I’ve ran Pihole for years but switched to NextDNS. It gives me more control over my kids access.
For example scheduled access to YouTube and Roblox. Also, since it’s a public service it means I can block them regardless of network. So for example when we are on holiday. My eldest worked out he could use network data on his phone to avoid the Pihole.
Oh, and it’s DNS over TLS so queries are now encrypted rather than plain text that regular DNS.
None of this will block YouTube ads though. For that I use NewPipe or Firefox and uBlock Origin.
Weird. I’ve been trying to find a distro I’m happy with and was setting Fedora KDE up today. Ran though my bookmarks and found no videos played on Twitch. Had to install codecs to get it to work. I hadn’t seen this in previous distros. Is this specific to Fedora? Other than this hiccup I’ve enjoyed it so far.
I liked how straight forward Linux Mint is but prefer KDE Plasma. Plus Mint seems quite far behind in versions.
Out of the box it can play audio in the background, and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well. You don’t really need constantly updating 3rd party clients or questionable firewalls anymore if you just want usable youtube on a phone.
Things that make me angry about my current smartphone Samsung Galaxy S21Ultra on a Verizon plan is the mandatory software updates in which they install WITHOUT MY PERMISSION stupid apps like Netflix and addictive gambling games and stacking block games and Candy crush. God knows what else they install without my permission. I...
I’ve been running Plex on a Pi 3 and now Pi 4 along with multiple other containers with no real problems. I don’t transcode obviously but have no issues with performance.
I also installed Jellyfin last week to run side by side but ended up uninstalling as even when idle the memory usage went through the roof.
The internet never used to be like this. It used to be full of shitty GIFs and under construction signs. Also don’t forget to sign the guest book and be impressed with the high hit counter.
I’ve run pihole for years. It works really well. The only problem I’ve seen is when you actually need a tracking URL to work. For example clicking a link in your emails to download a ticket for a concert. You just need to be mindful that when the browser fails to open a link it’s because of the PiHole. There’s no nice screen telling you. You just need to pop it into the whitelist to allow it although on a phone I just used to go to mobile data temporarily, click the link and then go back on WiFi.
I recently switched to using NextDNS, as it means all my DNS queries are encrypted and I still get filtering when I’m away from home. I also have three kids to manage so it allows me to set timers on their devices to block certain traffic. Good for blocking adult sites too.
Looking in my emails I still have my registration email for it. Dated 17th May 2003. Over twenty years ago! The links in it all still work too!
<span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Thank you for registering your copy of mIRC, much appreciated.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Your registration name and number are shown below. To enter
</span><span style="color:#323232;">your registration you must run mIRC, open the Help menu in
</span><span style="color:#323232;">the menubar, and then select the Register menu item. You can
</span><span style="color:#323232;">also register by pressing the keys Alt+H+R while in mIRC.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Removed Removed
</span><span style="color:#323232;">xxxxxx-xxxxxxx
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Please remember to print out this email and to save it in a
</span><span style="color:#323232;">safe place for future reference.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Getting started:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">If you are new to mIRC, you can find a beginner's guide to
</span><span style="color:#323232;">getting started at http://www.mirc.com/install.html
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Useful FAQs:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">The IRC and mIRC FAQS, which can be found on the mIRC website,
</span><span style="color:#323232;">answer most if not all of the frequently asked questions
</span><span style="color:#323232;">relating to IRC and mIRC. Recommended reading! You can also
</span><span style="color:#323232;">find answers to specific questions in my personal FAQ at
</span><span style="color:#323232;">http://www.mirc.com/khaled/faq.html
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Mailing list:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">If you'd like to be notified when a new version of mIRC is
</span><span style="color:#323232;">released, you can add your email address to the mIRC mailing
</span><span style="color:#323232;">list at http://www.mirc.com/mailing.html
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Helpful links:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">The 'More Info' section on the mIRC website has links to many
</span><span style="color:#323232;">interesting IRC-related websites, including links to books on
</span><span style="color:#323232;">IRC, technical information, and more.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Hint of the day:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Each window in mIRC has a system menu with useful features. You
</span><span style="color:#323232;">can view it by clicking the top left corner button in any window.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">See the 'System Menu' section in the mIRC help file for more
</span><span style="color:#323232;">information.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Thanks again,
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Khaled
</span>
Okay so yesterday, I changed my password as a precaution because of the hack, and just now I decided to clean my browser tabs and re login and almost forgot my password. I’m done dealing with passwords....
You sound like me. I used KeePass for many years. AutoType rules. That said it wasn’t as slick as other password managers for browser credentials. I moved my home stuff to Bitwarden and use KeePass for work. I honestly could never give up AutoType for work. Typing credentials into other applications is so handy and one majority of other password managers lack, including Bitwarden.
This is what I used to do. Although KeePass is better these days in that it will recognise when a database has changed and ask you if you want to synchronise the changes. KeePassXC will even reload the database when it detects changes.
If you’re going through all your site’s changing passwords maybe take a look at simplelogin.io to also hide your email address. Some sites block you, which is ridiculous, but for the majority of sites it’s a good idea.
How I like my pi (sh.itjust.works)
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Stolen from Deltachat
YouTube on Firefox mobile is awesome
Out of the box it can play audio in the background, and now that extensions are available you can block ads as well. You don’t really need constantly updating 3rd party clients or questionable firewalls anymore if you just want usable youtube on a phone.
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The IT Crowd - Piracy warning (www.youtube.com)
Sorry to link to YouTube for this, but it’s just such a great example of actual humor from the decades where it was allowed to joke about it.
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What password manager do you recommend?
Okay so yesterday, I changed my password as a precaution because of the hack, and just now I decided to clean my browser tabs and re login and almost forgot my password. I’m done dealing with passwords....