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General notes

SMS

Gammu/Wammu may not be able to retrieve dates for sent messages, only received messages.

MMS

MMS messages may not be able to be exported using Gammu/Wammu with some phones. If you don't see MMS in the exported messages, you may be able to save the message attachments to the phone's storage and copy them to a PC via a USB cable.

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Summary

• Older laptops support hardware (S3) sleep, which uses little to no battery power.
• Newer laptops only support software (S0ix) sleep, which will gradually drain the battery over a period of a few days (although it can be less than a day in extreme cases).
• If you have an older laptop (made before ~2020), your laptop may still support S3 sleep. See below for more information.
• If your laptop doesn't support S3 sleep:
  • Limit usage of sleep to short periods of time; otherwise, power off instead.
  • Using the latest Linux kernel possible will provide benefits to sleep functionality as operating system support for S0ix sleep improves.
  • Power off your laptop before putting it in a bag; laptops in S0ix sleep can get hot and the fan can even turn on.

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Goal: find a Linux alternative to FancyZones for Windows

Name	Recommended	Type	Supports main colum	Supports layouts	Multiple windows in same tile	Windows can span multiple zones	Notes
gSnap	👍👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Can be configured almost just like FancyZones; in the settings: disable Show tabs enable Hold CTRL to snap windows
gTile		Gnome extension			no?
Tiling Assistant	👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Layout support is "experimental" and the UX is a bit unintuitive; after enabling layouts, you have to click the star icon beside a layout to mark it as a favourite before you can then hold Alt while dragging

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General

• A React Bro's Guide to Frameworks in 2023

React

The de-facto standard as of 2023

• For some criticisms of React, see React Is Holding Me Hostage

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More information: Basic Setup and Use of Podman in a Rootless environment

1. Enable user namespaces

   sudo sh -c 'echo "user.max_user_namespaces=15000" > /etc/sysctl.d/42-rootless.conf'
   sudo sysctl --system
   

   Fixes this error:

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Controller	Recommended	Battery	Feel in hands	ABXY buttons	D-pad	Analogue sticks	Triggers	Bumpers	Notes
8BitDo SN30 pro+	👍 best controller for 2D/retro gaming	included lithium or AA	👍	👍	👍👍	👍	👍	👍👍	😕 ABXY buttons are reversed
Xbox Series X|S	👍 best controller for 3D gaming	AA	👍👍	👍	😕 clicky	👍	👍👍	👍	fairly expensive
Google Stadia	🤷 only if bought at a very low price	⚠ internal lithium	acceptable	👍	😕 clicky	👍	😕 not enough resistance	👍	can be bought cheap after Stadia shutdown
ASUS TV500BG	👎	AA	👎 bulky, grips are short	👍	😕 too stiff/mushy	😕 lack texture	😕 resistance is good, shape is too blocky	👍	⚠ battery cover latch breaks easily ⓘ wireless only
8BitDo Ultimate Controller with Charging Dock	😕 useless once battery no longer holds a charge	⚠ internal lithium, soldered to board

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• (2014-01-29) Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too
• (2023-11-09) Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials
• (2023-04-17) The Windows 11 Trash Party
• (2023-03-26) Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid News
• (2023-02-21) Microsoft is now injecting full-size ads on Chrome website to make you stay on Edge
• (2023-02-08) Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?
• (2022-12-11) [Here are 5 not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11](https://ww

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TODO

• Install ADE 2.0.1 via winetricks if it's ever added (Winetricks/winetricks#991)

Prerequisites

• Wine
• Winetricks

Install Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1

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For more information: Support for your My Cloud and WD Cloud device is changing

1. Check which My Cloud device you have: http://web.archive.org/web/20210923084141/http://anionix.ddns.net/WDMyCloud/WDMyCloud_Specs.html

2. See if your device is eligible to update to OS 5: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ca/support/product-security/wdc-21004-recommended-upgrade-to-mycloud-os-5

   • If yes, update to OS 5 and skip the rest of this document

   • If not, keep reading

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O'Reilly bought and shut down katacoda.com 😕

Alternatives:

Site	Notes
killercoda.com	Seems to be the closest replacement for Katacoda
Play with Docker	Just for Docker, requires a free Docker account
Instruqt	This looks like more of a solution for vendors than a generally available platform This is what Red Hat has chosen to replace Katacoda for their interactive tutorials: https://developers.redhat.com/learn#assembly-id-70181 Source code here: https://github.com/openshift-instruqt/instruqt