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Fixing Jitsi Java Runtime error from recent update

I have used Jitsi for years now as a fantastic self-hosted video conferencing bridge. It is excellent. I am currently running it on a Raspberry Pi, and it works really well. After a recent automatic Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 26 May 2022 Category Tech Tags Free software jitsi video Java

You don't have to leave Twitter to use Mastodon, and other stories

This isn't about using Mastodon. I use Mastodon, and have done for a few years now. Want to find me there? Please do! I'm @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk. Anyone can follow me and, if you have a bio Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 27 April 2022 Category Tech Tags Mastodon Free software Twitter open protocol ActivityPub

Funding Free / open source software: what can I, personally, do differently?

Warning: this is a bit of a long one. Skip to the end if you just want to see what I think I will do. I use Free / open source software a lot. Directly, it powers pretty much every system we use for Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 12 December 2021 Category Software Tags FOSS Free software open source payments sustainability donations Linux

My initial - and very positive - impressions of the pine64 PineTime smartwatch

A smartwatch. An open source smartwatch. For $27. A basic Casio is $13.50 - can you really buy a smartwatch for the price of two of them? tl;dr: yes. And bloomin' impressive it is too. I've tested Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 16 November 2021 Category Tech Tags PineTime watch open source Android iOS Free software

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