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Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by ghostwreck »

breakpointalpha wrote: post #251
gustavmarwin wrote: post #233

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To replace Google Keep, you definitely want to checkout https://standardnotes.org/ - Going back to Google Keep would make me feel like a second class citizen today... As for the Pixel it's ok, just switch to LineageOS, but you'll want F-Droid + Yalp, or F-Droid + Aptoide if you feel adventurous (awesome project but they are just getting started. Drive... I'd recommend Nextcloud, but then you need to choose a provider…

Standard Notes looks interesting, but isn't the root issue that these services tend to drift over time into places we don't like? Evernote, Apple Notes, etc. Would it be better to just use something like Emacs org mode and store the data in .git?

Check out some of the principals of Standard Notes [1]. It's built to avoid this exact problem. I've been using it for over a year after migrating from OneNote and highly recommend it.

[1] https://standardnotes.org/longevity

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by sigi45 »

xte wrote: post #250
CosmicBagel wrote: post #192

For some reason this was also a breaking point for me. I've switched to Firefox and Duck Duck Go. It's a small thing, but boy do you start to feel like a second rate citizen fast. The state of extensions on Firefox is a mess. I can get the usual privacy extensions easily enough, but things like using media keys to control videos playing in the back ground. Or how in the phone app of Firefox you need to pull up the si…

Me to, personally I drop GMail for a personal mail (20 euros per years, with a bunch of mailbox + unlimited aliases altogether with a personal domain. Benefit: alias to tell anyone a different mail so I know where the spam came from and I can easy drop anyone I dislike. Lightweight webmail (Roundcube) instead of monsters like actual GMail, login with user and password visible at the same time without the absurdity of…

Roundcube is everything but not a replacement for Gmail.

I have my Gmail account logged in on 3 PC's going back to IMAP and Thunderbird never.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by leoxvi »

observr9 wrote: post #104

Firefox doesn't highlight find-in-page search results on the scroll bar. Chrome does. Am I the only person who relies on that feature daily for their work?

Agreed. I noticed this too, would be great if the FF devs could implement that very useful feature. It gives an instant overview of the search hit distribution on the page.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by user812 »

tannhaeuser wrote: post #173
GnwbZHiU wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's also Brave browser by Brendan Eich. It's still very young and have issues, but it's getting better over time.

Before using Brave, you should consider if you value their business model as ethical (I don't). What they do is filter-out ads and replace them with ads of their customers.

No they filter out ads.

Then they give everyone the opportunity to use a Patreon-Style support or view Ads, optionally.

Why isn't it ethical to target big Ad-Tech middle men like Google and Facebook and increase efficiency and privacy at the same time?

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by edpichler »

gustavmarwin wrote: post #233
CosmicBagel wrote: post #192

For some reason this was also a breaking point for me. I've switched to Firefox and Duck Duck Go. It's a small thing, but boy do you start to feel like a second rate citizen fast. The state of extensions on Firefox is a mess. I can get the usual privacy extensions easily enough, but things like using media keys to control videos playing in the back ground. Or how in the phone app of Firefox you need to pull up the si…

To replace Google Keep, you definitely want to checkout https://standardnotes.org/ - Going back to Google Keep would make me feel like a second class citizen today... As for the Pixel it's ok, just switch to LineageOS, but you'll want F-Droid + Yalp, or F-Droid + Aptoide if you feel adventurous (awesome project but they are just getting started. Drive... I'd recommend Nextcloud, but then you need to choose a provider…

Wow, what a great tool!

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by lgl »

sigi45 wrote: post #264
xte wrote: post #250

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me to, personally I drop GMail for a personal mail (20 euros per years, with a bunch of mailbox + unlimited aliases altogether with a personal domain. Benefit: alias to tell anyone a different mail so I know where the spam came from and I can easy drop anyone I dislike. Lightweight webmail (Roundcube) instead of monsters like actual GMail, login with user and password visible at the same time without the absurdity of…

Roundcube is everything but not a replacement for Gmail. I have my Gmail account logged in on 3 PC's going back to IMAP and Thunderbird never.

While I agree that roundcube is really basic when compared with Gmail, I'd say that if you follow the convention that Gmail is nothing more than a webmail client (i.e.: a place you access through a browser to receive, read and send emails) then roundcube is exactly that. No bells or whistles though.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by 52-6F-62 »

breakpointalpha wrote: post #251
gustavmarwin wrote: post #233

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To replace Google Keep, you definitely want to checkout https://standardnotes.org/ - Going back to Google Keep would make me feel like a second class citizen today... As for the Pixel it's ok, just switch to LineageOS, but you'll want F-Droid + Yalp, or F-Droid + Aptoide if you feel adventurous (awesome project but they are just getting started. Drive... I'd recommend Nextcloud, but then you need to choose a provider…

Standard Notes looks interesting, but isn't the root issue that these services tend to drift over time into places we don't like? Evernote, Apple Notes, etc. Would it be better to just use something like Emacs org mode and store the data in .git?

It looks like you can self host:

https://standardnotes.org/help/47/can-i-self-host-standard-n...

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by 52-6F-62 »

gustavmarwin wrote: post #233
CosmicBagel wrote: post #192

For some reason this was also a breaking point for me. I've switched to Firefox and Duck Duck Go. It's a small thing, but boy do you start to feel like a second rate citizen fast. The state of extensions on Firefox is a mess. I can get the usual privacy extensions easily enough, but things like using media keys to control videos playing in the back ground. Or how in the phone app of Firefox you need to pull up the si…

To replace Google Keep, you definitely want to checkout https://standardnotes.org/ - Going back to Google Keep would make me feel like a second class citizen today... As for the Pixel it's ok, just switch to LineageOS, but you'll want F-Droid + Yalp, or F-Droid + Aptoide if you feel adventurous (awesome project but they are just getting started. Drive... I'd recommend Nextcloud, but then you need to choose a provider…

I want to double up on everybody else's comment here— thanks for this. It looks great.

I use Apple Notes, Keep, and email myself stuff all the time.

I don't think I'll stop that, but I can at least keep a singular source now. I might even self host...

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