Jan-Lukas Else

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🔗 Links: 2021-02

This is a collection of links I stumbled across and found worth sharing. Also see the blogroll for links to blogs I regularly read.


Quick Assist on Windows 10

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I just learned about a pre-installed tool on Windows 10 called “Quick Assist” (or “Remotehilfe” in German). It has basically the same features most people use from tools like TeamViewer or AnyDesk. It lets you view or control a remote computer to help your family with computer problems for example.

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GameSnacks

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I just learned about GameSnacks. GameSnacks is an experiment by Google’s Area 120, its “in-house incubator”.1

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HEY World

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People keep saying that blogging is dead. But there is still innovation in this area. For example, the email service HEY has launched a new blogging platform called “HEY World”.

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“On SEO”

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Scott Nesbit’s Weekly Musings are one of my favorite sources to follow. In Musing number 101 he writes about SEO, Search Engine Optimization.

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“The magic of fractal snowflakes”

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Henrique from Portugal is currently experiencing real snow for the first time in the Netherlands. Inspired by this he programmed a little tool to generate snowflake fractals using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Very cool idea!

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restic’s prune is much faster now

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Remember how I told you about a pull request that speeds up the performance of restic’s prune command?

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ShortPixel API

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Until today, I used the Tinify API to compress images on my blog. About 250 images per month are free, after that it’s pretty cheap. (I never exceeded the free limit).

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Buy nothing

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The author of Set of Principles takes part in the “Buy Nothing Project”.

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“Why I still use RSS”

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Marc reminds why RSS is still a great solution, especially during this difficult times.

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“A Day in the Life of Your Data”

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Honestly, I don’t quite believe Apple is that altruistic and actually cares about the privacy of their customers and users, rather I think it’s driven by a desire for even more profits. Apple has jumped on the privacy bandwagon because it’s financially rewarding.

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