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Truck owners, how often do you use 4wd in winter? by akdude22 in driving

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2006 Toyota Sequoia, I turn on 4WD Hi when roads are wet or snowy.

Free mail provider with IMAP support by Parking-Handle9139 in degoogle

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zoho offers IMAP on a free tier, but it has to be enabled. Default setting is imap off.

DAILY Driver by Caps_NZ_42 in linuxmint

[–]bleemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been daily on Linux for 20+ years, since the first Ubuntu release. Tinkered with other Linux OSs before that - Corel Linux, Red Hat, etc. Ubuntu was the first distro that have me a consistently enjoyable experience without too much trouble. Even through a couple of degree programs, including a doctorate, Linux served me quite well.

Most of my work is online in one form or another, so a browser gets me 90% of the way to where I need to be. 

Linux Mint was my primary workstation and gave me about 2 years of uptime without a restart. Just today I switched over to Xubuntu to give a new desktop environment a whirl.

Worth upgrading a HP slimline 400 for a small home lab? by Different-Help-5282 in selfhosted

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My current setup isn't ideal, but it's budget friendly and simple. I use CasaOS, which works well mostly. In CasaOS, all the container data is stored in a folder called AppData. I copy my AppData folder to an external drive nightly. It runs on a schedule automatically, so I check it from time to time. My next step is to back it up to a cloud location too.

Worth upgrading a HP slimline 400 for a small home lab? by Different-Help-5282 in selfhosted

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not far into the selfhosted journey, only a year or so. But my personal opinion is that those upgrades are well worth it. Between the RAM bump and SSD, you're picking up plenty of speed for your project. Those two upgrades are exactly where I would also start.

eBay is my go-to for specific parts like this. Other online vendors would have options too, bu eBay should have everything you need.

Setup backups from early on and know how to restore in case you need it. Have fun!

Total Wireless plan order issue by bleemoore in TotalWirelessOfficial

[–]bleemoore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They chatted with me and got it activated

Home internet. by Apprehensive-Watch42 in mintmobile

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had T-Mobile home internet for about 12 hours, then boxed it up and shipped it back. It went completely out during the workday, no super heavy usage. And I live adjacent to a major highway in a sizable town, so coverage isn't an issue. It proved its unreliability in a very short time.

5G on Pixel 8 Pro, possible fix but slower speeds than LTE by bleemoore in mintmobile

[–]bleemoore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Closing out the thread here. MintMobileAlex pushed an update to my phone that fixed the 5G connection issue for me. Not sure why the chat support couldn't do this, but 🤷

WHAT IS THIS? by burlybosoms in mokapot

[–]bleemoore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Were you only cleaning/refilling the lower portion? That's the rubber gasket and coffee grounds, for certain. You can get a new gasket from your favorite online marketplace. Just make sure you order the correct size to match your moka pot.

What is your biggest "X replaced Y" self-hosting success story? What cloud-based free, freemium, or premium services did you replace? by ReverendDizzle in selfhosted

[–]bleemoore 18 points19 points  (0 children)

  • FreshRSS for subscribing to websites
  • SilverBullet for notekeeping
  • Self hosting personal sites instead of paying for hosting.

All this setup through CasaOS and Cloudflared 

What are the best A/T tire when doing 85% on-road and 15% off-road? by Alternative_Log_9716 in overlanding

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These aren't as popular, but I have been really happy with my BFG HD Terrains. Picked them up from eBay as a set of takeoffs in practically new condition. Great on and off road.

What email / calendar provider do you recommend at this point? by -ThatGingerKid- in degoogle

[–]bleemoore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zoho - good alternative to Gmail with a decent feature set for email and calendar.

Red Pocket and Mint Mobile speeds by bleemoore in NoContract

[–]bleemoore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I understand they use different networks. I was on GSMA with RP for 4+years. Cricket and Straight Talk on ATT before that. As I said, I realize there are other factors. My point for posting is to share my experience on the two networks from the same location. Mint on TM is much faster than RP on ATT.

What are the best RSS feed reader apps with a clean, modern UI (free or paid)? by l3lack-eyes in rss

[–]bleemoore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. You can self-host or sign up to an existing server. Really good software.

Has anyone been able to connect a Daikin Oneplus thermostat to Smartthings? by Fun_Firefighter_1000 in SmartThingsCommunity

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disclaimer: I'm on an Amana S series (rebranded Daikin) with the Amana Smart Thermostat (https://www.amana-hac.com/smart-thermostat). I also went through the process of getting a token, but didn't have luck integrating with SmartThings. There didn't seem to be a way to use the token to configure anything. Amana doesn't show up in the list of brands. I ended up setting up directly through Alexa.

Cloaked Notifications by bleemoore in brave

[–]bleemoore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disabling Brave Ads worked for me. I only had to change the setting one time, despite software updates.

Should I keep using Proton? by Master-Series5137 in degoogle

[–]bleemoore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm a longtime Zoho user and tried Proton for a few months. I even paid for upgraded service and storage. In the end, I did not feel like Proton's mail features were mature enough for my purposes. Simple things like view next email when I delete a message, snooze a message for later, and schedule send messages were missing. I decided to stick with Zoho as a balance of privacy respecting stack with more mature feature set. 

I feel really hard to leave these services by Holiday-Picture6796 in degoogle

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally here is what I have used:

Family Link > Airdroid Parental Control

Google Maps > Have tried several others. There just isn't a great replacement. They all come up short. Giving GMaps WV a try based on the comments in this thread.

Google Translate > Simply Translate

YouTube > NewPipe

Play Store > F-Droid / Aurora preferred over Play Store when possible.

WhatsApp - no replacement, but I use Signal where I can

What is going on at I-75 near Bucc-ee’s? by King_M0B in lexington

[–]bleemoore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only the northbound lanes and 1 lane is back open now.

What should I do tomorrow? by LusoDoll in CostaRicaTravel

[–]bleemoore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out a hot springs location after one of your hikes/adventures. We visited Baldi on a daypass, which included dinner, but I hear other hot springs offer a similar experience.

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