It’s all about the Immich

immich Logo

I might be late to the scene, but still I am so stoked about immich, a “Self-hosted photo and
video management solution”
.

I’ve just finished installing Immich (styled as immich) on a test server with proper domain name and SSL certificate. It’s a fairly underpowered server with minimal amount of RAM, which at this point is not cost effective to upgrade thanks to the rising prices.

You can find more info on immich here: https://immich.app

Replacing Batteries

Spent quite a significant amount of time replacing batteries on a lot of gadgets today. Sensors, AirTags, remotes, etc.

Luckily I managed to get a good deal on those CR2032 batteries.

Maybe it’s time to cancel HBO Max Subscription

HBO Max has been “cracking down” on account sharing for quite sometimes now. I first got the message some months ago, even though I technically did not share my account. I do however watch HBO Max at the office, where I have an Apple TV.

I also occasionally watch HBO Max at a home office at my friend’s house which we often do work on.

In addition to that I also use my iPad and iPhone to watch some HBO Max.

Apparently HBO Max system is flagging my account as being shared.

HBO Max, warning to subscribe to keep watching.
Verify Your HBO Max Household

The worst part is now I kept getting this message whenever I’m launching HBO Max app at home.

Maybe it’s time to cancel the subscription.

FreeCAD 1.1

FreeCAD 1.1

FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released

There are significant amounts of improvements and new features. These include; transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers added to tools like Fillet and Chamfer, 3 point lighting, a Clarify Selection tool, Assembly and FEM improvements and animations, a totally new CAM tool library system and much much more.

I highly recommend supporting this project. Head to FreeCAD.org and donate.

FreeCAD is available for:

  • Windows (x86 and 64-bit)
  • macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel)
  • Linux
FreCAD 1.1 available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Firefox Built-in VPN

Firefox-149-Free-VPN

Use built-in VPN in Firefox

To use VPN, you need to sign in with a Mozilla account. If you’re eligible, you’ll see a prompt in the Firefox toolbar inviting you to set up the feature.

I haven’t gotten the prompt yet, so that means my account is not yet eligible for the Firefox Built-in VPN.

One question: Is the traffic data going to be used to train Firefox AI?

Spot the Bot, Spot the Slop.

I’m seeing more and more Slop on Amazon.com. This particular one product has three reviews and two of them are definitely astroturfed or posted by bots.

Astroturfing for product at Amazon.com

This is the not so normal norm now.

P.S. Spot the Polydactyl.

Missing iPhone, Thermal printer, and there’s no “I” in Teams.

Three things could happen at the same time, well, make it four.

I was on a conference call when I got three other calls in succession.

First one was issue with a thermal primer which still unresolved, and it would be the first thing I’d address in the morning.

Second one was issue with Microsoft Teams, which is still somehow widely used. Microsoft has since discontinued Teams basic app and making it a web-based only; best with Microsoft Edge… no surprises there.

Third one was about an iPhone that was left behind at a restaurant. I managed to help the person locked the iPhone and tracked it down. Luckily we were able to recover the iPhone as someone at the restaurant saw the lock message and call the number displayed.

On to the next days.