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What's one small thing you've done to make your life easier? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, I 3d printed a box over my outlet to protect my cables from my bed pushing against it. In addition, my cables never fall to the floor so they're much easier to grab.

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 63 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Eliminated Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and all of the affiliate companies and services for the mentioned ones, from my life. Now all I have is Linux based and self-hosted. My life's toxicity levels dropped to pretty much nothing since then.

[–] Greee1911@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Woah woah woah, the post said one small thing. This would be a monster task for me as my whole life lives in Google drive.

[–] Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

step 1: Download ur drive data
step 2: Install Nextcloud on a spare pc
step 3: shove ur exported data into nextcloud
step 4: Profit

[–] Greee1911@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nextcloud, I will have to look into that.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I have is as a docker in my UnRaid server. However, from what I've heard, the easiest way to get NC up and running real fast is in a Ubuntu server and installing Nextcloud from Ubuntu's snap store. I can't confirm that, but it seems legit, since it came from a DistroTube video in YouTube.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but actually no, if you want to access it remotely. DONT OPEN THE WEB PORTS TO THE INTERNET, rather use a vpn like wireguard to connect in to the home network.

Also, backups.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

But it was 1 thing, just includes multiple sub-things 🤣🤣

[–] fjordo@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

I just finished doing this too. It's so freeing not being tied to mega corporations anymore.

[–] ftothe3@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What do you use for search?

[–] h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not OC, but I'm using Kagi and super happy. Before I use Kagi, I didn't realise how bad Google result is. Its results are poisoned by ads and SEO nowadays.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still am using Google and I hate how useless it has become since SEO started to become a thing in the last 5 or 10 years. Maybe I should try Kagi. Does it have location specific search results

[–] h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, you can filter by almost any country in the world.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Cool, yeah I will definitely be trying it out thanks.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I have my own self-hosted instances of Ecosia, Searx and Whoogle.