/posts/ Recent content in Posts on nul42's Homepage Hugo -- gohugo.io en Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:33:15 -0700 /posts/2023/2023-10-24-how-i-get-breaking-news/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:33:15 -0700 /posts/2023/2023-10-24-how-i-get-breaking-news/ RSS feeds are still a thing! I like to keep it simple so I use android app Feeder which is available on F-Droid and Play store. I have a mix of feeds from local news sources and a few favorite sources for national and world news. This reader doesn&rsquo;t sync but it can import and export opml. I really like how it parses html and displays the full article within the app in a consistent and easy to read format without distractions. <p>RSS feeds are still a thing! I like to keep it simple so I use android app Feeder which is available on <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.nononsenseapps.feeder/">F-Droid</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.feeder.play&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US">Play store</a>. I have a mix of feeds from local news sources and a few favorite sources for national and world news. This reader doesn&rsquo;t sync but it can import and export opml. I really like how it parses html and displays the full article within the app in a consistent and easy to read format without distractions.</p> /posts/2023/2023-10-20-how-i-find-my-phone/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:35:03 -0700 /posts/2023/2023-10-20-how-i-find-my-phone/ Since I use LineageOS for microG I needed a replacement for the Google Find My Device service. I have found a nifty way to send my phone&rsquo;s location to my PC without using a cloud based service. I use the open source android app GPSLogger to log the GPS coordinates at specified intervals to a file on my phone. I sync this file to my PC using the open source tool Syncthing which I also use for syncing my photos and my passwords from my password manager between devices. <p>Since I use <a href="https://lineage.microg.org/">LineageOS for microG</a> I needed a replacement for the Google <em>Find My Device</em> service. I have found a nifty way to send my phone&rsquo;s location to my PC without using a cloud based service. I use the open source android app <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mendhak.gpslogger/">GPSLogger</a> to log the GPS coordinates at specified intervals to a file on my phone. I sync this file to my PC using the open source tool <a href="https://syncthing.net/">Syncthing</a> which I also use for syncing my photos and my passwords from my password manager between devices. Its really easy to setup since it doesn&rsquo;t require a self hosted server. With that, I can find my phone and Google can&rsquo;t find me.</p>