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Join by joaoapps mentions (24)

• Looking for a way to alert me when my kid's phone is home, such that I can further use that in a task/profile.

  There are three simple ways to send messages from one device to other ones: https://joaoapps.com/join/. Source: 10 months ago

• Not running on PC?

  I've moved on to https://joaoapps.com/join/ and like it more than Pushbullet even without this issue. I recommend people to move on from PB. Source: 12 months ago

• Alternative to Vivaldi

  Has all the standard features. Although it lacks some feature I personally want - Join. Source: about 1 year ago

• What are some hidden gem Android apps that you can't live without?

  It's made by joaomgcd, the developer behind Tasker and AutoVoice, possibly one of the best Android developers out there. Here's his site, gives a great description of what all it does and how to get it. Source: about 1 year ago

• WhatsApp announces key transparency being added to WhatsApp

  I was a Pushbullet user years ago, but it became expensive and bloated (they included a chat service?) For Android users, there's a free and more flexible alternative: Join https://joaoapps.com/join/ I've been using Join's API for years to send a notification to my phone when my programs are done running with a simple request. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

Syncthing mentions (827)

• Ask HN: Online File Repository System?

  Depending on what you're looking for, this is the kind of thing that P2P protocols were made for. Check out https://syncthing.net/. - Source: Hacker News / about 22 hours ago

• Ask HN: Best useful tools that are helpful in your business?

  We use syncthing to share files between our machines. It avoids is having to use dropbox / OneDrive etc. You just choose a folder and it automatically syncs it in the background. https://syncthing.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 24 days ago

• LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices

  This very hn entries is bust contradicting your statement. Also what about syncthing[1] (for recurrent/permanent sync) and croc[2] (for one time copies) ? I have used both for a number of years already. [1] https://syncthing.net/ [2] https://github.com/schollz/croc. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Ask HN: How best to sync a subset of my files with a friend?

  I would use syncthing, which is open source at https://syncthing.net/. After minimal setup, it just works(tm). You have a normal directory in your filesystem, that is synced to the other peers (which you set up in the "minimal setup"). I have been using it for years, and it works well. It has no problems crossing os'es (i.e. Windows -> linux, linux -> mac) For windows I usually recommend - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop

  Do consider Syncthing particularly if you are using Android. If using apple iOS you'd need the möbius sync client. https://syncthing.net/ https://www.mobiussync.com/ One thing that it beats the cloud / centralized sync on is because the connection is direct between devices when the initial transfer is completed the file is completely there on the other device. With a cloud type of sync you do the transfer twice.... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago