urn:uuid:d90bce67-8914-59e2-b563-5ef20f58d176 Daniel Aleksandersen https://www.daniel.priv.no/ Copyright © 2020 Daniel Aleksandersen. https://www.ctrl.blog/assets/favicon/favicon.svg 2020-12-16T09:21:00Z weekly 10 urn:uuid:08f69157-4809-4616-a48c-2a402f388b33 2020-12-16T09:21:00Z 2020-12-16T09:21:00Z

Cloudflare has launched a new free web analytics/visitor-counting service. It promises to put end-user privacy first. The service has plenty of room to improve.

<p>Last week, Cloudflare announced its new Web Analytics service: a cost-free stand-alone product for counting website visitors. In its announcement, Cloudflare promised that its new service puts privacy first, doesn’t collect any personal information, and doesn’t use persistent tracking such as cookies.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-cloudflare-analytics.html#src=feed">Read more …</a></p> urn:uuid:57abc29b-2dab-456e-a166-8882c84b6b87 2020-09-08T12:00:00Z 2020-09-09T08:01:00Z

Lenovo continues its tradition of excellent Linux hardware support on the ThinkPad T14. Except minor issues with the built-in webcams and microphone.

<p>My significant other has bought the new AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkPad T14 with Windows 10 pre-installed. The T14 is a high-end but cheap ThinkPad model with a powerful third-generation AMD Ryzen 7 processor inside. I’ve set it up with dual-booting and Fedora Linux to test how well it works out of the box.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/lenovo-thinkpad-t14-fedora.html#src=feed">Read more …</a></p> urn:uuid:c46608b1-95fe-4897-a4d7-0a1e7551c895 2020-08-10T05:16:00Z 2020-08-10T05:16:00Z

Comparing a cheap air puffer to a brand-name model. You get what you pay for, even when it comes to a simple product like an air puffer/blower.

<p>I had trouble getting hold of an air puffer earlier this year, because of the global disruptions to retail supply chains. Air puffers are used to dust off sensitive equipment like camera lenses and sensors, printed circuit boards, and electronics. It’s also well suited for dedusting difficult-to-clean living room centerpieces like Lego space ship models. The one I had ordered didn’t arrive in months, so I picked up a cheap one when I came by one. Of course, the one I’d ordered months earlier arrived the next day. I decided to make a quick comparison review as I had ended up with two air puffers of very different quality.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-air-puffers.html#src=feed">Read more …</a></p> urn:uuid:71674821-42fa-4f3b-89e4-75b57c4afe88 2020-08-05T19:22:00Z 2020-08-27T14:49:00Z

The new Firefox version for Android comes with big changes under the hood, but also drops support for thousands of extensions, and is less configurable.

<p>Mozilla has released its redesigned and rearchitected Firefox browser for Android (codename “Daylight” <em>and</em> “Fenix”) through the Google Play Store everywhere. Here’s my review of Mozilla’s new flagship mobile browser as a long-time user and as an extension developer.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-firefox-fenix-android.html#src=feed">Read more …</a></p> urn:uuid:05fbbb3f-9cb4-4a21-8d09-0bd608478449 2020-06-23T11:43:00Z 2020-06-23T11:43:00Z

I bought authentic and off-brand Roomba 900-series replacement parts to compare their perceived quality. The differences are quite small.

<p>The genuine Roomba 900-series replenishment kit (iRobot Authentic-branded) contains a set of debris collectors, two side-brushes, and three air-filters. These are the consumable parts that regularly need replacing on a Roomba. The kit costs about 50 USD in the USA and 70 USD in Europe and Australia. Off-brand versions of the kit are available on Amazon and AliExpress for around 12 USD.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/roomba-900-replacement-parts.html#src=feed">Read more …</a></p>