Google on Nico Maas

Open-source / private Evernote alternative: Paperwork

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:30:36 +0000

I use tools like Google Keep and Evernote from time to time to manage my pile of recipies, data and “knowledge” (what ever that’d be ;)). However, I don’t feel really comfortable and looked for alternatives. There are certain plugins for ownCloud, however, these are basically text-editors at best… Never liked that idea. So I came around Paperwork: http://paperwork.rocks/
Truth beeing told: It is still in development. It is as bleeding edge as it gets. Sharp as a knife. And yes - I forgot to do backups of my (until then not used) database and lost a lot of data on an simple update… (Yep, the reason why I introduced you to automysqlbackup some days ago…).
But at the moment, it is working very well and I like it very much. I think it will become an really great tool :)!

[Google Music] Or: How do I get all my music online?

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:06:29 +0000

I appreciate art and I love music. And I just can’t get enough of it: I really love to listen to my collection on “near all devices”: On the Netbook while doing work at the University, on the Tablet while sitting on the couch or on my Phone - while running or commuting. That said, there is always the little and persistent problem of synchronizing data.

Google solved that problem by starting “Google Music”: You can upload 20.000 Songs from your collection and listen to them - again and again - for free. Awesome!

[Security Spotlight] The worst idea in a brave new world: The all-new Boxcryptor 2.0

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:18:17 +0000

Some things make life easier. Think about your data. And the way you used to share it. USB Sticks, DVD, CD-Rom, Harddisks - are a thing of the past. Many people use services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and similar on a daily routine. Some of those did not think about data security - and just dropped everything into the cloud: From bank data to keys and passwords and such… Others did think about those problems and tried to secure their important files via means as encryption like TrueCrypt. But that did come at a cost: Loss of usability: You just cannot open a file on your Android Smartphone on the fly. And occasionally, somehow the TrueCrypt drive would be uploaded as copy a second time to the Dropbox. Really nasty.