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  • starlink – a blessing and a pain?

    In the tech space it’s kind of surreal how one day you can have a normal day, and the next day it’s all chaos. Think about what happened when ChatGPT released in 2022 (no way, it feels like 2 years ago). But here’s the thing, being someone from Botswana, a lot of this tech disruption…

  • immich, DIY Google Photos (but better)

    I recently heard about Immich over at Reddit and was thinking of using it to replace Google Photos. Even though I had the unlimited uploads on their pixel series devices, it became increasingly more tiresome to have to transfer my photos manually. Mainly because Syncthing and Apple’s aggressive battery saving methods tend to prevent it…

  • How to port forward behind a CG-NAT

    When it comes to the word of self hosting you’d most probably hear the term ‘exposed to the internet’. The most common way to get this done is by port forwarding on your router. But here’s the thing, to get this done you need to not be behind something called a CGNAT. Basically the reason…