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earlyn3rd

earlynerd.de was a short project that we would like to archive in this blog with this author and the contributions of that time. It is not sure if something new will come from earlyn3rd. We will see...

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Modify Display Gestures on Samsung Galaxy Smartphone

If you find it annoying that your Samsung Galaxy smartphone has the back gesture on both sides of the screen,…

January 6, 2024

Thunderbird Einstellungen für Kalender, multirealm.

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Thunderbird constantly asks for password for calendar

— Edited September 2023: Also used recently for a reinstall of Thunderbird 115. It’s still needed in this version too.…

May 20, 2021

Offene Rückseite des Purism Librem Laptop mit dem Ausschnitt der W-Lan-Karte im Fokus.

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Fix Purism Librem Wifi Problems

Purism have been making really good Linux notebooks for some time now. They make a point of using FOSS, free…

August 9, 2019

Screenshot aus dem Reg-Editor von Windows

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Windows 10: Disable web search in the start menu

Microsoft has unfortunately bloated search in Windows 10 with Bing search. It’s nice that they think search can be used…

July 19, 2019

AI-Bild eines MacBooks auf einem Schreibtisch aus der First Person View.

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macOS: Deactivate start-up sound

For those seeking peace and quiet, migraine sufferers or those who just want to relax in the Zen garden: $…

July 16, 2019

Abstraktes Bild einer Ansicht auf eine geöffnte Konsole auf dem Display.

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macOS: Create password-protected ZIP from the Console

Just create a password-protected ZIP file from the terminal? As simple as that: $ zip -e protected.zip /file/to/protect/

July 16, 2019

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macOS: Display and delete browser downloads

If you think deleting your browser history erases all traces, you need to change your religion. Downloads from Firefox and…

July 16, 2019

Abstrakte Darstellung von USB-Sticks (Dateien) vor einem Safe (Speicherort).

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macOS: Set storage location and file extension for screenshots

By default, macOS saves screenshots to the desktop in the not-so-spare PNG format. If you don’t want to clutter up…

July 16, 2019