The end of Windows 10: 5 Linux desktop environments for professionals TL;DR Context : Windows 10 is no longer supported (Oct. 14, 2025). Rather than paying for support or buying new PCs for Windows 11, Linux lets you extend the life of your machines, with no licences, l...
Do You Have a Plan to Transfer Your Login Information in Case of Incapacity or Death? Do you have a plan to transfer your login information in the event of incapacity or death? TL;DR: Our digital lives (emails, social media, photos, subscriptions, cryptocurrencies, etc.) are now part o...
Why back up your Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 data TL;DR: The cloud is not a backup: Google and Microsoft protect the infrastructure, but not your data in case of deletion, error or attack. This is the principle of shared responsibility. Google Worksp...
Anytype and sovereign note‑taking TL;DR: Anytype = a local‑first knowledge management application Data is first stored on the user’s devices. Fully functional offline operation is possible. Security and privacy End‑to‑end encryption (...
Draw.io (diagrams.net): a free, powerful alternative to Visio and others TL;DR: Draw.io / diagrams.net is a free, open‑source diagramming tool that is a solid replacement for Visio, Lucidchart or Creately. No sign‑up, no forced storage: files stay wherever the SME chooses ...
Paperless‑ngx: an open‑source solution for document management in SMEs TL;DR: Paperless‑ngx is a self‑hostable open‑source DMS that digitises, organises and makes all company documents (invoices, contracts, HR files, etc.) searchable via OCR and metadata (tags, types, co...
Grist: the open‑source alternative that unifies spreadsheets, databases and BI TL;DR: What is Grist? It’s an open‑source spreadsheet‑database: you work like in a spreadsheet, but with the structure of a relational database. Powerful formulas (up to Python), views and widgets for...
Zero Trust, Zero Knowledge and End-to-End Encryption (E2EE): Three Complementary Concepts for Better Protection TL;DR: Zero Trust: trust nothing by default, always verify. Least-privilege access, MFA everywhere, system segmentation. Zero Knowledge: the provider cannot read your data, because everything is encry...
Open‑source electronic medical records (EMRs) for a healthy digital life TL;DR Free software for electronic medical records (like OSCAR, OpenEMR, DoliMed) offers medical, dental and therapeutic clinics a free, secure and flexible alternative. ✅ Lower cost ✅ Local hosting =...
Digital sovereignty and organisational/national resilience ​ TL;DR: 🛡️ Sovereign hosting means, among other things, ensuring that your data is hosted in Quebec or in Canada , by a local company that is not subject to foreign laws (such as the U.S. Cloud Act)....
Nextcloud Hub : the open source alternative to proprietary clouds Introduction: Taking Back Control of Your Data In a world where data security and privacy have become rare commodities (and sometimes out of reach for ordinary people), more and more individuals and o...
Matrix and Element: a free and sovereign alternative to Slack, Teams and Discord TL;DR 🧩 Matrix : an open, federated messaging protocol (like email, but for chat). 💬 Element : the main app — modern and free/libre — compatible with other clients (Cinny, FluffyChat, etc.). 🔒 Privacy...