Private & User-Focused Services
Private & User-Focused Services
Kagi is a private web search engine. This service offers one of the search experiences available anywhere. It also allows for upvoting and downvoting individual websites.
Kagi: A Private Search Engine That You Can Customize Read More »
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that are designed to have a relatively stable price. Typically, investors buy stablecoins to avoid the price fluctuations of other coins like bitcoin.
USDC: A Stablecoin That Is 100% Backed By Cash and Treasuries Read More »
Shadow libraries are databases of books and articles that are obscured or otherwise not readily accessible. The content may not be available because the publications are out of print, hard to obtain or protected by paywalls.
A List Of The World’s Largest Shadow Libraries Read More »
DeepL Translator is one of the best translation services available. The service is run by a German company with good privacy policy.
DeepL Offers Private Translations More Accurate Than Google Translate Read More »
SimpleLogin is an open source, self-hostable service that allows you to protect your email address using email aliases.
SimpleLogin Joins Proton Read More »
The test was to copy a 29 GB Movie file to a 2022 Macbook Air and then copy the file back to the drive.
An Informal Survey Of Speeds From Various Types Of External Drives Read More »
YT-DLP is a fork of the well-known Youtube downloader program youtube-dl.
YT-DLP: A Faster Command-Line Video Downloader Read More »
Magic Earth is a free navigation app for iOS and Android. This app works offline — you can find your location on the map and get directions without using WiFi. This feature is especially useful when traveling to locations with limited connectivity. I find it particularly useful when hiking in remote locations.
Magic Earth: A Private Navigation App That Works Offline Read More »