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I'm on the standard with ads plan and really you don't get that many ads - in fact most of the time you don't get any ads showing - I've had Netflix on right now since 11am playing stuff and I've seen one ad - for the price it's worth it IMO £4.99 compared to £10.99 for no ads every penny saved helps these days

So, if you have considering getting Netflix but haven't I'd suggest getting the standard ad plan as really you don't see a lot of adverts

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^^^^

Use Aegis instead 😝

Source code:

github.com/beemdevelopment/Aeg

Android:

/nosanitize

play.google.com/store/apps/det

Aegis has not, to my knowledge, suffered from any security incidents. It’s also open source so anyone can vet its code

Authy was hacked back in 2022 also, with bad actors adding new devices to the accounts of 93 Authy users - fool me once blah, blah, blah 😝

Authy shouldn't be trusted anymore

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If you have an amazon prime account and haven't tried amazon music(subscription) yet, with the same prime account, you can get 5mths free now

Only valid for current prime customers who have not subscribed to amazon music either fully or via any other deal offered

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for Android user ICYMI

This application acts as an intermediary when opening url links.

counter.social/@ecksmc/1126370

Set it as your default browser and enable the modules via module settings & you're good to go its a great tool that can help with URLs - it also strips all that url junk, like CoSo Sanitizer does, via the URL cleaner module - and will unshorten they URLs that are shortened via services via the UnShortener module - and much more - its pretty impressive

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oh forgot this one

This application acts as an intermediary when opening url links. When you do so, a window containing information about the url is displayed, allowing you to make changes to it as well.
Specially useful when you need to open an external link either from an email, a social network app or others.

github.com/TrianguloY/UrlCheck

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With Syncthing I sync different folders to different devices and they sync them back, if changes happening.

download

github.com/syncthing/syncthing

project

github.com/syncthing/syncthing

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Starting June 26, Meta will use data from interactions on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp to train its AI models.

How to Opt Out of Meta, as well as, Gemini, and ChatGPT AI Training.

open.substack.com/pub/yaroceli

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I might actually do this with an old-ish device I have after my upgrade recently

full-on reinvention of your smartphone from top to bottom. With a little patience, you can have your very own proto-Light Phone experience in less than half an hour

I made my Android phone a whole lot simpler, and you can too(without the 400 bucks price tag of a light phone)

androidpolice.com/simpler-smar

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Choose Settings > Search Engine. “Google Web” will show up in the Recently Visited section.
Once you select Google Web you’ll no longer see the AI overviews in search results through the main search bar

Firefox mobile browser you can do this

Open Firefox and go to the three stacked dots in the upper-right corner. Select Settings.
Select Search. In the new window, you’ll want tap on Default Search Engine.

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Not something I'd use but others might

Chrome now has built-in functionality that lets you track the prices of your favorite products without installing any third-party extensions. To use this feature, go to the product page on websites like Best Buy or Amazon. If price tracking is available, you will see a "Track Price" or a bell icon in the top right corner. From there, simply select "Track Price" to start tracking the product's price.

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ICYMI switching google search AI results off isn't possible

counter.social/@ecksmc/1124718

doing this will stop AI answers showing

Chrome settings > search engine > In the Add search engine dialog, enter a name for your search engine (e.g., "Google Web"). For a shortcut, enter a keyword to quickly use this search engine from the address bar (e.g., "Web").

Input > {google:baseURL}/search?udm=14&q=%s

Click add & Make Default

Will stop the AI overlay in chrome browser

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Chrome settings > search engine > In the Add search engine dialog, enter a name for your search engine (e.g., "Google Web"). For a shortcut, enter a keyword to quickly use this search engine from the address bar (e.g., "Web").

Input > {google:baseURL}/search?udm=14&q=%s

Cluck add & Make Default

Will stop the AI overpay in chrome browser

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Frustration grows over Google's AI Overviews feature, how to disable

Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. Unfortunately, you can't. However, there are ways to turn it off using a new "Web" search mode, which we explain below.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/goog

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new tool shows the approximate physical location of many Telegram users. It uses the API for Telegram's "Find People Nearby" feature, which is opt-in.

404media.co/this-tool-shows-so

github.com/IvanGlinkin/CCTV

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How to Install Windows 11 Without All the Extra Junk

Tiny11Builder is a third-party script that can take a Windows installation ISO, which you can get from Microsoft, and strip it of all of these features. Install Windows using this tool and you'll have a truly clean installation: no News, no OfficeHub, no annoying GetStarted prompts, and no junk entires in the start menu.

lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-ins

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i switched to another keyboard app away from GBoard >> OpenBoard is a 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy.

github.com/dslul/openboard

Also that keyboard doesn't rely on any background data being sent or received like most other keyboards do

Download via play store

/nosanitize

play.google.com/store/apps/det

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How to improve ChatGPT’s response speed

clearing your browser’s saved cookies and cache files can help

1. Try a different browser, connection, and device

2. Check OpenAI’s status page - OpenAI maintains an official status page that can tell you if ChatGPT is not working or experiencing slowdowns at the moment. It’s the quickest way to know whether the service is affected by a major outage or has difficulty keeping up with increased user demand.

status.openai.com/

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PSA: did you know

Families in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could apply for the NHS Healthy Start Scheme, which could supply them with up to £442 of supermarket vouchers. However, thousands of families who are eligible for the support do not know it exists

every penny counts these days

Find out if you are eligible here

healthystart.nhs.uk/how-to-app

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Chiasmodon is an OSINT tool designed to assist in the process of gathering information about a target domain. Its primary functionality revolves around searching for domain-related data, including domain emails, domain credentials, CIDRs , ASNs , and subdomains, the tool also allows users to search Google Play application ID.

github.com/chiasmod0n/chiasmod

Chiasmodon Mobile - on Android.

github.com/chiasmod0n/chiasmod

(not tried this myself)

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i have posted about secret codes before

counter.social/@ecksmc/1017651

so thought i'd check the secret codes out that still work in 2024

cool codes and some that you need to be wary of.

just open your android dialer app and input any code

Without further ado, let’s look a look at the codes:

General Codes

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