26 Aug 2026 · Christiano Anderson
As an expat living in Germany, online radio has become a good daily companion. I enjoy listening to news from my home country (and connect to my mother tongue), practice German language or just discovering music and stories from a random place around the globe. I found a GNOME app that is a genuine gem: Shortwave , which can be installed via Flathub. Shortwave is an online radio app for GNOME that has a great and clean design, cool features and a built-in search that makes finding radio stations…
18 Aug 2026 · Christiano Anderson
After reading What software do you use daily in 2026? on Lobster , I learned about Chafa . Described as: The premier UX of the 21st century just got a little better: With chafa, you can now view very, very reasonable approximations of pictures and animations in the comfort of your favorite terminal emulator. The power of ANSI X3.64 compels you! As a heavy shell user, I decided to install and had a lot of fun opening my images in the terminal :-)
31 Jul 2026 · Christiano Anderson
After years of loyal user of Standard Notes , I have decided to migrate to Obsidian . Just to be fair, this decision is not born out of dissatisfaction with Standard Notes as product. It remains solid, reliable and privacy respecting tool that has served me exceptionally well. A brief overview Standard Notes is a privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted note-taking application that has been my trusted companion for many years. It offers a clean, distraction-free environment for capturing thoughts, …