Danie van der Merwe

Had lunch at the Back Area Gardens restaurant in #CapeTown #SouthAfrica today - had their beef burger

Bitwarden finally brings 2FA logins to free users Previously, you had to pay for Bitwarden’s premium plan to add 2FA for your stored logins. Bitwarden is claiming they are the only password manager to now include 2FA logins for free. As a paying customer, I’ve long been using Bitwarden’s 2FA for logins, a ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/bitwarden-finally-brings-2fa-logins-to-free-users/ #2fa #bitwarden #security #technology

Bill, Steve, and Gary… Computer Pioneers: Ruthless Business triumphs over Innovation I vividly remember the DOS wars when I was using an early IBM compatible. I also remember DR-DOS being noticeably better than MS-DOS (accessing high memory etc) but I had no idea about all these tangles behind the scenes, or that DR-DOS was essentially a clon ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/bill-steve-and-gary-computer-pioneers-ruthless-business-triumphs-over-innovation/ #computerpioneers #garykildall #technology

Element X for Android and iOS is a whole new approach to the Matrix messaging app A bit like Telegram has a Telegram X for highlighting new beta features (no neither have anything at all to do with the X network), so has Element now “ignited” their Element X messenger. It will eventually become the main Element app. The reason it is dif ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/element-x-for-android-and-ios-is-a-whole-new-approach-to-the-matrix-messaging-app/ #matrix #messengers #opensource #privacy #technology

Live Animation of over 5000 Starlink Satellites as well as GPS satellites around Earth This is quite an interesting animation which really highlights very well how good the Starlink satellite coverage is. Even for continents like Africa there is pretty good coverage, and over the vast oceans as well. You can change the view to see GPS satell ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/live-animation-of-over-5000-starlink-satellites-as-well-as-gps-satellites-around-earth/ #satellitecomms #starlink #technology

Table Comparison of 14 different Free and Open-Source Photo Libraries Many are looking for alternatives to Google Photos, and this comparison table does an excellent job of comparing the most obvious features side by side. Make sure to expand the table for a complete view. I’m still using Piwigo as it did an automated import ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/table-comparison-of-14-different-free-and-open-source-photo-libraries/ #alternativesto #opensource #photos #technology

Valorant, the free-to-play esports first-person tactical hero shooter game, now has servers live in Cape Town Valorant is a team-based first-person tactical hero shooter set in the near future. Players play as one of a set of Agents, characters based on several countries and cultures around the world. In the main game mode, players are assigned to either the attackin ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/valorant-the-free-to-play-esports-first-person-tactical-hero-shooter-game-now-has-servers-live-in-cape-town/ #gaming #southafrica #technology #Valorant

My #Pine64 Pinecil soldering iron just arrived. Heats up super fast and nice and light to hold!

Press.coop puts out some quality RSS #news feeds on Mastodon, from top news agencies around the world. They may be automated (bot) posts, but you can reply / engage with other followers, or boost them with comments etc. Actually they are AS GOOD as the genuine news companies, as which news company has ever actually replied to you? There is #technology #business #politics #sport #nature #positivenews #nature and more. See their directory at https://press.coop/directory

OpenFarm is a free and open database for farming and gardening knowledge: Open-Source is not just Software They provide a platform for expert and beginner farmers and gardeners to share their knowledge in the form of Growing Guides – structured, community generated, single-author documents that describe how to grow a Crop based on specific environmental conditions ...continues See https://gadgeteer.co.za/openfarm-is-a-free-and-open-database-for-farming-and-gardening-knowledge-open-source-is-not-just-software/ #farming #gardening #opensource #technology