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If you want to get it faster and customized, including a case, screen p... View MoreIf you need a degoogled phone, head over to my site and purchase check out a Freed Phone.
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12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-2) Degoogling and de-Appleing your mobile life
This will likely require buying (a) new device(s), unless you happen to have a compatible, factory unlocked Android p... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-2) Degoogling and de-Appleing your mobile life
This will likely require buying (a) new device(s), unless you happen to have a compatible, factory unlocked Android phone on hand. If you desire to learn how to do it yourself, each device is a bit different, but the basic template can be found in my blogs, here:
Pick your ROM https://techfreedom.pro/2022/03/23/pick-your-rom/
And here:
Install Your ROM https://techfreedom.pro/2022/03/24/install-your-rom/
If you have an android, and money is tight, there are a couple of things you can do to mitigate Google's grip on your mobile device:
Install f-droid https://techfreedom.pro/2022/03/21/f-droid/
And
Install the Aurora Store https://techfreedom.pro/2022/03/22/aurora-store/
Forgiveness restores you. You set yourself free from anger, resentment, and bitterness when you choose to walk out forgiveness. This doesn't mean that you need to be unsafe and not have boundaries in ... View MoreForgiveness restores you. You set yourself free from anger, resentment, and bitterness when you choose to walk out forgiveness. This doesn't mean that you need to be unsafe and not have boundaries in place to protect against any new wounds, but that you are able to neither cringe nor hate those who have done you wrong.
12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-3a) Degoogle your life...
this one is more involved, as it has nearly as many sub-steps as installing Linux does, but nothing worth doing in this life is ever easy, r... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-3a) Degoogle your life...
this one is more involved, as it has nearly as many sub-steps as installing Linux does, but nothing worth doing in this life is ever easy, right?
3-3a) Stop using Google search and DuckDuckGo. Find a new search engine that doesn't track you or screw with the results. Easier said than done, but Brave Search seems to be a good option for the most part.
3-3b) Pull (download) your data from Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, Meta, Apple, and Twitter. Each one has different tools for this, but if old emails, contacts, calendars, files, posts, videos, and photos matter to you, this cannot be skipped.
12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step3-3b)
3-3c) Establish replacement accounts with privacy-respecting providers ... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step3-3b)
3-3c) Establish replacement accounts with privacy-respecting providers
https://Zoho.com
https://protonmail.com
https://startmail.com
https://Mega.nz
https://nextcloud.org, etc
Migrate your emails, contacts, and calendars over (as much as you can, as space is more limited unless you pay), and just make sure you have backups for whatever of it matters to you.
3-3d) Shift whatever other linked accounts over to the new accounts as you can (social media, business tools, DMV, etc), then delete all of the data from the originals, then delete the original accounts.
https://techfreedom.pro/2022/04/12/apple-data-rescue/
https://techfreedom.pro/2022/04/11/yahoo-data-rescue/
https://techfreedom.pro/2022/04/11/data-rescue-ms/
https://techfreedom.pro/2022/04/10/set-up-thunderbird/
https://techfreedom.pro/2022/04/05/facebook-data-rescue/
12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 1: Admit that you have a problem with Big Tech dependency.
Step 2: Learn that there is a way to break that dependence.... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 1: Admit that you have a problem with Big Tech dependency.
Step 2: Learn that there is a way to break that dependence.
Step 3: Trust the Way.
Step 4: Come to understand the depth of your Big Tech dependency.
Step 5: Take inventory of how many of your digital rights you sacrificed on the altar of Big Tech convenience.
Step 6: Chose to be ready to regain those rights.
Step 7: Follow the way.
Step 8: Make a list of all of the accounts and services that need to be shut down & replaced with ones that will respect your rights.
Step 9: Backup all of that account data, then delete it (to the best of your ability) from their servers and either disable or delete those accounts.
Step 10: Research and open those new accounts.
Step 11: Ditch your iPhone/ standard Android and switch to a degoogled Android.
Step 12: Live free & help others through the process.
