How to find and delete duplicate files on your PC quickly

All of us probably have duplicate files piled up on our hard drives over time. Files that you have downloaded several times, lying in such depths that you just can't get to them. You can get rid of such files manually, but it is much faster to use a special program 👇.

AllDup is a free and very powerful utility that allows you to perform a high-quality search for the duplicate files on your 💻 and quickly delete the excessive copies to save free space.

The program searches, deletes, copies and moves duplicate files, including identical audio records with different tags. There is a flexible customization of the search. With the built-in viewer you can examine files and choose what to delete.

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Сheck if your data is leaking through a VPN

Do I Leak is a tool to check for data leaks through VPNs. It is designed to detect most leaks that could reveal your real identity.

To test, go to the link, select "VPN Leak Test" and click on "Begin test". Then follow the simple instruction and the service will check everything for you. Use only verified VPN services.

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How to remove watermarks from an image

We all love to share pictures from the Internet, especially if we find something we've been looking for a long time. But unfortunately, many of them are drowned in annoying watermarks, spoiling the whole atmosphere, and sometimes overlapping half of the image.

To avoid wasting time looking for a replacement or working in a photo editor, you can ask for help from Watermark Remover, whose artificial intelligence will get rid of unnecessary elements of any image in a matter of seconds.

It will cope not only with semi-transparent watermarks, but also with invisible marks which only special software can spot.

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Share files conveniently!

Send Anywhere is a file sharing application that takes an easy, quick, and unlimited approach to file sharing. It is for anyone wanting to share quality content quickly, from any device to anyone in the world 🌍.

The service uses p2p networking, making the transfer process safer and faster. In addition, the service requires no login or registration - all that's required is a one-time 6-digit code that syncs the sending and receiving devices.

Sending:
1. Select a file and click Send.
2. The service will generate a 6-digit one-time key that you will share with the person you want to send the file to.

Obtaining: enter the 6-digit one-time key on the receiving device.

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Ear Agent Live: Ultimate Super Hearing Aid App

Ear Agent Live is a hearing app that turn your 📱 in to a powerful listening device. This is not a medical device, it just helps you hear better.

This app is very simple to use. Attach your headphones or hands free to your 📱 and turn on the app by clicking on big button at centre.

You can use it as hearing aid. Listen what ever you want by using this app. You can hear tv better. You can listen lecture more clear from back seats.

It includes an audio visualizer that tells you about the intensity of the sound with a line graph.

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Make your phone private

If you're a Google user, you know that the company watches almost every click you make and will provide all the data to services on the first request. Doesn't sound very appealing, does it?

Fortunately, you can get rid of it by installing CalyxOS firmware, which focuses on security and privacy.

It will completely remove all traces of Google from Android so that the company knows nothing about you. All that remains is to download alternatives to Google apps (we talked about it some days ago).

Also you will be able to encrypt all calls by default and add a "red button" for emergency data cleaning.

Try it!

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Youtube to GIF Converter

Bash script to convert a YouTube video to a high-quality GIF file with a specified resolution, frame rate, start time, and duration.

It utilizes yt-dlp, ffmpeg, and gifsicle to accomplish this task.

https://github.com/Gords/GIFtube

Awesome

A huge database of free courses, books and lectures to start a career in IT! All materials are in lists and are valuable knowledge that can be easily turned into a profit.

Contents:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Prompt Engineering Guide
• Machine Learning
• Quantum Computing
• NLP
• Deep Learning
• Data Science
• Computer Vision
• Big Data
• Python

A database of collections on any topic is here. You will find absolutely everything from Linux guides to courses for game development.

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AI Image Generator

Free Online AI Image Generator (Text to Image) transforms your ideas into visual art with just a few clicks. Enter your text, select a style, choose the shape of your image, and set the number of results you wish to see.

This powerful tool is perfect for artists, designers, content creators, or anyone looking to bring their imaginative concepts to visual reality. Try it!

https://art-generator.ai/

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uBlockOrigin & uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist

A huge blocklist of sites (~850) that contain AI generated content, for the purposes of cleaning image search engines (Google Search, DuckDuckGo, and Bing) with uBlock Origin or uBlacklist.

One-click filter import:

If you have uBlock Origin installed, click this link to import the filter list in just a click! Quick and simple.

https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

#lifehack #AI #github

Launch Chat

Chat with WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram users without saving phone numbers or sharing your contacts with the app.

Features:

✔️Launch a chat with any phone number on WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram;
✔️Use WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram without sharing your contacts;
✔️Click a phone number in any app to directly start a chat on one of the messenger apps (skip saving the number as a contact first);
✔️Extract phone numbers from websites or messages (by sharing the text with this app) to launch a chat.

https://github.com/vinaygopinath/launch-chat

#lifehack #privacy #github

nxs-backup

nxs-backup is a tool for creating and delivery backups, rotating it locally and on remote storages, compatible with GNU/Linux distributions.

