I’ve been wanting a Google-free alternative for my photos for a long time. Then one day, I stumbled upon PixelUnion on Mastodon (thanks to my “For You” algorithmic feed). The migration was a quick two-day job and didn’t take long because PixelUnion has a great migration tool that doesn’t require downloading a terabyte of photos […] The post Getting my photos Google-free – how to move from Google…
Whenever someone argues that your personal tools or servers aren’t permanent and will eventually fail with you, I reply: yes, but they’re mine. My websites are always under construction – and that’s the whole point, it is what makes them uniquely my own. Running my own Mastodon server or a Dropbox equivalent with Nextcloud is […] The post The true form of decentralization through the bliss of…
I have been in social media for over two decades. Started MySpace back in 2003 and been excited about the development of this Internet phenomenon ever since. I liked it from the very start, because I was finally able to be actually social, as an awkward nerd that I was. I have never took any […] The post I quit social media for just over a week – this is what I learned appeared first on @rolle /…
After trying numerous note taking/PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) apps for years, I have finally settled to Obsidian. The tool itself and the reasoning behind this choice deserves its own blog post, but in this blog post I’m going to open up the syncing solution I came up with. Please note that a complex setup like […] The post Setting up a headless Obsidian instance for syncing appeared first…
I have finally implemented a very simple Fediverse-commenting to my WordPress blog here at rolle.design in favor of Webmention. I have practically taken the Carl Schwan’s code and modified it a bit. Mastodon’s API is quite simple, but I wanted to get it done in ten minutes. There are other fancier ways available, which even […] The post Comment to a WordPress blog post via the Fediverse appeared…
Disclaimer: After this blog post I once again decided I cannot do it. Haven’t posted anything on Twitter during 2024. I wrote a blog post titled ‘The day I decided to build my own “Twitter”‘ and I still stand behind it, for the most part at least. Yet I returned to Twitter. What gives? I’m […] The post Having a lovely time on Mastodon, but returned to Twitter anyway – here’s why appeared first on…
The social media and I go way back. It’s always been about the companies who run them and you, user, a product. Until now. Fediverse is here to change everything. I was one of the early adopters with social media and Twitter. The 2000s was a very exciting era on the Internet, because suddenly there […] The post The day I decided to build my own “Twitter” appeared first on @rolle / Web designer,…
It’s time to revive my international WordPress blog. This blog post exists only for testing purposes. I want to see those webmentions below. A side note, I also changed “Comment on Twitter” to “Comment on Mastodon” link, as I ditched the hell site. Stay tuned. The post Webmentions appeared first on @rolle / Web designer, web developer .
I’ve been busy but there’s lots to show. For now this is all I’ve got. I recently wanted to show a different message for Finnish visitors on my Now page (for now needs refresh after you go to the page from that link). I was looking for a simple solution for that. I found all […] The post Quick & dirty way to show/hide content based on location appeared first on @rolle / Web designer, web developer…
2018-2020 MacBook Pros with Big Sur have huge hardware/software voltage optimization issues. If you bought a faulty MacBook Pro you might be out of luck. Before throwing your expensive paperweight out of the window you might want to read my experience first. EDIT 2022: The issue never really went away. It really occurs when many […] The post MacBook Pro 2019 performance issues – The dreaded…