It’s not hard to make a useful website that’s small. You just have to avoid using javascript libraries and keep images to a minimum. There are a number of static web page generators if you don’t want to write HTML yourself.
Keep in mind that a 50 kB page is about a 15 second load on a typical dial-up connection. Before high speed internet, almost everyone kept their web pages small.
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.
They tend to require installing a rootkit on your own computer. I wouldn’t buy them even if they did support Linux.
Dumb TVs are still readily available. They are intended for commercial use and will suck for games or movies 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.
Well, they have had a lot of vulnerabilities. Most people won’t even update the firmware let alone install OpenWRT on them.
At least use a decent QR scanner that shows you the contents without automatically opening anything.
The article was about TVs, not computer monitors. Most people don’t sit nearly as close to a TV as they do a monitor.
Anything that relies on an internet connection that should be unnecessary is a bad idea.
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.
I never had one, I always thought the subscription fee was a ripoff. High speed internet and bittorrent pretty much eliminated the need for one anyways.
Yes, there are several options for excluding files and directories. There’s the --exclude option to exclude a file or directory. There’s also the --exclude-from option that lets you specify a file that contains a list of files and directories to exclude.
There’s not much point in backing up games that are easily downloaded again. Just backup the saves and settings.
UHD is just a pain because it’s hard to find a compatible drive.
I’ve never had a normal bluray that I couldn’t rip with MakeMKV. It’s the UHD blurays that are a pain to rip.
It wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case when the satellite equipment was originally installed. SDRs only became available fairly recently. Before that, you would either have to have the knowledge and ability to build your own equipment or have a lot of money.
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.
I would use point to point wireless links between the buildings. Then connect an access point to the link to provide WiFi to the building. Something like the Omada EAP211 should work well for the link.