Fantastic News! South Africa’s Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe to steam ahead again after 19 years See gadgeteer.co.za/fantastic-ne... #southafrica #steamlocomotives #tourism

The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare — Why Uploaded IDs are a Problem See gadgeteer.co.za/the-discord-... #hacks #privacy #technology

ProtonUp-Qt v2.14 Brings New Proton-EM Compatibility Tool See gadgeteer.co.za/protonup-qt-... #gaming #linux #technology

South Africans can now spend cryptocurrency directly at more than 650 000 Scan to Pay-enabled stores See gadgeteer.co.za/south-africa... #crypto #southafrica #technology

Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration See gadgeteer.co.za/google-confi... #android #freedoms #privacy #technology

Microsoft Blocks Windows 11 Workarounds for Local Accounts, Forces Internet Connection During Setup. I think it is time to switch to macOS or Linux or BSD 🤓 alternativeto.net/news/2025/10...

Preparing a new release of #BlogCat https://blogcat.org#BlogCat Finally added support for image upload to both #bluesky and #mastodon. Am quite happy with my progress.

Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released With Wayland Support and HiDPI Display Handling See gadgeteer.co.za/cairo-dock-3... #cairodock #linux #opensource #technology #wayland

Linux 6.18 Will Be A Big Improvement For Servers Encountering DDoS Attacks See gadgeteer.co.za/linux-6-18-w... #linux #opensource #technology

This is very one-sided seeing the app "Waze but for ICE sightings," allowing users to anonymously track and report U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities within a five-mile radius, was just banned from the Apple app store...

Heads up! Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP. support.google.com/mail/answer/...

📸 Day 1 at #AfricaFactsSummit2025 in Dakar is in full swing! The morning panels inspired us, and now the afternoon is all about hands-on breakout sessions tackling misinformation across Africa. Swipe through to see what's been happening. #FactCheckYourAfrica

Looks like @MTNza has disabled #RCS messaging, breaking interoperability for users in #SouthAfrica - This is what @airmobilesa is showing today. For those not using WhatsApp, RCS is quite key. I also see many #MTN users across #Africa complaining bout the same thing. cc: @techcentral.co.za

The protocol is the API" — sums it up so well!

Austria’s military has switched from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice See gadgeteer.co.za/austrias-mil... #Austria #digitalsovereignty #opensource #technology

This European military just ditched #Microsoft for open-source #LibreOffice - here's why - www.zdnet.com/article/this... " It's not about the cost savings, either. Many government organizations are replacing Microsoft software for a more important reason." #sovereignty

Why Molten Salt Won’t Be the Future of Industrial Heat Storage See gadgeteer.co.za/why-molten-s... #environment #greentechnology #technology

Which browsers with integrated AIs collect the most user data See gadgeteer.co.za/which-browse... #AI #privacy #technology

Steam Client Adds Advanced Options to the In-Game Overlay for AMD & NVIDIA GPUs on Linux See gadgeteer.co.za/steam-client... #gaming #linux #opensource #technology

TCL’s 8-inch Nxtpaper Android tablet could lure you away from the colour Kindle See gadgeteer.co.za/tcls-8-inch-... #eink #ereader #technology

Tecmint’s 6 Best Linux Distros for Gaming and Playing Windows Games See gadgeteer.co.za/tecmints-6-b... #gaming #linux #technology

FOSS Force Asked LibreOffice and Collabora: Why Aren’t They in Schools Instead of Word and Google Docs? See gadgeteer.co.za/foss-force-a... #education #opensource #technology

A Step-by-Step Guide to Switch from Rootful Docker to Rootless Docker in Debian and Ubuntu See gadgeteer.co.za/a-step-by-st... #docker #linux #technology

Heart Rate Measurement Via Wi-Fi without any skin contact needed See gadgeteer.co.za/heart-rate-m... #health #innovation #technology #wifi

Custom Home Assistant Floor Plan Dashboard with Real-Time Controls See gadgeteer.co.za/custom-home-... #homeassistant #homeautomation #opensource #technology

Pix payments happen in 24/7 real-time, are free, and supported by the Central Bank of Brazil See gadgeteer.co.za/pix-payments... #banking #Brazil #technology

Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool repairs teeth in breakthrough See gadgeteer.co.za/keratin-extr... #health #teeth

Did a video about my recent trip in the Jimny through the Cederberg Mountains - youtu.be/8qwyq7fYsBY?...

Learn what makes Privacy Badger, our free browser extension to stop companies from spying on you, different from other “ad blockers.” privacybadger.org/#Why-doesn%...

Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...

Mastodon social network is bringing quote posts to the Fediverse See gadgeteer.co.za/mastodon-soc... #mastodon #socialnetworks #technology

Lunch in the Cederberg mountains...

New Movie “Python: The Documentary” Traces the Language’s Story See gadgeteer.co.za/new-movie-py... #programming #python #technology

The Intergalactic Indestructible Shatterproof Travel Scuttle by Phoenix Shaving See gadgeteer.co.za/the-intergal... #shaving #traditionalwetshaving

Pessimists Archive educates people on and archives the history of technophobia and moral panics See gadgeteer.co.za/pessimists-a... #conspiracytheory #FUD #technology

A Love Letter To Internet Relay Chat — The Original Social Media That Is Still With Us Today See gadgeteer.co.za/a-love-lette... #IRC #socialnetworks #technology

Signal just rolled out secure backups, a heavily requested feature! Your message history can finally survive phone disasters. End-to-end encrypted backups that refresh daily, with a 64-character recovery key that never leaves your device. Here's how it works... 🧵

Switzerland releases its own AI model trained on public data and its open source See gadgeteer.co.za/switzerland-... #AI #opensource #privacy #technology

Vodacom wrecked my credit rating without reason – This is how I fixed it See

Linux Turns 34 Today! 🥳 🐧 From 1991 to 2025, it’s been 34 years of freedom, open source, and innovation.

[URGENT] DEF CON Researcher Exposes How Password Managers Betray Your Trust See gadgeteer.co.za/urgent-def-c... #security #technology #vulnerabilities

HAMNET WC participated in the Operation Red Lion Exercise recently with #CapeTown Disaster Risk Management centre - see photos.app.goo.gl/kdEkhXvMzVUP... #hamradio #HAMNET #amateurradio #southafrica

You want your UPS to be NUT compatible See gadgeteer.co.za/you-want-you... #opensource #openstandards #technology #UPS

Homepage – An Open Source Self-Hosted Dashboard See gadgeteer.co.za/homepage-an-... #dashboard #linux #opensource #technology

Various desktop Linux tips for newbies See gadgeteer.co.za/various-desk... #linux #opensource #technology

Using Signal groups for activism See gadgeteer.co.za/using-signal... #activism #chatapps #privacy #technology

How to Clear RAM Cache, Buffers, and Swap in Linux Without Reboot See gadgeteer.co.za/how-to-clear... #linux #opensource #technology

If you find OpenStreetMap a bit difficult to plan off-road routes, try OpenRouteService See gadgeteer.co.za/if-you-find-... #navigation #opensource #OpenStreetMap #technology

You can watch YouTube on Jellyfin with TubeArchivist See gadgeteer.co.za/you-can-watc... #Jellyfin #opensource #selfhosting #technology #videos