In probably most cases encrypting the local filesystem might not really be required. However once you tend to take your notebook with you to all kinds of places, on vacations or whatever it might be good idea to do that. You’ll gain quite some security. But as always you will trade in some convenience – …
Using Yubikey to unlock LUKS encrypted disks (with Debian) Read More »
Once you’ve installed CalyxOS on your (Pixel) phone you’re ready to play with settings and preinstalled apps. If you’d like to give it a clean start you can simply reset to factory settings as you would with stock ROM (Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Reset Options -> Delete all data). Make sure not to …
Android without Google (Part 2: Moving to CalyxOS) Read More »
For a couple of years already I like to get rid of Google on my Android powered smartphone. Though I think that technically Google’s services cannot be outmatched: they just work, are easy to use and from what I understand pretty secure, they’re not really coming for “free”: you will “pay” with your data. Unfortunately …
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Back when I was a teenager I spent a lot of time listening to music. I mean really listening to it – not just keeping it running in the background while doing other stuff. First I had a radio alarm clock with (cassette-)tape recorder. So I mostly listened to tapes which where recorded from radio. …
The thing about trust is it’s a very individual matter. For example I do trust Google (to a certain degree), however I do not trust WhatsApp or even less Facebook. There might be no logic in this, but fact is I always disliked that the latter had a copy of my address book whereas I …
Since I last posted about a Linux distribution it’s been a while and it was all about Arch Linux. Well, four years later it’s again about Arch – more or less: Manjaro Linux. This distribution is based on Arch Linux, is completely binary compatible with it’s ancestor but maintains it’s own repositories. During the last couple …
…well, kind of. I’ve started this blog 10 years ago but I did not contribute a word during the last 4 years. Beginning last year I moved from WordPress to Blogger but I completed the transfer just recently. Don’t get me wrong: I think WordPress is a very nice peace of software but I just …
