XMG Neo 15: Get Keyboard Backlight to work on Linux
Install ite8291r3-ctl Follow instructions to allow usb user space access Download xmg-neo-rgb-kbd-lights Run xmg-neo-rgb-kbd-lights
Get a free S/MIME Certificate for secure email
I finally did what I had planned for a long time, look for a way to securely exchange email. For business email at least, S/MIME is preferred. I just got a free certificate from Actalis. No problems installing it on Thunderbird. Let’s see how it goes. It’s valid for a year, which is great for…
Der ultimate Productized Service
Autogrow.co is a crazy concept: It’s like a producticed service, but excessively automated and tailored to a niche. Very impressive.
Pocophone F1 Fixed – So Much Software in Smartphones!
I had really bad touch screen glitches in my phone, and I was convinced it was a hardware issue. Well, turns out that in addition to the ROM (I run LineageOS), there is also a separate Kernel. Updating to FrancoKernel seemed to have fixed it! This is not the first time I had a problem…
Thunderbird: It’s as if they want to lose users!
Infuriating: Working on Linux Mint, I regularly update my system. The last update included a Thunderbird update (60 -> 68), and an important plug-in stopped to work, the incredibly useful Quick Folder Move. After spending an hour on this, I decided to downgrade – of course some plugins that were updated in the meantime stopped…
Create Marketing Videos with Powtoon
This looks like a great tool for creating marketing videos: https://www.powtoon.com/
Fever RSS Reader still working – here’s how to re-install
Ever since Google disabled its RSS reader, I have been using Fever. But there are two problems: (1) The developer shut it down, and (2) the license is tied to a specific domain. But now I need to move my server to a new domain. The good news: domain checking only happens during installation. I…
New IMAP Server for my server?
Currently I use Courier. But OpenXChange is working on an extension for Dovecot to support chatting, in collaboration with Deltachat. As I plan a server migration anyway, this sounds like an interesting option. Not sure whether it would succeed, but getting away from WhatsApp would be welcome. Especially as I don’t want my messenger tied…
Lineage OS on Xiaomi Pocophone F1
My old Oppo Find 7 served me really well for 5 years. But Oppo stopped updating Android a long time ago, so I switched to Omni ROM. But updates stopped a year ago as well, and I had to fight with more and more demanding applications. So I switched to another China-Phone, Xiaomi Pocophone F1….
Video Acceleration in the Browser on Linux Mint
My performance when playing video has been bad, especially with multiple screens. This guide on installing Chrome with hardware acceleration seems to work.