Blog roll please!
Quick reads across a variety of topics
Self-Custody for Data: How to keep your Data safe
Diode Drive
01 Feb
10:03
Self-Custody is a term coined by the Bitcoin movement and long-held as the future of finance. It’s the ability to keep your account independent of a Bank, yet still more secure than ever before. When in 2015 the ATMs in Athens stopped giving out cash to their citizens a shock went through Europe making it clear to everyone what a custodian bank account can mean. Why you should care about Self-Custody for data now Self-custody...
Diode Drive Feature - Home Pages
Diode
25 Jan
18:03
Diode Drive is a file sharing and collaboration tool that works with Windows, MacOS, Linux (ARM and X86), Android, and iOS. It can be used to share a file or folder without sending the file or uploading it anywhere - regardless if the recipient also has Diode Drive installed or not. It can also be used to collaborate real-time with Team Members - friends, family, and co-workers who do have Diode Drive installed. In addition...
Raspberry Pi File Server
Diode
08 Oct
19:04
There are no inherently “cloud” components of Diode-based applications – they are decentralized systems, aggregating capabilities from the edge-connected participants. While that has many advantages (security, low-cost-of-maintenance, efficiency, accessibility), it means that some of the state persistence that centralized Web2 applications take for granted must be provided for differently in a pure Web3 / Diode environment. In the case of Diode Drive, if all Team Members in a Zone are just people using their phones...
I just want to have all my files in one place!
Diode
02 Oct
18:37
If you’re like me, you have a lot of devices. I have my work computer, family laptop, family desktop, phone, tablet, as well as a few other devices. My wife has several devices too, as do my teenage kids. I have tried different methods to keep all our files organized, accessible, and shareable. Online options have file and storage size limits, I am never sure if my files are secure, and I have to provide...
Easily Upload Files from Your Phone to Your Computer
Diode
25 Aug
11:48
It is surprising how hard it can be to upload files and pictures from your phone to your computer. I used to use email to send the file to myself as an attachment. This would usually work, but had some problems: email usually has a file size limit so it may not work if the file is large multiple file attachments can be hard to keep organized the email will get buried over time, making...
File Sharing Without Uploading to the Cloud
Diode
18 Mar
13:12
When we talk on the phone, our experience is one of directly calling another person - we no longer have to interact with switchboards, operators, and party lines. Those are things of the past, no longer necessary in today’s directly connected world. Why isn’t file sharing like calling someone on the phone - a direct connection without the involvement of third parties? Diode Drive makes this possible - it allows you to share files directly...
Public Beta of Diode Drive Released
Diode
15 Mar
14:16
We’re very excited to announce the Public Beta of Diode Drive! Diode Drive is a great replacement for Google Drive and Dropbox for individuals and organizations who want to safeguard their digital sovereignty. It is a high security, end-to-end encrypted solution for file sharing, collaboration, and backup that prioritizes security and confidentiality. If you’ve been looking for a way to share files over the Internet without uploading them to the cloud, Diode Drive is the...
Web2.0 Custom Domains Hosted by Web3
Diode
08 Dec
02:12
In an important step for evolving Web2.0 to Web3, Diode has released the ability to map a Web2.0 domain to a Diode Web3 Client Address! This enables any Web3 publisher to publish content on a Web2.0 domain. All 2, 3, and 4 letter Top Level Domains are supported. Previous to this release, Web3 content could be published only to other Web3 clients or via the https://{clientname}.diode.link Web2.0 subdomain. This capability is important both today, and...
Diode Tutorial Workshop at Taipei Tech
Diode
20 Oct
02:12
We’re excited to announce that Diode core team is going to host a hands-on tutorial workshop with Taipei Tech Blockchain Research student group - also known as the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) Blockchain Research Club 北科大區塊鏈研究社 - on Wednesday night, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, October 28, 2020. The Diode tutorial workshop is organized by Diode blockchain engineer Peter Lai, marketing manager Yahsin Huang, Taipei Tech Blockchain Research Club student leaders Kai-Sun...
Fixing Camera Freezes on the Raspberry Pi PiCam Module
How To
17 Sep
00:43
Keeping your Raspberry Pi Video project up and running 24/7 can be quite a task. With the Diode Client you have always access from everywhere and can easily share it’s video stream. In our previous Raspberry Pi post we focused on the built-in watchdog to keep survive hardware errors. But what do you do if the video fails on you? There are different tools you can use to capture pictures from your Raspberry Pi Cam...