Category: Technology

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Linked List: FOSS Apps for Sharing Files between Devices

Table of Contents1 LocalSend2 KDE Connect3 Syncthing It’s a common requirement to share the files between multiple devices we own, sometimes even with strangers. Even though it’s a widespread requirement, there is no universal standard. iOS folks use AirDrop and Android folks use QuickShare, etc. They work only within their walled gardens, even...

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ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)

I wanted a replacement for the computer that broke last year (WN 29/2024). LC230 has been fulfilling that place, but it’s not made for that. Finally, I did some research and got a custom-built ThinkPad from Lenovo. For a long time, I considered the budget before buying a laptop (except for my first laptop – Sony Vaio), which was always below ₹75K. But this time I wanted to gift myself a high-end one, and after all, I was buying a workhorse after seven years.

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Contributing to beaconDB

beaconDB is a public-domain wireless geolocation database. It replaces Mozilla Location Service, which, of course, was shut down in 2024. I used to contribute to MLS very regularly. I think I was on their contribution leader-board, too. Anyway, recently, I started contributing to it. Like I have written in WN 11/2025, I promised...

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Shutting down my Mastodon instance

I was using Masto.host hosted Mastodon instance at social.thej.in for a year (Week 07/2024). I am shutting it down for now and returning to social.lol/@thej account. There are a couple of reasons for doing this. So what changes Sorry about all the confusion. It’s part of a hosting experiment, I guess. Thank you.

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Review: BluArmor C30 Mesh Intercom For Bikers

Table of Contents1 Requirements2 Solution3 Features I like4 Needs Improvement5 Conclusion When I restarted riding, I wanted to be part of the group of friends who had been riding for a while. It meant modernizing certain things related to riding. One of them is a rider intercom to talk to fellow riders. So...

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Amphere EV – Reo Li Plus

Table of Contents1 Requirements2 Solution3 Features I like4 Conclusion My father turned seventy recently. He used his scooter to get around the neighborhood—at most, about 40 km in a day and not more than 10 km one way. Scooter allowed him to visit his regular shops, friends, etc. After he turned 70, he...