Danie

@gadgeteer.co.za

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Tech blogger - https://gadgeteer.co.za/blog YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GadgeteerZA Technology, South Africa, Cape Town, FOSS, Open Source Software, Linux, Open Standards, Health Tech, Ham Radio ZS1OSS, Privacy, and Green Tech

Man with curly hair in a blue suit and maroon polka dot tie looking surprised against a blurred indoor background.
Alt text: Screenshots of a menstrual tracking app showing symptom logging, privacy settings for data deletion, and a confirmation prompt for permanent data removal.
Close-up of Benjamin Franklin's face from a US $100 bill with a single tear drop.
Fitness tracker band resting on a smartphone displaying health stats including strain, recovery, sleep, and stress levels on a multicolored carpet.
Exterior view of The Royal Courts of Justice building with Gothic-style architecture and a blue sky background.
Gold-framed clock with digital circuit design, neon blue hands, and weather icons on a dark blue background.
Screenshot of a Telegram channel message discussing AI uses, linking to an article on AI disruption and tagged with #ai #technology.
Man in yellow shirt shrugging with confused expression, standing in a library with bookshelves in the background.
Hand holding a smartphone displaying a home screen with music, calendar, battery widgets, and app icons against a large green leaf background.
A person stands facing a giant digital tablet screen displaying a close-up of a blue human eye.
A public event in front of a modern government building in Berlin promoting open source and digital sovereignty in German public administration.
Man surprised by subscription costs using Wallos app on phone, with text about open-source self-hosted subscription management.
Cartoon penguin wearing sunglasses working on a laptop with three floating dark browser windows in the background.
Close-up of smartphone screen showing messaging app icons: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Viber, Discord, and Otter.ai.
Psion Series 5mx handheld organizer open, showing keyboard and screen with system menu icons from 1999.
Close-up of multiple NVMe SSDs installed on a computer motherboard inside a case on a wooden surface.
Browser extension "Snoozz" disabled as no longer supported, with option to remove; declutters by snoozing tabs and windows, version 2.5.
Rolled blackened material resembling charred wood or bark, lying on a white surface with small debris around it. This is a Herculaneum scroll, a fragile ancient papyrus artifact carbonized by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Alt text: Interface of Voicebox app showing AI voice options like Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bob Ross with text-to-speech controls and transcript.
Screenshot of a running activity summary showing a 10.33 km route in Totnes, UK, with pace, heart rate, cadence, elevation, and social likes.
Gated community entrance with two security guards checking vehicles beside a guardhouse, surrounded by residential homes and mountains in the background.
Three smartphone screens showing VPN status: off, connecting, and on, against a wavy black, white, and blue background.
Flight simulator view showing a coastal city with landmarks like Table Mountain, Signal Hill, and Foreshore, tilted over the ocean.
Linksys Wireless-G broadband router with two antennas on a digital blue network background.
Black and white hand raised in a stop gesture against a vibrant geometric background with red, orange, yellow, and green colors.
Close-up of eyeglasses focusing on blurred crowd with digital facial recognition overlays and targeting squares.
Two people seated facing each other, one holding a pen and notebook, suggesting a counseling or therapy session.
Digital wireframe of a person sitting on a couch using a tablet in a dimly lit room with bookshelves and a window.
List of SAR Templates with icons for Found Person, Fire Location, Staging Area, and Object Found, each marked as default.
Wi-Fi router with three antennas positioned in a homemade reflector made of aluminum foil to boost signal strength.
Screenshot of a virtual museum interface showcasing IBM 7090 and related vintage computer systems with menu tabs and a terminal window.
Weather Update
A mobile screen displaying a warning about RCS chat status code 1005, stating chats aren’t supported by the operator, AirMobile.
Hand holding a hamburger
Black and white cat lying on a wooden table with green pot plants behind it and a white rabbit statue
A TP-Link 16 port switch resting on its box.
Video webcam view of fireworks over Cape Town Waterfront
2015 version of Hermanus sign with the letter M photoshopped out
The image shows an email on a computer screen. The foreground is dominated by the email's text, which appears to be from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The background is dark, typical of a modern email client interface. There are various email control icons visible at the top of the email client interface. The email contains a warning indicating that its authenticity cannot be verified.
Image shows letters SARS
An AI printout summarising my profile as: Danie: The Gadgeteer King of Tech Whimsy A South African tech lover with a knack for sharing the quirkiest gadgets and insights. "Like a Linux terminal: straight to the point but with a flair for dramatic syntax."
Post displaying only part of a link - no-one will likely click on it as not sure what it is about
A bread board with two integrated circuit chips mounted on it. Some blue wires can be seen which connect with various resistors and capacitors mounted on the bread board.
Screenshot with this text: poll.blue is a polling app for Bluesky run by @netwatch.dev. It was originally created by @epistemic.horse. To make a poll, go to the posting page. Duplicate votes are prevented by only allowing one vote per IP. This can of course be circumvented, but hopefully polls are not important enough to be worth the effort.
The Bluesky muted words and tags screen where you add words or tags you do not want to see in your feed
Six people standing in a row. All are presenters on Carte Blanch. The title says Carte Blanche Sunday 7pm.
Bluesky popup window for Adding muted words and tags to block those posts from being seen.
A black cat with a green collar, sitting in a brown cardboard box which is marked Takealot.
Night hyperlapse photo showing stars movement, without star trails.
View towards The Whitehouse where we stayed
View from the front porch towards the hot tub, with a sunrise behind it