check to check for Joplin Notes updates when you boot your system.

@reboot wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laurent22/joplin/dev/Joplin_install_and_update.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 | bash >/dev/null 2>&1

Or you can run that command in Step 4 manually anytime you want. #Joplin_Notes #Joplin_Notes_Install_Linux

. Naomi Brockwell gives a good overview of password manager options in the video link below, and offers a few pass manager suggestions. https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/password-managers:2?r=5mYq1KkuhJby7pX353JWNT5Sp7i8k467 She doesn't mention Nextcloud's Passman, which is going to be the easiest self-host option if you are already hosting your own Nextcloud server.  Passman is also a good 3rd party host option if you are using eCloud/Murena Cloud, as they have it installed and ready to go when you set up an account with them. #Password_Manager_Overview

. Password managers can generate large, random, complex passwords that nobody could possibly remeber and then store them and retrieve them for you easily when you need then. The different levels of privacy are: 1. 3rd party pass vault cloud storage - Least private     - Most convenient     - Synconizes over Internet     - Technically easiest to use     - Must trust 3rd party 2. Self hosted vault cloud storage     - More private     - Less convenient to self-host     - Synconizes over Internet     - Hardest to use     - You can trust yourself 3. Local pass vault storage - Most private     - Less convenient to manually copy/sync vaults     - No Internet synchronization     - Moderately hard to use     - You can trust yourself See comments for information on password managed info and options as it is posted. #Passwords #Password_Managers