Christopher

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

I'm just a Midwestern Jesus Follower, Husband and Dad.

Location:: Midwest USA

Gender:: Male

Status:: Married

Homepage:: https://itschristophers.life/ ✅

2024-12-22 17:20:07

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Has anyone used Wubuntu? Linux distro that runs Windows, Linux, and Android apps?
Seems to good to be true. Maybe I'll spin it over Christmas break.
#Wubuntu #Linux #Windows #Android #Ubuntu

Windows Ubuntu Operating System – Wubuntu

Wubuntu also known as “Windows Ubuntu” is an Ubuntu-based operating system with themes and tools inspired by Microsoft Windows, but without any absurd system requirements. Wubuntu does not require TPM, Secure Boot, POPCNT or any other special hardware resource for its operation. Wubuntu brings together several unique dedicated features not...

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2024-12-23 05:14:17

crispycat

crispycat@mastodon.calitabby.net

@christopher don't!!! all it really is is KDE with a Windows 11 theme, and a ton of bloat/crapware along with some spyware from the "developer" (Mental Outlaw did a video on it: https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/wubuntu-an-illegal-windows-like-distro:b)

2024-12-23 05:36:50

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@crispycat I'm seeing all the red flags now. Thanks for your input

2024-12-23 06:13:53

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@75watt I haven't had much luck running things in Wine or Bottles.

And though I love Waydroid, it doesn't allow easy integration to the PC file system. For example, I have not yet found a good Linux PDF editor, but there are several Android apps that work the way I want, but I can't easily open a PDF in the Andrroid app from the Linux file system.

The idea of Wubuntu is attractive for those nontechy friends who are super familiar with Windows but don't want to buy a new machine just for Windows 11.

I'm glad I asked about it, though. And I thank you for shedding light on this.

2024-12-19 18:22:29

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Someone really needs to come up with an email app/program that can snooze or postpone emails and that snooze syncs between my phone and my laptop.

If I snooze an email to view later on my phone, and then I go to my laptop, it is also snoozed until that designated time.

Please tell me that already exists for Android and Linux (PopOS).

#email #linux #android

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2024-12-19 19:35:38

royal

royal@theres.life

@christopher Google Inbox used to do this, but it's like to see it in a non-provider-specific client too.

2024-12-19 22:45:34

Eghone

Eghone@social.vivaldi.net

@christopher You can try Fastmail, probably the best email service, but it's not free.

2024-12-20 01:43:27

Randal

rm@my.talesofmy.life

Yup, Fastmail has it.

2024-12-20 03:53:16

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@Eghone Do I have to get a new email address at Fastmail? I guess I should have clarified that I'm looking for a client that does this with my existing email addresses.
@Randal

2024-12-20 03:56:21

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@royal yeah, and I'm trying to degoogle as much as possible.
I can find a few apps for Android that does it. And Bluemail snoozed on both, but that snooze doesn't sync between devices

2024-12-20 06:12:43

royal

royal@theres.life

@christopher Would the folks at Bluemail be amenable to a feature suggestion? Technically speaking I think you could implement this by adding meaningful headers to the messages in question, or maybe IMAP4 keywords, though those those are not supported by all servers.

2024-12-20 10:54:39

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@royal I vaguely remember submitting this as a feature request before. It would have bev years ago. I should follow up with it again

2024-12-20 12:30:39

Eghone

Eghone@social.vivaldi.net

@christopher You can use any email you own, as long as it uses the imap or jmap protocol. Google, Yahoo, Exchange, iCloud, etc. work perfectly. You can also add your own domains. Fastmail is a bit like the ultimate mail client.

2024-12-20 12:55:52

Randal

rm@my.talesofmy.life

What about Thunderbird? It has extensions for that.

Thunderbird Snooze Feature

Thunderbird, a popular open-source email client, does not have a built-in "snooze" feature like some other email clients, such as Google Inbox or Microsoft Outlook. However, there are several workarounds and extensions available to achieve similar functionality:

Mailmindr Extension: This Thunderbird add-on allows you to set reminders for emails and snooze them for a specified period. You can install it from the Thunderbird Add-ons website.
More Snooze Extension: Another add-on that provides customizable snooze times for calendar events and emails. You can find it on GitHub and install it manually.
Convert to Task: Thunderbird's built-in feature allows you to convert an email to a task in your calendar. You can set a due date and reminder for the task, effectively "snoozing" the email until the specified date.
Google Calendar Integration: If you use Google Calendar, you can integrate it with Thunderbird using the Provider for Google Calendar add-on. This allows you to convert emails to calendar events and set reminders, including snoozing options.

2024-12-20 15:33:11

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

@Eghone Oh, OK. I'll have to give it a good look then. Thanks!

2024-12-21 09:51:45

Randal

rm@my.talesofmy.life

FYI: hey.com has their version of snooze with Bubble Up. Pricey, but very cool.

2024-12-22 00:58:46

Ben Cardoen

bencardoen@mstdn.science

@christopher
Fastmail provides this https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/360058753634-Snoozing-mail , but it's not free and i think this is not standard in email rfc's so will be app dependent. You can do it with rules that most apps support by moving 'snoozed' email from/to a snooze folder based on your time constraints, and folders are imap synced.

2023-11-04 10:29:30

Christopher

christopher@the.talesofmy.life

I've always loved the idea of a digital journal or diary in the style of social media. Where I just pop in a post....but for my eyes only. Does anyone know if something like this already exists. Open source. Android and Linux. Usable offline, but syncs while online. Allows insert of images and map locations.

#askfedi #journal #journaling #diary #opensource #linux #android

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2023-11-05 05:53:11

Christopher

christopher@the.talesofmy.life

I'll take a look! Thanks!

2023-11-06 06:07:03

Christopher

christopher@the.talesofmy.life

Really? I'm checking this out!

2023-11-09 05:27:23

Christopher

christopher@the.talesofmy.life

Yo! You just made my day! I was way overthinking this map thing. The pasted html works exactly like I want in Logseq & Obsidian. Didn't work in Joplin (yet).
Thank you, thank you, thank you!