a_nobody's™
Simple_Safety™
builds upon years of experience (since well before 2017 launch) … sharing at no-charge for our friends & our community
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realigning for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary … meanwhile, this site is Proof_of_Past
a_nobody's™ Simple_Safety™ ( formerly Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ )
a_nobody's™ Simple_Safety™ ( formerly Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ )
rebranded & updating in 2026-H2 as part of realigning in preparation for our 20th anniversary
unifiying the various brands of Valentino & Caieus ~&~ expanding them under " a_nobody's™ series … for nobodies … by nobody/Moreign "™
Brothers_Moreign™ = Valentino ☆ Caieus ~and~ Brothers_Moreign™ brand is now Moreign's™
While the world catches up to where we were years ago
(e.g., the stampede triggered by Elon Musk's tweet ... reg. WhatsApp's supposed privacy)It must feel good to know you have been ahead of the herd by just following Linkedin.com/today/author/Caieus ~and~ have been benefiting/enjoying his Pro-Privacy ideas & tools for FREE for so many years!
Note: this screenshot is kept here as proof of how long ago this was done — the tools shown here have been updated since, see Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™).
2026.H2: ongoing updates, includes rebrand Moreign's Simple_Safety™ ... formerly Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™
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DISCLOSURE: going by my first-name Caieus ~and~ Zane is in my middle-name (as of 2024.oct.24)
DISCLOSURE: going by my first-name Caieus ~and~ Zane is in my middle-name (as of 2024.oct.24)
"Zane" is in my middle-name preserving continuity with my past achievements
"zane" is preserved in various places as proof of past work & achievements
so when you see "Zane Moreign" remember it is me "Caieus Moreign"
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what I share may not be posh & polished ... but it will be of immediate value & straight-to-the-point.
the below is still relevant (glimpse of how far ahead of the curve we have been & continue to be :-)
... new things being curated based on new gotchas in 2026+
pre-2026: Welcome to
Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ {Digital Privacy + Survival + More} Offerings
builds upon years of growing up in Hybrid Decisions® Incubation Labs + Professional Computing Community — since well before launching this in 2017
Linkedin.com/today/author/caieus is proof of how long / timeline of my Talks + Articles + Videos + some more about me.
This page is kept relevant/up-to-date with updates, and gradually refined & expanded with my evolving tips & tools into Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™).
In addition to the X+ things grouped based on function {Living the Online-Life™, Living the Remote-Life™, Living the Mobile-Life™ , and more,
… on Windows 10 & 11, Linux, Android, and even for Mac & iOS (despite Apple constantly making things harder, e.g., google-tells-apple-fix-texting-between-android-iphone) }
☀ announcing sneak-peek into Brothers_Moreign™ Life-beside-Tech™ new for 2024 … and yes, it is also at no-charge :-)
1) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Video Series (below)
+ Articles & more at Linkedin.com/today/author/caieus
1) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Video Series (below)
+ Articles & more at Linkedin.com/today/author/caieus
▹ Playlist: Teasers, Talks, & Events
▹ Playlist: Teasers, Talks, & Events
e.g., raising the question as to "Why Facebook & other trackers are on my bank account web page — after I log into my account? If that matter then attend the Talks, and if you are unable to attend, then the enjoy the recordings :-)
▹ Playlist: Tutorials & How-To's
▹ Playlist: Tutorials & How-To's
e.g., using Teams via the WebBrowser without downloading/installing Teams software, and using the tools within DPSK™
▹ Playlist: Product Gotchas & Reviews — it's about what to look for in a product
▹ Playlist: Product Gotchas & Reviews — it's about what to look for in a product
e.g., heat-maps showing the heat bleeding through the keyboard, and highlighting the ridiculous new-location of the power-button on some models
2) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)
2) Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK™)
for Windows 10 & 11, Linux, Android,
with some for Mac & iOS despite Apple constantly making things harder, e.g., google-tells-apple-fix-texting-between-android-iphone
These FREE/no-charge Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") are
— (1) simple to use, (2) easy to install/setup, (3) cross-platform (i.e., Windows and *nix, and also Mac), (4) pro-privacy, (5) with encryption … etc., … basically, keep us safe online.
— grouped together into functional focus sections, which together make up the complete DPSK™. For simplicity, it is kept up to date with concise choices [remember: "cutting thru the noise"].
