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Pinboard is one of the few apps that I don't mind paying a yearly fee to use. It's a simple, Easy to use cloud-based bookmarking service. Google Bookmarks without the data mining.

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A “live USB” is a term used by computer people to describe a USB flash drive that's been configured to contain a full operating system that can be run directly from the drive. This is neat because it lets any compatible computer run the operating system without first needing to install anything.

There are a lot of cool purpose-built operating systems that wouldn't really make sense for general usage, but work great from a live USB, such as:

  • DBAN – A tool for securely erasing disks
  • System Resuce – A toolkit for repairing or salvaging data from damaged or unbootable computers
  • Clonezilla – A tool for imagining drives
  • Tails – A security-hardened OS that doesn't store anything

However, carrying around a dozen flash drives is annoying, and the process of keeping all of them up-to-date quickly becomes cumbersome.

On an episode of the Linux Unplugged podcast, I learned about a neat tool called Ventoy.

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Do you ever want to download a video from a website? I often do. The easiest way I've found is with youtube-dl.

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