You can use the 3040 to build an AllStar node.

Mumble supports text chat and images too. Right click on a channel or user and select send message. There is an insert image button in the message window. I wish they would make it so you could just drag and drop an image though.

That’s pretty much it for Android currently. There are a few more choices for PC.

There is a new browser in development called Ladybird, but a stable release is still years away and they are focusing on desktop support first.

That hasn’t stopped the addresses from changing on any of the devices I’ve tried it on.

Android changes its IPv6 address daily. That makes it kinda hard to host anything on it. SLAAC would be fine too if it was a stable address.

Has anyone figured out how to make android use a static IPv6 address? If I have to run a reverse proxy on a real PC, I may as well just host the website from that PC.

That depends on what you are running on it. The Pi 5 will be one of the most energy efficient options, but it’s limited to USB and PCIe 2.0 x1 with an adapter for storage.

For email, you just pay for a host that will let you use your own domain. It’s usually a lot cheaper than getting a static IP and you can easily switch hosts while keeping your email address.

It’s not really even worth attempting to self host your own outbound email these days. It’s a lot of work getting the big email providers to accept your email and if someone has ever sent spam from your IP address, you are pretty much screwed.

You don’t need any apps for that, you can just use a normal camera.

SoundConverter works great for batch conversions. It will convert multiple files at once to speed things up.

Opus is considered lossless transparent at 128k VBR, so it will use less than half the space of the 320k MP3s.

Don’t convert one lossy codec to another, it will just make it sound worse. You need to re rip them from the CDs or download them in FLAC.

I’ve been using KeePassXC. I use Syncthing to keep the database synchronized between computers.

You can enable file versioning so deleted files will be kept for a set amount of time.

It’s a switch, there shouldn’t be anything to go obsolete.

The only thing they are good at doing is producing loads of RFI and pissing off every ham radio operator in the area.

If you need more than just basic annotations, you can edit PDFs with LibreOffice Draw. PDFs aren’t intended to be editable, so nothing is going to be like editing the original document unless the PDF was created with LibreOffice and exported as a hybrid PDF.

It only requires an outbound connection, which is needed if you’re stuck on CGNAT. It also provides DDoS protection and hides your IP address. It comes with the huge downside of using Cloudflare though.

Be sure to keep everything up to date too. Even openssh has had multiple vulnerabilities just this year.

I’ve got one of the older Reolink IP cameras and the video freezes for about 10 seconds every time it switches between color and nightvision. They never even released a firmware update for it. I wouldn’t trust them for anything important.

All a kensington lock does is cause a bit of damage so a potential buyer can tell that the equipment was stolen.

A thief will likely want to steal or destroy the DVR, so make sure it’s well hidden or locked inside a proper safe.

Look for a Dahua or Hikvision DVR and cameras. Put the DVR (and cameras if they are IP) on its own isolated subnet that doesn’t have any internet access. Use a VPN to access it remotely.

Don’t buy them from amazon, buy from one of their authorized distributors. I learned that the hard way when I ended up with a grey market camera with no warranty or firmware updates.

WiFi cameras are much easier to jam if someone wants to break in without being recorded. Don’t use them if you can run a cable.