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!

#security

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.

#lifehack #AI

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/

#lifehack #AI #image

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/

#app #youtube #video #github

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

#security

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

#app #youtube #video #github

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).

#service #youtube

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

#app #android

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.

#security

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.

#security #pc

How To Hide Personal Photos and Videos

For Android:

To natively hide your photos on an Android device, open up your File Manager. Add a new folder, but start the name with a period. Example: .Secrets.

When you move your photos and videos into this folder, they won't appear in your gallery or albums. ❗️You can only access them through your file manager. 👌

For iPhone:

Just select the photo you want to conceal, and tap "Hide" at the bottom of the screen. This will move the image to your Hidden" folder, and it'll stay out of any Moments, Collections, or Albums.

These device-native hiding techniques aren't password protected or encrypted, though, so using them is more risky. If someone knows your phone passcode, they can still access it.

Also there are apps for this task (password protected or encrypted). Would it be interesting for you to know about them?

#security

Musicat

A sleek desktop music player and tagger for offline music 🪕 With experimental features like map view, GPT analysis, artist toolkit. 

Features:
🎵 supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, OGG
🔗 linked library, using original files on disk
👀 auto-watch and re-scan folders
🏷 with metadata tagging support (read and write ID3v2, Vorbis)
🖼 download album art, origin country from Wikipedia
🎤 fetch lyrics for current song
🗺 World Map view - see your library on a map
💿 a neat mini-player
🎸 U2's latest album automatically added to your library
📊 Stats, album timeline
🤖 Dive deeper with ChatGPT or local Ollama model for additional insights.

https://github.com/basharovV/musicat

#app #github #music #mac

Find and track the IP address of any person

Grabify IP Logger can give you advanced and detailed statistical data and metadata for all clicks on your links. Your IP Logger link can access information about user’s IP address, location tracker (country, city) and so on.

The service works with just 3 simple steps:

✔️ Shorten long link.

✔️ Share the short link with another user.

✔️ Grab IP address after the user clicks on your short link.

Be attantive: you can also be a target of such actions ❗️Be careful opening links!

#service #security

How to store text messages safely?

We store most of our valuable information in text form, and if fraudsters gain access, the situation will be very unpleasant.

Paranoia Text Encryption protects your notes, cryptocurrency keys, emails, social media posts and any other text from spies, hackers and prying eyes.

The app provides real security because data is encrypted using strong encryption algorithms: Blowfish 448bit, AES 256bit, RC6 256bit, Serpent 256bit, Twofish 256bit, GOST 256bit +.

Simply copy and paste to and from your favorite apps or save to a file for later use. Available on Android, iOS, Windows, Linux.

#security #lifehack #android #windows #linux

How to copy text from a photo or a document

Sometimes you need some text from an image, don't you? Brandfolder is a text extractor that allow you to extract text from any image.

You may upload an image or document (.pdf) and the tool will pull text from the image. Once extracted, you can copy to your clipboard with one click.

#service