#techhacks — Public Fediverse posts

Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/07/music-is-back-on-optical-disk-in-this-plex-server/

This is the best browser to maximize your web privacy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/this-is-the-best-browser-to-maximize-web-privacy-anonymity-tor-tech-tips/

This is the best browser to maximize your web privacy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/this-is-the-best-browser-to-maximize-web-privacy-anonymity-tor-tech-tips/

Building a Portable Weather Radar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/building-a-portable-weather-radar/

More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

https://tailscale.com/blog/jailbroken-kindle-proxy-tun-modes

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49093569

#HackerNews #Tailscale #Kindle #jailbroken #tricks #techhacks #networking

More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

https://tailscale.com/blog/jailbroken-kindle-proxy-tun-modes

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49093569

#HackerNews #Tailscale #Kindle #jailbroken #tricks #techhacks #networking

This free AI music detector will scan through your playlists for audio slop

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-scan-your-streaming-playlists-for-ai-audio-slop-tech-tips/

This free AI music detector will scan through your playlists for audio slop

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-scan-your-streaming-playlists-for-ai-audio-slop-tech-tips/

My USB Drive Has a Hidden Encrypted Vault

https://rootkitlabs.com/2026/06/22/I%27m-Building-a-Secure-USB-Drive/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48974862

#HackerNews #USBDrive #HiddenVault #Encryption #DataSecurity #TechHacks

My USB Drive Has a Hidden Encrypted Vault

https://rootkitlabs.com/2026/06/22/I%27m-Building-a-Secure-USB-Drive/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48974862

#HackerNews #USBDrive #HiddenVault #Encryption #DataSecurity #TechHacks

How to speed up Google Chrome downloads, and 4 more tricks to make your browser faster

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-make-google-chrome-browser-faster-tech-tips/

How to speed up Google Chrome downloads, and 4 more tricks to make your browser faster

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-make-google-chrome-browser-faster-tech-tips/

Do AI writing detectors actually work? We put 5 to the test.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/do-ai-detectors-really-work-tech-tested/

Do AI writing detectors actually work? We put 5 to the test.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/do-ai-detectors-really-work-tech-tested/

CGI Motion Capture with only a Camera

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/12/cgi-motion-capture-with-only-a-camera/

Every cool thing you can do with Apple’s new Siri AI app

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/apple-siri-ai-app/

Every cool thing you can do with Apple’s new Siri AI app

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/apple-siri-ai-app/

9 new features Apple added to iPhones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/ios-27-iphone-features/

9 new features Apple added to iPhones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/ios-27-iphone-features/

🤔🤪 "How to Build a Minimal #ZFS #NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS" is the epic saga of someone who thinks slapping together some random hardware and sprinkling in "OpenZFS" is the ultimate life hack. 🛠️😅 Because, clearly, the world needed another guide on how to be a tech hipster by not using the perfectly good tools that already exist. 🤷‍♂️
https://neil.computer/notes/how-to-setup-minimal-zfs-nas-without-truenas/ #OpenZFS #TechHacks #DIYStorage #Minimalism #HackerNews #ngated

🤔🤪 "How to Build a Minimal #ZFS #NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS" is the epic saga of someone who thinks slapping together some random hardware and sprinkling in "OpenZFS" is the ultimate life hack. 🛠️😅 Because, clearly, the world needed another guide on how to be a tech hipster by not using the perfectly good tools that already exist. 🤷‍♂️
https://neil.computer/notes/how-to-setup-minimal-zfs-nas-without-truenas/ #OpenZFS #TechHacks #DIYStorage #Minimalism #HackerNews #ngated

Your web browser knows a lot about you. Here’s what you can do about it.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/web-browser-tracking-website-since-you-arrived/

Your web browser knows a lot about you. Here’s what you can do about it.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/web-browser-tracking-website-since-you-arrived/

9 Claude tips and tricks to get more out of the AI chatbot

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/claude-ai-tips-tricks/

9 Claude tips and tricks to get more out of the AI chatbot

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/claude-ai-tips-tricks/

Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/beat-wordle-math/

Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/technology/beat-wordle-math/

Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch

https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/

#HackerNews #DOS #Behringer #DDX3216 #DIY #x86Bios #RetroComputing #TechHacks

Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch

https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/

#HackerNews #DOS #Behringer #DDX3216 #DIY #x86Bios #RetroComputing #TechHacks

How to find free movies on YouTube

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-find-free-movies-on-youtube/

How to find free movies on YouTube

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-find-free-movies-on-youtube/

Life is too short for a slow terminal

https://mijndertstuij.nl/posts/life-is-too-short-for-a-slow-terminal/

#HackerNews #lifeistooshort #slowterminal #productivity #techhacks #developerlife

Life is too short for a slow terminal

https://mijndertstuij.nl/posts/life-is-too-short-for-a-slow-terminal/

#HackerNews #lifeistooshort #slowterminal #productivity #techhacks #developerlife

Recordando a Pjuu, el oasis de la privacidad y el código abierto que nos enseñó otro camino. Su legado sigue vivo en cada línea de código libre. #Pjuu #Privacidad #TechHacks #fediverse #fedi #today

I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200

https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/v100localllm/

#HackerNews #DatacenterGPU #GamingPC #TechHacks #BudgetBuilds #HardwareGaming

I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200

https://blog.tymscar.com/posts/v100localllm/

#HackerNews #DatacenterGPU #GamingPC #TechHacks #BudgetBuilds #HardwareGaming

How to go back in time with Google Maps

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-go-back-in-time-with-google-maps/

How to go back in time with Google Maps

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-go-back-in-time-with-google-maps/

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook

https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

#HackerNews #MacBook #Tips #WarmUp #TechHacks #AppleSupport #Productivity

How to avoid garbage news on Google Search

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-set-news-preferences-on-google/

How to avoid garbage news on Google Search

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-set-news-preferences-on-google/

12 new features Apple quietly added in iPhone updates

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/iphone-26-minor-updates/

12 new features Apple quietly added in iPhone updates

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/iphone-26-minor-updates/

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

I turned a $80 RK3562 Android tablet into a Debian Linux workstation

https://github.com/tech4bot/rk3562deb

#HackerNews #RK3562 #Android #Tablet #Linux #Debian #Workstation #TechHacks

If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/google-free-security-checkup/

If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/diy/google-free-security-checkup/

Ah yes, the classic tale of a college freshman who thinks they've discovered the Holy Grail of tech hacks: #subdomains on a campus network. 🤦‍♂️ Of course, turning this "revelation" into a grand scheme to control every projector and camera on campus is just one #DNS record short of a Hollywood blockbuster. 🎬💻
https://www.edna.land/blogs/posts/scanning/ #techhacks #collegefreshman #cybersecurity #campuslife #HackerNews #ngated