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Steve Ovens joins us as we discuss the steam deck, Matrix getting 30 million in funding to polish the rough edges, and with Steve moving into a new house we talk about starting fresh!
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00:45 Affiliate Link Typo - Chris
Feel free to google the model and buy else where
Lenovo Dock (Affiliate Link) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM/?tag=minddripmedia-20) works with MAC
OWC Dock (Affiliate Link) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JM3S5SJ/?tag=minddripmedia-20) preferred MAC dock
02:50 Unexpected IPv6 - Hesham
IPv4 has NAT, firewall optional
IPv6 no NAT, firewall required
06:15 ANS Telegram - Advait
Geeklab.ninja (https://geeklab.ninja) no account required
GeekLab Telegram (https://t.me/asknoahshow)
GeekLab Matrix (#geeklab:linuxdelta.com)
Matrix and Telegram are bridged
07:20 Resizing Windows Drives - Chris
Use the windows partition manager
Remove unnecessary files
Disable Swap File
Start>Settings>System>About System
Advanced System Settings (About half way down)
Click Settings Button Under "Performance"
Click Advanced Tab
Under Virtual Memory click change button
Un-check "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives"
Select no paging file
Click OK and reboot
JkDefrag (https://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/)
From an administrative command prompt run: jkdefrag -a 5
Shrink partition using Windows partition manager
Remember to leave enough room to turn swap file back on
Chris DeLuca (naelr) Matrix ID (@naelr:linuxdelta.com)
09:30 Email Feedback - Will
Posteo doesn't allow custom domains
Having control over your email domain is important
11:00 Pick Of the week
OtterCast (https://kitspace.org/boards/github.com/ottercast/ottercastaudiov2/)
Audio line out
Audio Headphones out
Audio IN
WiFi
Ethernet
USB Sound card mode
Webinterface (Configuration)
Shairport-Sync
Pulseaudio sink/source
Snapcast server/client
Spotify Connect (librespot)
13:20 Gadget of the week
Steam Link Discussion with Steve Ovens
Will probably buy for the family instead of a switch
Steam controller is a favorite controller
Steambox/Steam Controller vs Steam Link comparison
Valve is pushing game shops to use Proton instead of linux native
Price discussion
FOSS vs Proprietary discussion
24:30 Ear 1 Wireless Ear Buds
Verge Article (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/27/22594353/nothing-ear-1-true-wireless-earbuds-price-release-date-specs-features)
Earbuds from OnePlus
$99
11.6 Drivers by Teenage Engineering
Qi and Type-C charging
26:30 Matrix Gets 30M
Access Act bill, HR 3849 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3849/text)
World is waking up to decentralized services
Managing locked in platforms are too much for gov to manage
150,000 German Health care organizations on Matrix
Funding from Protocol Labs
Makers of Matrix don't "need" this funding
EMS currently makes enough to fund matrix development
This funding simply accelerates development and "Polish"
Funding planned for:
Full P2P support
Native E2EE VOIP/Web Conferencing
Decentralized Reputation system
Barinsta Cease and Desist Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/osmsal/cease_and_desist_from_facebook_to_barinsta_a_foss/)
Barinsta Cease and Desist Github (https://github.com/austinhuang0131/austinhuang0131/issues/2)
Cease and Desist seems slightly over reaching
42:30 Alma Linux Office Hours
Alma Linux Post (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ostjzl/almalinux_open_office_hours/)
Monday 4pm UTC
Beginning August 2nd 2021
You can email your questions in too!
Haven't been able to reach Rocky Linux folks
Alma Linux very accessible and involved
46:00 K9Mail Upgrade
Android Police (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/25/after-3-years-of-betas-k-9-mail-gets-an-update-with-tons-of-new-features/)
Huge Upgrade
Lots of fixes
Lots of new features
Version 5.8 is not quite available in Play Store
47:47 Steve Ovens Move/Tech
Where do I centralize things?
Access Points/Ethernet drops
Types of mounting/racks
Smurf Tube (Affiliate Link) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0756MHW7K/?tag=minddripmedia-20)
TV Boxes
Device Charging Setup
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