Syncthing

I think I use Syncthing more than any other tool. I have a bunch of different computers, and all of them are running a Syncthing server, all hooked in to the same folders, all sharing the same documents. I have it running on my GrapheneOS phone too, so my photos folder gets shared as well.

It can be kinda fiddly to set up the sharing, making sure that you point the shared folders at the right place on your system, but once you've got it dialed in it's invaluable.

For example; it's where I keep my Calibre library, so no matter which of my computers I'm on, I can open Calibre, drop a book in, and know that it'll be ready to load onto my Kobo. I do a weekly radio show, so I keep all of the documentation around that in a folder that I work from locally, whether I'm on my MacBook or Linux desktop.

The only downside to it is that (as far as I can tell) you can't store everything on one device to download to others as you need (like iCloud Drive or Dropbox), so if your Syncthing folder takes up 30Gb on your 2Tb server, it'll also take up 30Gb on your 128Gb phone. So it does mean having to be a little judicious with what you drop in there.

Basically, I love Syncthing. It means that I have access to everything I need access to, without having to shell out money each month to rent space from a cloud provider. And because I have all of my devices sharing all the folders with all the others, even if one drops offline, the others still get updated damn near immediately.

I think GNOME as a whole is ridiculously awesome. I can't believe I get it for free.

some digital tools that i have

open source apps

• NotallyX (notepad)
• KeePassDX (password manager)
• OrganicMaps
• BinaryEye (for scanning qr codes)
• YTDLnis (for downloading yt vids or audios)

website tools

• https://ilovepdf.com/ (pdf tools)
• https://postimages.org/ (image hosting)
• https://sflix.ps/ (for watching movies)

yt-dlp for downloading from youtube

comaps for android navigation

When I was working at a follow-the-Sun help desk, and had a micromanaging boss, we used this planner to book daily meetings across three different timezones.

www.cutlistoptimizer.com is great when working on a plywood project and you want to optimize wood usage.

Hi: let me cook.

Multiplatform: LibreOffice: Microsoft office alternative, opens microsoft office files. Librewolf: Best PC browser for privacy if you still want extensions Openvideodownloader: youtube-dl-gui. Cold Turkey: Systemwide website & app blocker Bitwarden: Best casual and secure password manager Brave: Best chromium browser, best privacy browser by default, best android browser, best casual browser. Ableton: Best DAW ClamAV Best antivirus.

Browser: Firefox Multi-Account container: Automated firefox account seperation by website. Facebook container: Mozilla made facebook isolater. Libredirect: Directs website, like youtube, links to website and app frontends, like freetube. fitgirl-repacks.site: Remember to purchase the games before you use this website. Alternativeto.net: Find opensource/best alternative for any software/website. **ProtonDB.com: **Find how and whether games can run on linux Ublock origin Best adblocker in browser. Redlib

Linux only: Linuxmint: Best operating system for recovering windows users Freetube: Best youtube frontend Steam: Best for free/multiplayer games on linux. Lutris: Best for games downloaded from the internet. Wine: Run windows on computer Proton GE: Run windows on computer but better, download through Lutris. Qredshift: Makes screen red, and adjust brightness on desktop.

MacOS only: Onyx: Best system cleaner on mac, and other stuff Iterm2: Terminal but better Appcleaner: actually deletes the app, and all files attached. Applite: Homebrew GUI. PearCleaner: Another system cleaner on mac IINA: BEST VIDEO PLAYER ON MAC Lulu: opensource firewall. Oversight: notify when microphone/camera is in use SwiftQuit: actually close software when you press the red button. Shifty: GUI for nightshift in menu bar Soundsource: Best EQ & app sound manager.

Android only: GrapheneOS: Best mobile operating system Vanadium: Most secure android browser Obtanium: automatically download and update github apps. Aurora store: Google play frontend Revanced: remove ads from youtube, spotify and others F-Droid: Opensource app database Caffeinate: keeps your screen on Infinity: Reddit frontend for android FOSS voice recorder: Opensource audio recorder Organic maps: Opensource maps app with openmaps. LibreTorrent: Android torrent app. FMD: SMS phone locater and ringer. OpenNutrition MyFitnessPal alternative, FOSS.

MKVToolNix.

An excellent tool for working with video files as long as you're okay with your files being in MKV containers (you should be they're superior to mp4). From within it you can add and remove tracks such as audio and subtitle, change flags (flag subs as forced, default, etc), rename tracks for clarity, adjust track timing with positive and negative delays to fix sync issues. You can do batch scripting against it to iterate through whole folders of video files. For anyone who has a home media server it's a must. For anyone who works with videos regularly it's at least useful.

Nearly 20 years ago in one of my first jobs I made a small time calculator. Like, just a basic calculator but if you typed 45 * 2 it would show 01:30. I thought it was super cool and useful and I kept a copy of its binary so I could use it whenever I needed.

I still have it. And still haven't used it. But it's cool.

Right now LibreOffice, Writer specifically. I've been getting back into writing big time over the last few months and having a dependable word processor that's not crammed with AI tools I don't want and that I know is FOSS has been great.

localsend

I am super interested in this, do you know if it can track versions and support regular backups? I was actually just trying to find out if there's a way for my phone to sync / backup my documents, pictures, and possibly even calendars and contacts with our home computer while I'm home, especially right when I get home, and maybe on a scheduled basis right before I usually leave for work. I've been looking into de-googling and honestly I'm wondering why a lot of my info needs to be stored in the cloud at all? Maybe one monthly or quarterly backup to an encrypted service like tresorit but for the most part I think it'll be fine to just let my devices back themselves up with each other on my home network?

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