Note: This new DPSK™ launched in 2021 … is the result of years of evolution & growth expanding upon the vision of the initial "Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family" [that started in 2017 and is End-of-Life (EOL) 2020].
Disclaimer: Not paid by any of the suggested products; suggestions provided are just that, sugestions, and you are responsible to do your due-diligence, educate yourself, and decide for yourself, as I do not wish to waste time rehashing what they have already explained well on their respective site.
click here to read more
~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~
~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~
After the surge of ransomware in 2016, coupled with the massive Telemetry Gathering in Windows 10, Zane Moreign (of our Incubation Labs) launched his Simple_Safety™ series to offer simple & safer computing tools-n-tips to our Friends-n-Family and Community — for FREE — by carving out some $0 Tools-n-Tips from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform (click here for gist)
All credit goes to Zane Moreign for creating this and continuing to make every effort to keep this toolkit up-to-date and current with the latest release of Windows 10, and for getting sponsorship/recognition from us/Hybrid Decisions®, Tor Project, DoD/US Air Force Research Labs, and others.
Over the years Zane has evolved his Simple_Safety™ Toolkit … which was like playing whack-a-mole with the constant shifting/changes of Windows10 with every build/release (now, DPSK™: Band-Aids for Windows).
2 ⊹ announcing … Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK) … release scheduled for 2021-Q2
2 ⊹ announcing … Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ Digital_Privacy_&_Survival_Kit™ (DPSK) … release scheduled for 2021-Q2
Zane continues to carve out some strategies & approaches from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform & Offerings.
For areas that we do not build software (e.g., windows band-aids, such as, anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc.), Zane continues to seek out Third-Party Offerings (TPO) — thus striving to get the best for his audience.
ALL Zane Moreign's Simple_Safety™ offerings continue to be made available per our simple Disclaimer (at the bottom of this page) — at no-charge/free for Friends of Our Community Effort, HCCUG.org™
~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~
~~~ Zane's Simple_Safety™ Toolkit FREE for Friends-n-Family … End-of-Life (EOL) 2020 ~~~
After the surge of ransomware in 2016, coupled with the massive Telemetry Gathering in Windows 10, Zane Moreign (of our Incubation Labs) launched his Simple_Safety™ series to offer simple & safer computing tools-n-tips to our Friends-n-Family and Community — for FREE — by carving out some $0 Tools-n-Tips from our commercial Hybrid Decisions® Safer_Computing™ Platform (gist above)
All credit goes to Zane Moreign for creating this and continuing to make every effort to keep this toolkit up-to-date and current with the latest release of Windows 10, and for getting sponsorship/recognition from us/Hybrid Decisions®, Tor Project, DoD/US Air Force Research Labs, and others.
Over the years Zane has evolved his Simple_Safety™ Toolkit … which was like playing wack-a-mole with the constant shifting/changes of Windows10 with every build/release … this toolkit has reached End-of-Life (EOL) —— ESPECIALLY given where we ALL are with the new-normal and the above announcements.
▹ DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™ (focus: bare-minimum for web-browsing)
click here to read more▹ DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™ (focus: bare-minimum for web-browsing)
Web browsers: LibreWolf has built-in privacy tools. Ungoogled Chromium for Linux. Tor Browser for generic browsing.
Search Engine for any browser: SearX.be pulls from multiple search engines, metager.org pulls from multiple search engines but sometimes is wonky, Whoogle-Search think safer google search, can be self-hosted ... we noticed these superseded DuckDuckGo,
NOTE: duck.ai seems better as it does not require login.
Tip: you do not have to stick with just one, as results vary based on your search and their ongoing updates/tweaks.
browser Extensions ... uBlock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin and https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin
you may also consider this ... Smart HTTPS, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, uBlock Origin, Privacy Settings
more options below
▹ DPSK™ : Living the Remote-Life™ (focus: remote-working with laptop)
click here to read more▹ DPSK™ : Living the Remote-Life™ (focus: remote-working with laptop)
Text, and Calls (audio & video) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
NOTE: there are those, incl. techies, who whine about signal not having some bells-n-whistles that their current NON pro-privacy apps offer … well, here's a gentle reminder — this site is meant for those who CARE about their Privacy and WANT to take ACTION. (so, do not waste our time with why you do not like signal :-) especially when Signal.org folks are active & release frequent updates, to keep us safer … at no charge!Using only a browser (nothing-to-install) online meetings FREE https://teams.live.com ... that outclasses most everyone else's free offerings
For managing aliases https://simplelogin.io/ so you can keep private your real email.
