Miscellaneous Tech News
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This might just spark my interest to give Nextcloud a try again. Years ago, I gave up on self hosting my photos because it just wasn't "wife approved" enough for me. It was clunky and didn't "just work". So I chose to just go with auto backup with Amazon Prime Photos. That has been OK, but I do have to pay for it. My new idea to prove out is:
Have an app on iOS that automatically syncs all of our photos to a local server in my house. (I don't care what that is....nextcloud, something else that's better, whatever) Then nightly, sync that with Backblaze B2.
This seems like a simple concept, but years ago, it just wasn't user (wife) friendly. Maybe with the new release of nextcloud, this will be better?
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
That has been OK, but I do have to pay for it.
FOr this I use Flickr. Way better than Amazon Photos.
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
This seems like a simple concept, but years ago, it just wasn't user (wife) friendly. Maybe with the new release of nextcloud, this will be better?
I'm going to say...unlikely. While I love nextcloud and it's a great tool, it's not a photo application. You can't compare it to things designed for that. There are self hosted Flickr alternatives that would make more sense if you wanted to go that way.
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Nexcloud Photos 2.0 (https://nextcloud.com/athome/) seems like it got better. But who knows.
Then there is this: https://www.photosync-app.com/home.html But that is just a sync tool.
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
This might just spark my interest to give Nextcloud a try again. Years ago, I gave up on self hosting my photos because it just wasn't "wife approved" enough for me. It was clunky and didn't "just work". So I chose to just go with auto backup with Amazon Prime Photos. That has been OK, but I do have to pay for it. My new idea to prove out is:
Have an app on iOS that automatically syncs all of our photos to a local server in my house. (I don't care what that is....nextcloud, something else that's better, whatever) Then nightly, sync that with Backblaze B2.
This seems like a simple concept, but years ago, it just wasn't user (wife) friendly. Maybe with the new release of nextcloud, this will be better?
I've been using this feature since I started using NextCloud.
App goes on phone and when it detects a folder with media in it (pics or videos), it asks "Do you want to sync this?" And you get some options to pick from.
The more recent versions (19 and up) have been great for me as far as syncing goes.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Nextcloud 26 is out. (I didn't even realize 25 had been released, lol).
Seems like a lot of glitzy stuff has been added.
Nice, I need to check out the latest.
I just upgraded mine this morning. Only one of my apps (Music) isn't compatible, but I can deal with that until it gets updated.
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After I build out my new proxmox box, this will be the first thing I spin up. If I like the app to do basic viewing, organizing, etc, AND it syncs properly, I would call that a win. We will see!
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Plus I just got fiber to my house, so I can download all my stuff from Amazon pretty quick. </BragsAboutFiberToEveryoneHeKnowsEvenPeopleWhoDontCare> (Wife rolls eyes)
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Plus I just got fiber to my house, so I can download all my stuff from Amazon pretty quick. </BragsAboutFiberToEveryoneHeKnowsEvenPeopleWhoDontCare> (Wife rolls eyes)
Nice! I'm trying, but the only options I have for fiber out here are Kinetic by Windscream... I can't do that unless I have a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY good reason to use Windscream. -
@dafyre So my main ISP (a local provider who has historically been fantastic) is just cable. They are rolling out fiber "soon" but cant give me a date. So, against my gut feeling, I decided to give Frontier fiber a try. They just rolled it out in our neighborhood. $40 for 500/500 with no contract. I figured I'll give it a try and see what happens. I kept my old ISP for now and just lowered my speed I am now paying the same monthly cost as I was before for 2 ISPs, doing failover on my edge router. If Frontier fiber proves to be stable, I'll ditch the old ISP.
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
If Frontier fiber proves to be stable, I'll ditch the old ISP.
I had Frontier in Dallas and they were fantastic. Second best ISP that I ever dealt with, the best being Optimum Cable in NYC.
However, Frontier is the little ISP from my home town of Rochester and they are a pariah there. They are well known locally for being unethical and dishonest.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
If Frontier fiber proves to be stable, I'll ditch the old ISP.
I had Frontier in Dallas and they were fantastic. Second best ISP that I ever dealt with, the best being Optimum Cable in NYC.
However, Frontier is the little ISP from my home town of Rochester and they are a pariah there. They are well known locally for being unethical and dishonest.
So I have heard nothing but nightmare stories about Frontier, but those stories were all about DSL. I heard that Frontier Fiber is a completely different animal. Customer service (actually getting ahold of someone has been less than ideal, but I do eventually get through to them on the phone. To be fair though, I have just had to contact them regarding questions about my installation.
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
If Frontier fiber proves to be stable, I'll ditch the old ISP.
I had Frontier in Dallas and they were fantastic. Second best ISP that I ever dealt with, the best being Optimum Cable in NYC.
However, Frontier is the little ISP from my home town of Rochester and they are a pariah there. They are well known locally for being unethical and dishonest.
So I have heard nothing but nightmare stories about Frontier, but those stories were all about DSL. I heard that Frontier Fiber is a completely different animal. Customer service (actually getting ahold of someone has been less than ideal, but I do eventually get through to them on the phone. To be fair though, I have just had to contact them regarding questions about my installation.
Oh yeah, their DSL is a trainwreck.
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@AdamF said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Nexcloud Photos 2.0 (https://nextcloud.com/athome/) seems like it got better. But who knows.
Then there is this: https://www.photosync-app.com/home.html But that is just a sync tool.
So I have to say.... So far, I am pleasantly surprised and impressed with this. Photos 2.0 definitely takes some tweaking and customizing via add on preview generators, etc. But so far, I am liking what I am seeing. I might do a write up on my findings/experience so everything it documented for me as well as others.
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Pretty sure that this belongs in the "I Can't Even" thread...
Google scraps Drive limit that was applied by stealth
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/google-drive-cancels-its-surprise-file-cap-promises-to-communicate-better/ -
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Pretty sure that this belongs in the "I Can't Even" thread...
Google scraps Drive limit that was applied by stealth
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/google-drive-cancels-its-surprise-file-cap-promises-to-communicate-better/I would agree about the "I Can't Even" thread.
Although, a lot of things don't surprise me like they used to.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Pretty sure that this belongs in the "I Can't Even" thread...
Google scraps Drive limit that was applied by stealth
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/google-drive-cancels-its-surprise-file-cap-promises-to-communicate-better/Most Google decisions belong in the i can't even thread.
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Rochester, NY's Frontier Communications, a major fiber carrier in the US, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/frontier-declares-bankruptcy/ar-AA19GDNS
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Rochester, NY's Frontier Communications, a major fiber carrier in the US, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/frontier-declares-bankruptcy/ar-AA19GDNS
lol “expects to continue providing quality service”, might help if you had quality service in the first place.
