Corbin Davenport

Software developer, news editor for How-To Geek, host of @techtales. He/Him.

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2024-09-29 05:36:49

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My Firefox OS phone still works! It also still has the apps installed that I made. #firefox
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2024-09-28 17:54:21

You've heard of the Google Graveyard, now get ready for the Mozilla Graveyard. I remembered a lot of these (RIP Firefox OS) but completely forgot about some of the others. #firefox #mozilla
https://www.spacebar.news/the-mozilla-graveyard/

2024-09-09 15:44:47

I think Apple should throw us a curveball at the event today. New Macs with FireWire ports? Maybe bring back the iPod Hi-Fi?
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2024-09-03 15:10:15

My body is a machine that turns energy drinks into articles.

2024-08-25 23:32:07

The worst part of the fediverse is the insane tech people who will drag themselves through miles of rusty nails before looking at a single advertisement or signing up for YouTube Premium.
Don't be this person! Ads and Premium pay the creators, it's not funneling all your money to Google or whatever. Direct financial support is even better.
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/113/025/267/914/110/286/original/07f9f2a7ec6ec37b.png

2024-08-25 16:38:47

I wrote about how to use yt-dlp, and why it’s the best way to download video and audio from YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, and hundreds of other sites. Check it out on @npub16es…r0q4! #youtube #foss
https://www.spacebar.news/yt-dlp-best-way-to-download-videos-audio/

2024-08-16 02:03:12

I finally upgraded.
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2024-07-23 15:08:38

I wrote about Mozilla’s new Privacy-Preserving Attribution advertising tracking in Firefox, and how fixing privacy in web browsers is a lot more complicated than "block all ads and trackers.” #tech #firefox #privacy #mozilla
https://www.spacebar.news/mozilla-firefox-privacy-preserving-attribution/

2024-07-16 17:11:05

This might not be the best timing, Mozilla. #firefox
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mozilla-expands-partnership-with-admarketplace-on-the-journey-to-protect-consumer-privacy-while-delivering-value-to-advertisers-302197269.html
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2024-07-08 17:29:09

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@npub1uyc…kfzl Oh hey, this is the one I'm reviewing! I like the screen, but speakers and touchpad are worse than my MacBook Air. Windows is... still Windows.

2024-06-10 21:39:19

How long until Siri tells someone to eat glue? #WWDC

2024-06-03 15:41:04

I wrote about the long-running problem with GIMP's name on @npub16es…r0q4, and some of the attempts over the years to change it. #tech #linux
https://www.spacebar.news/the-problem-with-gimp/

2024-05-28 02:31:05

Opera has been ramping up its marketing budget over the past few months, I’m seeing a lot of YouTube sponsor spots for it. Remember not to use Opera's stuff and spread the word!
https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-opera-browser/

2024-05-24 15:30:41

Google Search has told people to use gasoline in spaghetti, drink urine, and eat rocks. It said President James Madison graduated from college 21 times, and that there's no country in Africa that starts with the letter K.
This is *one week* after Google executives and engineers spent almost two hours on stage evangelizing about the power of AI at Google I/O. I really don't know if I've seen another product failure this bad in recent history.
https://www.howtogeek.com/google-search-ai-overview-responses/

2024-05-19 03:40:15

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@npub12f7…lkxh aranet4! https://amazon.com/dp/B07YY7BH2W

2024-05-19 03:31:02

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@npub12f7…lkxh I did the same thing a few months ago, opening window with a fan makes such a massive difference
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2024-01-24 22:08:47

I wrote about everything wrong with Opera Browser and Opera GX, and why you should never use anything made by current-day Opera. (please boost for visibility!)
https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-opera-browser/

2023-11-03 04:58:28

Found a Netscape CD at Goodwill, now I can finally get on the net!
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2023-10-22 15:22:21

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@npub1wuw…pjs5 Oh right, Wordpress jetpack got mastodon support a while back

2023-10-03 04:24:27

Lemmy seems to have the same problem as Reddit where no one actually *clicks* the link.
The latest @npub16es…r0q4 article is sitting at 780 points on one of the big technology communities, but most of the people commenting definitely didn’t read it first, and the clickthrough rate seems to be pretty low (hard to accurately measure with fedi media).

2023-09-21 18:47:52

So, uh, is anyone left running RCS that isn’t just using Google’s servers? Calling RCS an open standard at this point feels pretty silly, never mind the fact that it still really only works with Google’s messaging app. https://9to5google.com/2023/09/21/t-mobile-rcs-google-jibe/

2023-08-14 04:02:28

Commander Shepard's got moves.
https://static.toot.community/media_attachments/files/110/885/977/692/610/110/original/41c5c1e78b5ca8fd.mp4