Take control of Time Machine backups with the TimeMachineEditor utility

You can use a third-party utility to set a schedule and other controls for Time Machine backups. And the utility is free.

Source: Take control of Time Machine backups with the TimeMachineEditor utility (Macworld)

How to use a Raspberry Pi to trigger wireless remote controlled outlets (and probably other wireless devices)

You can purchase wireless remote control devices that typically come in packages with one remote control, and some number of devices that you plug into an outlet, and then you plug whatever you want to control into those devices. You can easily find them on Amazon or eBay, or at big box stores or at places like Harbor Freight. On an online site, just search for “Wireless remote controlled outlet”. The main thing you want to make certain of is that they are controlled by radio frequencies, which most are, and not by an infrared signal like most TV remotes. ….. The idea here is that we want the Raspberry Pi to emulate the same signals that pressing buttons on the remote would do. This allows the Raspberry Pi to control the outlets and opens up possibilities limited only by your imagination.

Source: How to use a Raspberry Pi to trigger wireless remote controlled outlets (and probably other wireless devices) – Two “Sort Of” Tech Guys

Developer Finds 8 Extra GPIO Pins on Raspberry Pi 4

You can get more pins by disabling on-board features like the camera.

Source: Developer Finds 8 Extra GPIO Pins on Raspberry Pi 4 | Tom’s Hardware

Cheap 2.5GbE & 10GbE Switches Come to the U.S., Starting at $130

The 2.5GbE and 10GbE switches are reasonably priced — one 2.5GbE model is only $130 — and are designed for advanced users that need faster wired network speeds as they use multi-gig NAS, Wi-Fi 6 access points, and other bandwidth-hungry devices.

Source: Cheap 2.5GbE & 10GbE Switches Come to the U.S., Starting at $130 | Tom’s Hardware

How to Install Wine on Ubuntu

Wine is a unique piece of software that allows you to run software and games built for Windows on a Linux system like Ubuntu.

This software acts as a layer that sits between Ubuntu and the windows application. It will translate Windows system calls into a system call that Ubuntu understands.

Wine also differs from virtualization software like VirtualBox as you do not need to run a full version of Windows on top of Ubuntu.

Within this guide, we will show you how to install the latest version of Wine for Ubuntu.

Source: How to Install Wine on Ubuntu – Pi My Life Up

Czkawka – Find & Remove Duplicates, Empty, Broken Files in Linux

Czkawka is a simple, fast and easy to use software to remove unnecessary files from your machine.

Czkawka is a free and open-source software written in memory safe Rust. It works on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Due to advanced algorithms and multi-threading, it is amazingly fast!

Source: Czkawka – Find & Remove Duplicates, Empty, Broken Files in Linux | UbuntuHandbook

boringproxy: a combination of a reverse proxy and a tunnel manager

boringproxy is a combination of a reverse proxy and a tunnel manager.

What that means is if you have a self-hosted web service (Nextcloud, Emby, Jellyfin, etherpad, personal website, etc.) running on a private network (such as behind a NAT at home), boringproxy aims to provide the easiest way to securely (i.e. HTTPS and optional password-protection) expose that server to the internet, so you can access it from anywhere.

Source: boringproxy.io

Running Zoom on the Raspberry Pi

For this project, we will be showing you how to run the popular Zoom client on a Raspberry Pi.

Source: Running Zoom on the Raspberry Pi – Pi My Life Up

tmpmail – A temporary email right from your terminal written in POSIX sh

tmpmail is a command line utility written in POSIX sh that allows you to create a temporary email address and receive emails to the temporary email address. It uses 1secmail’s API to receive emails.

Source: tmpmail – A temporary email right from your terminal written in POSIX sh (GitHub)

Identify Songs On Your Linux Desktop Using SongRec, A Shazam Client For Linux

Using the Shazam audio fingerprinting algorithm, SongRec can identify a song from an audio file or using the microphone. It’s written in Rust + Gtk3.

Source: Identify Songs On Your Linux Desktop Using SongRec, A Shazam Client For Linux – Linux Uprising Blog