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Cyber Nova

I've decided to create this blog to document my transition away from big tech toward more open source products and services. Hopefully, it will be useful for others too. Let's see where it goes. Blog under construction.

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Mac (laptop/desktop) » laptop/desktop with Qubes OS*, Tails on borrowed devices iPhone » Google Pixel with GrapheneOS Apple Watch » TBD (maybe a "dumb" watch) iPad » TBD (tablet with GrapheneOS, no tablet at all) Pain points: True Tone displays are only available on Apple devices Not resulted to hardware but putting it here anyway. There's a certain lack of polish overall compared to Apple's strict control of the user experience on its products. *Qubes OS seems the best since one of the ...
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New Horizons

Here goes nothing. Sounds like as good an opening line as any. After a long time of using Apple products, I'm transitioning to open source and a mix and match approach to using technology. Yes, the Apple ecosystem is incredibly convenient. Yes, it will take time to create my own ecosystem using different services and have everything working as seamlessly. But the journey will be fun because there will be plenty to learn along the way. So here goes nothing. ...
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