The last segment of my working life was doing technical writing for software companies in #SiliconValley. Understanding the software was easy, I had been a programmer for a long time before becoming a #techWriter.

The hard part was trying to put things into terms my audience would 'get' and I really admire people who can do that.
That’s why I devour everything @Daojoan sends out.

She got me to #Vivaldi and #Joplin and helped me see that privacy and software freedom is more than #LibreOffice and #ProtonMail.
Go read her stuff. You won’t be disappointed.

We are seeing more and more people heading our way. It is a response to people being fed up with Big Tech and their role in current affairs. Have you made the switch yet? Are you ready to make it? Have you told your friends?

https://vivaldi.com

#Vivaldi #BigTech #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios #Politics @Vivaldi

Dark mode vs Light mode on webpages: Let's settle this once and for all!

Recommend for an android web browser to replace Firefox?

I've heard of:

#vivaldi #libreWolf #waterfox #zen #opera

Not all of them have #Android clients which is a requirement for me.

What's the preferred privacy-focused non-ad #browser these days for phones?

I liked Firefox after I left chrome, and now Vivaldi seems acceptable so far.

I don't need sync, would like extensions, and I have to be able to use external password manager.

Let's the opinions fly! Thanks.

@Vivaldi Hi there, will be starting to use your browser now!

#BuyFromEU
#EU
#Vivaldi

Testing ecosia as google alternative.
https://www.ecosia.org/

It's an German product, at the moment not USA-free, but with an interesting business model.

Promoting various projects like planting trees, Vivaldi-browser, Qwant European search...

Will "(e)cosi it" be the new "google it"?

I'll give it a try.

After some reading and thoughts, I have refreshed my ~15 years old browser + search engine setup. And the winners are @Vivaldi and Ecosia (and a note on @Qwant).

As a Netscape/Mozilla user, I can't remember when I became a Firefox user but really early on. All this time it has been my browser for everything (first) and then for personal use (see below). I have collected stickers, I have met Mozilla Foundation staff, and I even applied a long time ago. +

To all of you that are joining us at @Vivaldi , I would like to welcome you.

We know that many are looking for options away from Big Tech and we are happy many of you are choosing us.

We have been building browsers for a long time now. Many of us were at Opera. I co-founded Opera in 1995.

As Opera drifted in a bad direction, I co-founded Vivaldi to provide a real alternative to Big Tech and I believe we can play a very important role moving forward. Thanks for your support!

I used to have Starlink at my cabin. At the time I got it, there was not a lot of other options. This is before Elon went fully rogue.

I cancelled my Starlink subscription last year and I am happier with my decision every day.

I never have had a Tesla and I never will.