Category: Software

Anytype, "the everything app" made in Germany

Would you like a opensource alternative to Notion, made in Europe 🇪🇺 and offline-first? We present you Anytype, "the everything app" made in Germany 🇩🇪 (Swiss🇨🇭 org).…

By ueeu

Why Even Try? A European Answer to Digital Pessimism

“Meta invests $72 billion, where are the European tech giants? Bureaucrats can’t match Elon Musk. Europe has no unicorns, no AI centers, no talent cult. Maybe we’re just not made for this.” …

By ghrasko

Secuso open source privacy-friendly apps

The research group SECUSO (@SECUSO_Research) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 🇩🇪 (@KIT_Karlsruhe) has an account in the Play Store and F-Droid where you can download lots of privacy-friendly apps like: 😀 QR…

By ueeu

Gdy trzeba nieco wybrać przed pobraniem

@chcp 1250 @echo off set licznik=10 set "data=%date:~8,2%%date:~3,2%%date:~0,2%" echo Plik zostanie zapisany w %USERPROFILE%Downloads%data% :start_pobierania set adres=0 set typ=0 echo: echo Wybierz jedną z opcji: echo …

By ryszard

Kaprekar calculator in Emacs Lisp

Kaprekar's constant is the number 6174. It is the result of Kaprekar calculations, which are applicable to Kaprekar numbers.…

By ersi

It’s Time for European Digital Sovereignty – Here’s How

Europe stands at a crossroads. Do we continue relying on digital services that don’t reflect our values — or do we begin building something better?…

By ghrasko

Detrumpez-vous: a new app to scan and identify US food products

"Detrumpez-vous" is a new mobile app developed by a French computer engineer to scan food products to check if the brand is owned by an American company or if it belongs to an American group. How does it work?…

By ueeu

Test Linux distros

Test various Linux distros easily on your web browser without making a live USB and installing on your personal computer! https://distrosea.com…

By ueeu

Backup, backup, backup!

Too often I get a panicked call that a person has lost their hard drive (or SSD) and can I help them. Sometimes I can bring back the drive to salvage part of their files, but too often the drive is dead and I cannot do…

By thomastraynor

Replacing US Big Tech: My Ongoing Shift Toward European Digital Alternatives

For some time now, I've been gradually replacing U.S.-dominated digital services with European-developed alternatives — both on my PC and my phone. This isn’t a one-time switch, but an ongoing experiment in digital…

By ghrasko

FollowFriday on Mastodon: Email providers and search engines

The #FollowFriday tradition is a popular social media practice that has spread to various platforms, including Mastodon. The idea of recommending interesting accounts to follow every Friday started on Twitter in 2009.…

By ueeu

Facebook AI opt-out - You might want to act

Meta wants your Facebook data to train its AI — including private chats. Here’s what you should know, even if you are in the Fediverse.…

By ghrasko