Like it or not, it is more or less necessary for practically everyone to have a smartphone today. Access to banking services, communication, work projects, news, entertainment often rely on a smartphone. Unfortunately, Google and Apple manage the software products that power the phones, allowing them and other businesses to … Read >
Tag: security
Review: privacy-respecting /e/OS software on a phone
The /e/OS operating system for mobile phones has been built on the open source code of Android. The core mission of /e/OS is to provide software that respects users’ privacy, while maintaining compatibility with the vast selection of Android apps. It is still early days for /e/OS, but can it … Read >
WordPress market share continues to grow, but 2021 is a critical year for the software
Updated 2021-02-11: WordPress market share has now reached 40% of all public web sites.
It is pretty amazing that a free, open source software is the most popular system that is powering more than one third of web sites across the internet. Content management system, publishing platform WordPress has … Read >
Nextcloud 20 shows why the product got the Hub extension
Nextcloud is a popular open source software for managing cloud services, like file sharing, photo albums, calendar, email, document collaboration, video conferences, and projects. The product is used by individuals, enterprises and public administration. The key features are security, privacy and adding new functions with third party apps. In October … Read >
Which phone doesn’t track me?
Is it possible to find a secure and privacy respecting mobile phone that doesn’t track its owner? The short answer to the question is: no, there is no such phone. Nonetheless, I believe it is valuable to understand why because there are many ways you can restrict tracking and to … Read >
The state of Linux phones: which product is for you?
Increasing awareness about the way Google collects data from Android phone users has made people think about other solutions. Apple has promised to tighten the privacy and security features of the iPhone iOS software, and is delivering results in the latest release. There is, however, more choices than Android or … Read >
WordPress news summary: how to explain WordPress, essential Linux security tips, maintenance release
News about WordPress software, Linux and security
What Exactly is WordPress, Explained for Beginners
If we think about all those internet users who happily access Facebook and Twitter but don’t know the difference between WordPress and Snapchat, it maybe difficult to explain what … Read >
How to install Nextcloud 17 cloud server software on Debian Linux
This how-to guide covers the manual installation and configuration of Nextcloud 17 software so that you can run its out-of-the-box functionality. You can add more functionality, like cache, extra security, and applications after the basic installation is up and running. Nextcloud can be used as a personal, secure cloud server. … Read >
A phone for hardcore Linux fans: Purism Librem 5
Many people who understand the importance of digital security and privacy have been longing for mobile devices that don’t leak their data to large corporations and advertisers. As it happens, during the second half of 2019, two very different privacy-focused mobile phone products have become available: Purism Librem 5 phone … Read >
WordPress news summary: best security practices, alternatives to Google Analytics, WordPress 5.3 beta
WordPress software, admin and security news
45 Fascinating WordPress Statistics for 2019
Fresh numbers on the growing popularity of WordPress. Who knew that Wednesday is the day when the software is downloaded most frequently, and on Fridays downloaders have better things to do than think about WordPress.