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The Way (step 3) is very simple, and only has 3 big steps (but depending on how entangled you are with Big Tech or how many devices are involved, can be a large undertaking). Here are the Big Steps:
... View MoreThe Way (step 3) is very simple, and only has 3 big steps (but depending on how entangled you are with Big Tech or how many devices are involved, can be a large undertaking). Here are the Big Steps:
1) de- Big Tech your computer by wiping out Windows/ macOS/ ChromeOS, and installing Linux.
2) degoogle/ de-apple your phone
3) remove your data from big tech, start new accounts with privacy-respecting providers, delete your data from those afore-mentioned accounts, then change whatever associated accounts you need to over to your new email account(s) (banking, bills, professional associations, etc, whatever you don't want to lose when you kill those accounts), then destroy the old accounts and don't look back, lest you become like Lot's Wife (lol).
12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-1a)
1) First things first, back up all of your files (docs, music, pictures, videos, etc) to some external media (flash drive, network storage, external hard drive/ss... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-1a)
1) First things first, back up all of your files (docs, music, pictures, videos, etc) to some external media (flash drive, network storage, external hard drive/ssd).
2) Then, research about distributions (distros) and display environments (DE)/ window managers (WM) to see which ones strike you as workable for you, Linux is all about variety and making your computer work for you.
3) take your pick, or maybe 2 or 3, and download them to your computer.
4) Then download Balena Etcher, insert a blank >8 GB flash drive or SD card, and install or open the program you selected, and flash the distro and DE of your choice.
4a) Using Balena Etcher, it is more user friendly, as it will automatically format the media for you, as a part of the process, then pick your file and the destination for it to flash to, and click flash. It will even check it for you at the end, to make sure that it flashed properly.
5) Reboot your computer (more in next post).
Take a breath. Selah. Think about life one moment at a time. Trust in the Lord.
12 Steps
Step 3-1b)
5) reboot your machine.
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Step 3-1b)
5) reboot your machine.
5a) in win 10+, hold the shift key as you click reboot, to bring up the system restore menu, then click "Boot from device" and select the media you just flashed and hit OK.
5a1) if in an older version of windows, reboot and enter either the boot selection menu (ESC or F1, usually, as it initially powers back on) or the bios setup utility (F8-F12, depending on the system manufacturer). And go to boot options, then select the first option and change it to boot from USB. Save & exit. Reboot.
5b) if on Mac, reboot, then as it power cycles, hold the option key and select your USB (will have the USB logo on it, and should be orange)
6) Boot with proprietary drivers, just in case
7) explore the live environment to see if it is good for you.
More to come in next post...
12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-1c)
8) if it isn't, reboot, unplug the flash drive, and go back to Windows, as you haven't made any changes to your system yet, then repeat steps 4-7 until you are hap... View More12 Steps to Tech Freedom
Step 3-1c)
8) if it isn't, reboot, unplug the flash drive, and go back to Windows, as you haven't made any changes to your system yet, then repeat steps 4-7 until you are happy with what you see in the live environment, then
9) double click install or run installer on the desktop.
9a) if you don't have any apps or programs on windows that won't work in Linux, or can't be replaced with FOSS, then you're likely to need to dual boot. I will post a separate guide on that later.
9b) if that is not the case, then you can just install it over the top of windows and wipe that sucker out. 😉
Once it finishes, you will be prompted to restart the computer, and as it shuts down, it should tell you to remove the flash drive, so that it can boot from your hard drive/ SSD. If it boots, this leg of your journey is a success.
As an example of how to work with a virtual machine (which cuts out the need for a flash drive or an app like balena etcher), here is something I did a few weeks ago. Excuse the stuttering video, my c... View MoreAs an example of how to work with a virtual machine (which cuts out the need for a flash drive or an app like balena etcher), here is something I did a few weeks ago. Excuse the stuttering video, my current laptop is old for this kind of work.
https://rumble.com/v11vupg-tech-freedom-manjaro-ception-lxqt-switch.html
Failure is not the end. It is not something to fear or be ashamed of, as long as you learn from it and make yourself better from the experience.
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