Setting up contact and calendar syncing with baikal

[Anjandev Momi]

I recently added baikal to my suite of services offered here on momi.ca. If you know me personally, email me in order to get an invite. In this post, I will be describing how to setup syncing and backup with the service. I set this up because I like opentasks’ todo list much more than google’s.

Android

  1. Download and install the F-droid appstore. This appstore allows us to get open source apps for free when we would have to otherwise pay for them. Make sure you allow unknown sources when you are prompted to do so.

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Setup Multiple Monitors in Sway (Wayland)

Sway boasts about its close compatibility with your previous i3 config. However, if you used xrandr or arandr to setup the location of your monitors, your monitors will most likely not be in the correct location when you open up sway. There is a simple fix to this:

Get the names of your outputs by running:

swaymsg -t get_outputs

I have two monitors: one 1440p monitor plugged into the dvi port (called DVI-I-0 in swaymsg) and one 1080p monitor plugged into my HDMI port (called HDMI-A-1 in swaymsg). Therefore, I would write the following in my config:

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How to Stream MPD and Setup Mpdroid

MPD is great for handling a large music collection. It even has a feature where it can stream your music output over http. However, I found that there wasn't a good guide on setting http streaming up. Furthermore, I found a work-around to a bug in mpdroid that no google search revealed. Therefore, I thought that writing a guide on setting up http streaming would help alot of people out. Here's what I did to setup mpd and mpdroid:

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Hello World

Hello there! Welcome to my site. I thought of installing more services after reinstalling debian on the server I use for backups. However, it was getting cumbersome to explain to all my friends how to access the services I started. Therefore, I thought starting a blog would be a nice way to have a centralized place for documentation on how to use the services that I run.

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Mumble Client Usage

If you're seeing this, that means we've invited you to mumble. In this post, we will explain what mumble is, why you would want to use it, and how to set it up if you're having trouble.

Reasons to use mumble:

  • Lowest latency
  • Best voice quality

  • The host is a dedicated computer, not someone in the call.

    • If someone leaves call, the call doesnt end.
    • No one in call has to experience higher latency in game cause theyre host
    • No dropped calls
  • Little lag for people talking from across the country
  • It's like a group chat that never ends. You meet new people and it's fun.
  • We have a bot that blasts K-Pop into the server
  • There is a text to voice bot that will say ANYTHING you type into chat. (you can turn this off if it's annoying)

How to use mumble on desktop

  • Download mumble (stable release) for your OS from here.
  • Click next, next, next through install wizard.
  • Open mumble:

These next settings are important. Please read the recommended settings for the server above each image of the setting