The project management tool Height.app is shutting down, which is a real bummer - our company was one of the early adopters and we have used it for years. Height had one of the best designs I've ever seen, and I had high hopes for it.

This is a reminder that any service can be shut down at any moment, with no safeguards in place. It's also a reminder of the power of open source - something we don't have in this case.

I have a lot of requirements for a project management tool - most notably a solid API, linkable tasks with task IDs, and a good user interface. After this experience, I'd prefer something open source. Maybe Plane.so, looks very similar to Height.app?

Any solid alternatives to tools like Jira, ClickUp, Height, or Favro? I'm open to suggestions.

Saturday tip for our Android users:

When you move the Tab and Address Bars to the bottom, the Navigation Bar disappears and you have more screen space. If you prefer to keep the Tab and Address Bars on top there’s still a way to hide the Navigation Bar.

To hide it:

Settings > Appearance & Theme > Disable “Show Navigation Bar”.

When hidden, the Tab Switcher button is moved to the Address Bar and other features are available from the main Vivaldi menu.

Retailleau fait le coup de la panne: le ministre de l'Intérieur a subi une défaite humiliante à l'Assemblée la nuit dernière avec le rejet à une large majorité de son amendement visant à casser le chiffrement des messageries. Le système de vote électronique a lâché au moment du scrutin, contraignant les élus à voter à l'ancienne. "Quelle baffe", se marre un député macroniste opposé à la mesure. Quand ça veut pas...

New currency widget just dropped who’s already using it?

The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/stardew-valley-modding-on-linux-steam-deck-takes-a-step-with-the-nexus-mods-app/

One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/discord-wants-developers-to-stick-it-inside-their-games-with-a-new-sdk/

Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/gnu-image-manipulation-program-gimp-version-3-0-is-finally-out-now/

Enjoy faster browsing with today’s fresh update!

A smarter, quicker address bar
Faster page loading
Turn emails into calendar events
New: Currency widget
New: Override Keyboard Shortcuts

And there's more: https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-desktop-7-2/

Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more with CoolerControl. A big 2.0 release is out now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/coolercontrol-is-a-feature-rich-cooling-device-control-for-linux-v2-0-out-now-with-major-new-additions/

Both the OpenRazer driver and Polychromatic app for users have seen upgrades in the last few days to bring improved Razer device support to Linux.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/openrazer-and-polychromatic-upgrades-bring-support-for-new-razer-devices-on-linux/

Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) version 0.7.2 is out now bringing with it expanded hardware support for AMD GPUs along with new features for NVIDIA GPU owners.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/linux-gpu-configuration-tool-lact-adds-amd-rdna4-support-and-nvidia-locked-clocks-support/

Tech writer Paul Hatton had never really been into flight tracking. Until he started using Flightrader24. “The first time I opened up the app, I was flabbergasted by how many planes were up in the sky. It looked like they were all going to crash into each other! I have newfound respect for air traffic controllers.” Read more at @TechRadar:

https://flip.it/a6mPoH

One of us who works at the tech desk may have eaten five pieces of pizza last night — without any awareness of the total calories. It might have been a good opportunity to use Cal AI, an app where users can upload a photo of their meal and receive a calorie count that has a purported 90% accuracy. Cal AI isn’t the first digital calorie counter, but it has a 4.8-star rating on the Apple App Store and over 1 million downloads on Google Play. @Techcrunch has more on this app developed by a pair of teenagers.

https://flip.it/OV_Lwq

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒃

https://garry.net/posts/the-death-of-the-web

Looking for recommendations on audio-book apps please!

I _do_ have a Kindle account, and I have an iPhone.

Looking for range, price, quality, legitimacy and not stealing all of my data!

Electronic dictionary sales keep falling in Japan amid declining birthrates and widespread use of smartphone apps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/electronic-dictionary-sales-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #sharp #computers #tech #phones #apps #casiocomputer

Supermärkte und Discounter: Verbraucherschützer warnen vor Rabatt-Apps

Die Verbraucherzentrale NRW klärt über Irrtümer rund um Supermarkt-Apps auf. Und warnt: Für mögliche kleine Vergünstigungen werde der Nutzer gläsern.

https://www.heise.de/news/Supermaerkte-und-Discounter-Verbraucherschuetzer-warnen-vor-Rabatt-Apps-10313951.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

■ Lola Índigo está desesperada por la lluvia: “He vuelto a descargar esta app de mierda” ■ La artista, al igual que el resto de España, está deseando que vuelva a salir el sol
https://los40.com/2025/03/12/lola-indigo-esta-desesperada-por-la-lluvia-he-vuelto-a-descargar-esta-app-de-mierda/?int=MASTODON_WORLD

Verbraucherschutz: Vorteile von Supermarkt-Apps werden überschätzt

Viele Supermärkte und Discounter in Deutschland haben eigene Apps, die den Kunden einen Sparvorteil versprechen. Doch der werde oft überschätzt, kritisieren Verbraucherschützer. Sie warnen zudem vor psychologischen Tricks.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/supermarkt-apps-nutzen-ueberschaetzt-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de