…Unfortunately, most of the AI-centric extensions I’ve encountered on the marketplace were primarily focused on offering proprietary models (and charging subscriptions for API usage), and only featured local LLMs as…
…I can use my usual apps and subscriptions I still have a Kindle subscription, but I can read it on the Boox thanks to the Android app. And that works as well…
…Immich, Jellyfin, and Nextcloud are able to cover everything those subscriptions were providing, while saving me money and giving me an excuse to use some old hardware. If you have an old…
…They were a venture-funded discount designed to acquire you, and now it's being withdrawn. The subscription is the next thing to get metered The flat fee was always a subsidy…
…There were no ads, no unnecessary features, and no constant push toward AI tools or subscriptions. It still does not match Google Drive or OneDrive for collaboration features. But for normal file…
…You can create vectors and illustrations with Inkscape and save in a myriad of formats, similarly to Illustrator. Related 10 features in Inkscape that make it perfect for digital artists From doodle…
…Related I use local LLMs and self-hosted apps to manage my documents instead of relying on ChatGPT Not every LLM-powered task requires a ChatGPT subscription
…Day to day, Jellyfin handles everything I used to split across multiple paid subscriptions. The Android and Apple TV clients work well enough, and the browser experience is solid, and my Intel…
…a media server instead of another streaming subscription, a private cloud instead of Google Drive, a password manager that lives on your hardware and nowhere else. Tools like Jellyfin, Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, and…
…The cost is real, but so is the benefit you get from the features If you edit pictures often and have room for one more subscription, you’re fine I admit the…