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Standard Notes is an open-source note taking application available on desktop and mobile platforms that offers end-to-end encrypted synchronization. In other words, all data are encrypted on device before they’re sent to the server to propagate to other devices. I think it’s one of the best open-source note taking products out there with a free plan, at the time of this writing. That being said, their introductory free tier leaves a lot of be desired....

There’s a saying that goes: “Show me your friends, I’ll tell you who you are”. A slight variation of this is: “Show me the websites you visit, I’ll tell you who you are”. A lot can be learned about an individual just by examining the websites they visit, the search queries they run, and the apps they use on a regular basis. A trove of information about a user’s online activity can be gleaned from their DNS traffic....

Bitwarden is a password manager that allows users to generate and store strong passwords. It also handles other types of data like secure notes and credit card information. At the time of this writing, it is one of the best password managers out there because in addition to offering strong and zero-knowledge encryption, the codebase is open source. This means that anyone can inspect the code and run it for their personal use....

Pihole is a great tool to protect your home network from trackers and annoying ads. It can be deployed either directly on a server or in a Docker container. I personally lean toward using Docker whenever possible for the flexibility and isolation it provides. Services deployed in Docker containers are significantly easier to migrate than raw installations and Pihole is no exception. Running Pihole on Docker is pretty straightforward, but things start to get a bit complicated when it comes to enabling DHCP - using Pihole to serve DHCP requests....