Features:

✔️Full data backup;
✔️Upload and manage backups to the remote storages (S3, SSH (SFTP), FTP, CIFS (SMB), NFS, WebDAV);
✔️Fine-tune the database backup process with additional options for optimization purposes;
✔️Notifications about events of the backup process via email and webhooks;
✔️Built-in generator of the configuration files to expedite initial setup;
✔️Easy to read and maintain configuration files with clear transparent structure;
✔️Possibility to restore backups by standard file/database tools

https://nxs-backup.io/

#linux #github #backup

Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui)

A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Electron and node.js

Features:

✔️Download from all kind of platforms: YouTube, vimeo, twitter & many more;
✔️Download multiple videos/playlists/channels in one go;
✔️Select the resolution and format you want to download in;
✔️Download private videos (currently only tested on YouTube);
✔️Multithreaded, up to 32 videos can be downloaded synchronously;
✔️Shows how much size the download will use up on your system;
✔️The app automatically keeps ytdl up-to-date

https://jely2002.github.io/youtube-dl-gui/

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How to create your own VPN server

You know, VPNs can be banned. To prevent this from happening, you need to create your own VPN server.

Too complicated? Come on, there's Amnezia. The whole setup is a matter of a couple of minutes.

You ✔️specify the IP-address, ✔️login and password of the server → ✔️the program automatically configures the data. Moreover, we do not connect to other people's servers and do not pay anything to anyone. To connect we use our own or purchased VPS.

The service is free.

https://amnezia.org/en

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YT Channel Downloader

YT Channel Downloader is an intuitive desktop application built to simplify the process of downloading YouTube media content.

Features:

✔️Fetch Video Listings: Just input a YouTube video, playlist or channel URL and get a list of the videos;
✔️Selective Download: Choose exactly which videos you want to download, or select all at once;
✔️Quality Control: Specify video/audio quality or opt to download only the audio;
✔️Download Marking: Keeps track of downloaded files for easier management;

https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader

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Wi-Fi from a PC 💻 without a router!

If you have a device 💻 with a Windows 10 version, you can activate the Internet distribution directly from your PC.

✅ Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Network and Internet" — "Mobile Hotspot". The network name and password will already be registered here. If desired, you can change them using the "Edit" button.

✅ Switch the button to "On" mode (Share your internet connection with other devices).

#lifehack #windows

Extract favorite scenes from YouTube videos

YTCutter is a single tool with multiple purposes. Perhaps you don't want to download a full YouTube video; you might only need a small clip. With it, you can select the portion that you need and just download that.

Copy and paste a YouTube URL and it will immediately start playing. Use the Start field for when you want the clip to begin and the End field for your big finish.

The trimmed clip can be downloaded as a video file (MP4), a GIF file, or as an audio file (MP3).

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Peergos

Peergos is building the next web - the private web, where end users are in control. 

The foundation of Peergos is a peer-to-peer encrypted global filesystem with fine-grained access control designed to be resistant to surveillance of data content or friendship graphs. It has a secure messenger, an encrypted email client and bridge, and a totally private and secure social network, where users are in control of who sees what (executed cryptographically).

https://github.com/Peergos/Peergos

Website: https://peergos.org/

#privacy #github

Wristkey

Wristkey is an open-source 2FA client for Wear OS (but it works on any Android-based smartwatch!).

Features:

✅ Can be used without pairing your watch to a phone.
✅ Imports (and exports) from Aegis Authenticator, andOTP and Bitwarden using ADB, WiFi or file imports.
✅ Screen locking via PIN, pattern and password.
✅ Local storage encrypted using 256-bit AES-GCM.
✅ WiFi transfers encrypted using XSalsa20-Poly1305 and X25519.
✅ Time and counter mode OTPs, up to SHA512 and 4-8 digits.
✅ Supports round and square devices.

https://github.com/0x4f53/Wristkey

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How to Protect Yourself from Online Shopping Security Threats

Here are easy actions which will reduce your risks during online shopping.

☑️ Update Your Browser and OS. These updates protect devices from vulnerabilities and online attacks.

☑️ Use Powerful Antivirus/Anti-Malware Software. Built with an advanced algorithm, the software detects malicious activities. It even prevents you from unknowingly logging into a malicious website.

☑️ Avoid Using Debit Cards. Using a credit 💳 to shop online is much safer than using a debit 💳. That's because a credit card has more consumer protection.

☑️ Implement Script Blockers (an extension that provides an extra layer of security for browsers). It blocks unnecessary and harmful scripts like JavaScript and iframes on retail stores you visit. You can use this free script blocker.

☑️ Use secured Websites. Avoid websites that don't have HTTPS in their URL or a padlock icon 🔒 beside the URL. 🔒 means your personal information is encrypted.

☑️ Use a VPN.

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Find out who's watching you through  camera

Both huge companies and ordinary hackers can try to get access to your camera for their own purposes. In both cases, you probably won't even know it's there.

One of the few ways to know if your camera is being tracked is with the help of  Procesed Explorer utility. The software was created by Microsoft Corporation, so it's effective.

✅ Press Win + R to open "Device Manager", run devmgmt.msc and tap "Details".

✅ In the list select "Physical Device Object Name" - \Device\0000009c.

✅ Copy this name, download it and run it as administrator.

✅ Type the name of the webcam in the search box and click on "Search" with the binoculars icon.

That's it: you'll see the processes and applications that use the camera. See the details or complete them, if you want.

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