For secure email nothing seems to beat https://proton.me/ followed by https://tutanota.com/ ... each have their unique sell, and are in the EU (i.e., GDPR)
NOTE: proton also has Pass (with some niceties), Calendar, and Drive but think of it as a cloud folder, as it does not have view/edit, such as, NextCloud.Best opensource for online collaboration a pretty decent alternative to Microsoft SharePoint or Google-Workspace https://nextcloud.com/providers/
NOTE: when it comes to usability it is extremely hard to beat Microsoft (e.g., VSCode overtook the opensource space by storm, though it has Microsoft hooks, suggest VSCodium instead of VSCode) ... sorry cannot recommend Google as its usability is about hiding/abstracting things, and not even touching Apple.
This is in addition to DPSK™ : Living the Online-Life™
▹ DPSK™ : Living the Mobile-Life™ (focus: streamlining phones/devices)
click here to read more▹ DPSK™ : Living the Mobile-Life™ (focus: streamlining phones/devices)
Text, and Calls (audio & video) that is on your phone AND laptop/computer - https://signal.org/download/
ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS https://blokada.org/
ad blocking and enhanced privacy browser for Android www.bromite.org/ and Tor Browser www.torproject.org/download/ ... Tor Browser alternative for iOS https://onionbrowser.com but not as secure as Tor Browser due to Apple's technical restrictions.
▹ DPSK™ : Living with Windows™ (Band-aids, Duct-tape, WD-40, & More for Windows 10 & 11)
▹ DPSK™ : Living with Windows™ (Band-aids, Duct-tape, WD-40, & More for Windows 10 & 11)
Band-aids_for_Windows™ : whack-a-mole tools to plug holes & leaks that increase risk of ransomware (e.g., see below tools)
Duct-tape_for_Windows™ : try to stop things from falling-off, disappearing, or from being ransomed (e.g., antivirus, etc.)
WD-40_for_Windows™ : makes things move smoother & less squeakier (e.g., cleaners, optimizers, debloaters, etc. … some of these WD-40 tools-n-tips require some technical expertise, some non-techies can do :-)
after significant research ... Initial Release: 2017-Oct
updated for since windows 11 first preview build
Concise set of Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") that do their best to plug the privacy & other holes in Windows 10 & Windows 11. Some of these TPOs have been around since Windows10 first previewed.
Concise set of Third-Party Offerings ("TPO") that do their best to plug the privacy & other holes in Windows 10 & Windows 11. Some of these TPOs have been around since Windows10 first previewed.
O&O ShutUp10 ~ www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 made by Microsoft Gold Partner, the simplest of all
Blackbird ~ https://www.getblackbird.net/ (not working on the first pre-release of Windows 11 preview 22000.51)
The most comprehensive of the lot — proceed with caution
The most comprehensive of the lot — proceed with caution
W10 Privacy ~ www.winprivacy.de/deutsch-start/download/
Destroy Windows 10 Spying (DWS) ~ https://github.com/Wohlstand/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying
(CAUTION: This can gut the entire "store/metro apps" thus reducing the noise/chatter — making Windows fly :-)
***** you can spend your life "whac-a-mole" with Windows or Mac or just see on Living_without_BigTech™
6) PREVIEWS ... with ongoing updates ( as recent as 2026-H2 )
6) PREVIEWS ... with ongoing updates ( as recent as 2026-H2 )
(0.1) Living_in_America™ (PREVIEW) ... Simple_Safety non-tech stuff, previously previewed under Life_beside_Tech™
(0.2) Life-without-BigTech™ (PREVIEW) ... for those done spending their life whac-a-mole'ing Windows or Mac
DISCLOSURE
All this is part of my pay_it_forwward. I am not being paid to talk about them or any vendor. I am sharing at no charge in the hope it helps.
It is up to you to do your own due dilligence or whatever good. I am not responsible or liable in any way,
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