Category: Opinion

  • Microsoft ruins my computer

    Microsoft ruins my computer

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    “That username looks like it belongs to another organization. Try signing in again or start over with a different account” The Windows installation wizard (remember wizards?)

  • Uncloud

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    Recently I realized how ridiculus cloud storage prices are given that physical storage is dirt cheap. That relization was brought from our company’s Dropbox anuall cost at 432€ for 3 people that need to share 250GB of files. A good quality 4TB HDD disk with 3 years of warranty costs about 100€ and I cannot…

  • No more AirPods for Zoom calls

    No more AirPods for Zoom calls

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    In 2020 we all did more online calls than we ever thought reasonable. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex were the bread and butter of the working professional. I don’t like webcams on web calls. They are distracting and my face searching for files is not a pretty thing. If I don’t know the person…

  • Email gripes

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    It all started with HEY. There was so much buzz around it. It is made from the company behind Basecamp 3. I use Basecamp and it is great so I decided to try it. It offers a two week trial which is more than enough to judge if an email service for $100/year is worth the…

  • Focus advice

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    I know this is exactly the time o’ clock that every doofus tries to submerge you in their wise minds by sharing a tip or two about productivity and life advice but bear with me. I read a couple of good posts doing exactly that from friends and I figured that I might as well…

  • Just kill the messenger

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    We are all in constant search of the perfect chat app. Myself, I thought I had things settled with my beloved Facebook Messenger. Little did I know it would break my heart.

  • – Bye Maria… – Relax dude, it’s a camera!

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    Today I got the news. Maria is officially dead.

  • Is it futile to un-Google?

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    I was watching Citizenfour the other day so you may understand my confusion. I can say that I am privacy aware. On a high level, I understand how things work. I use a different strong password for everything, I have a GPG key and I opt for using open source services that make security a…

  • Questions after No

    Questions after No

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    It was a rough and fast week. From the announcement of the Greek referendum to the announcement of the final and big No. That was little time to think about many things for me and for everyone. However the million (Euro?) question was the following: What is the plan? Not the plan of the government, not…

  • Ας μην ξανακολλάμε

    Ας μην ξανακολλάμε

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    Tasos Sangiotis
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    Όσο άσχετο και να είναι το δημοψήφισμα ως προς το ερώτημά του πλέον, σαν Έλληνες έχουμε πάρει θέσεις ηχηρά και οπαδικά ως συνήθως. Αναπόφευκτα λοιπόν τσακωνόμαστε και ξεκατινιαζόμαστε. Άριστοι σε αυτό από τα βάθη της ιστορίας. Είμαι 22. Στη δύσκολη αρχή της κρίσης πήγαινα ακόμη σχολειο. Μικρές οι απαιτήσεις μου και χωρίς ρωγμές η φυσαλίδα…