https://idzan.hr/Web Excellence: Design, Manage, Supportenhttps://idzan.hr/from-idea-to-all-platforms-how-a-song-gets-made/https://idzan.hr/from-idea-to-all-platforms-how-a-song-gets-made/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:16:00 +0200Or as I would like to call it: from idea, through general tweaks, to an early YouTube release and all major music platforms — sometimes within hours, but mostly within a couple of days. Where the Idea Comes From So, the story begins with one example, which can be found on my — well, now not-so-hidden — Music Production subdomain: […]https://idzan.hr/poco-f5-long-term-review/https://idzan.hr/poco-f5-long-term-review/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:06:24 +0200Or as a second title: Three years of daily usage of Xiaomi's mid-range device, named Poco F5 (marble) I would start this long-term review with a premise - the king will stay alive, it will not be buried, it will be reused as I have noted that most of my older devices have the legendary 3R process: reuse, repurpose, and […]https://idzan.hr/reusing-old-android-phone-reduce-repurpose-reuse/https://idzan.hr/reusing-old-android-phone-reduce-repurpose-reuse/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:17:03 +0200So, as a mobile phone hoarder (as I am), you probably have one or more older Android phones gathering dust in some drawer - the ones you charge occasionally just to prevent them from turning into a " spicy pillow " (batteries swell when neglected). Do not ask how I know about this situation from my own collection. Anyway, you […]https://idzan.hr/ecovacs-deebot-n20e-cheap-robot-vacuum-serious-cleaning/https://idzan.hr/ecovacs-deebot-n20e-cheap-robot-vacuum-serious-cleaning/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:07:00 +0200Or better to be seen as: 4.5 months in, here's a short and honest review of "Đurđa." To set the premise: I wasn't in the market for a flagship robot vacuum that costs as much as a used car. I was in the market for something that actually cleans floors without me having to think too much about it. Enter […]https://idzan.hr/few-months-in-vw-t-roc-life-scr-2-0-tdi-long-term-usage-review/https://idzan.hr/few-months-in-vw-t-roc-life-scr-2-0-tdi-long-term-usage-review/Fri, 29 May 2026 18:49:49 +0200Note at the start: This is a review from a second-hand user of the vehicle, written mostly from the perspective of the frequent passenger. To premise: no, the car isn't brand spanking new—or as Bosnian and Balkan people would say, "ispod čekića". It was bought second-hand from an official VW Service Center in Germany (complete with all official paperwork, including […]https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-as-of-june-2026/https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-as-of-june-2026/Tue, 26 May 2026 23:48:24 +0200To begin this post—you might notice that it doesn't specify which quarter of the year this update is for, and that is by design and personal choice. From now on, this update post will come out twice a year. I no longer need it on a quarterly basis, especially since I'm working on projects that take up a lot of […]https://idzan.hr/inside-metas-latest-phishing-wave-what-i-learned-from-a-friends-hacked-inbox/https://idzan.hr/inside-metas-latest-phishing-wave-what-i-learned-from-a-friends-hacked-inbox/Sun, 24 May 2026 21:55:52 +0200Over the past week, while working through the early morning shift, I encountered a highly aggressive and clever new phishing campaign right inside my personal Facebook inbox. Much like the Outlook phishing wave that systematically targeted various Croatian national institutions last year , this attack didn't rely on glamorous or overly elaborate social engineering. Instead, it weaponized something far more […]https://idzan.hr/privacy-continuation-of-moving-to-digital-sovereignty-part-3/https://idzan.hr/privacy-continuation-of-moving-to-digital-sovereignty-part-3/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:11:19 +0200Self-Hosting: Taking Your Data Off Someone Else's Servers You've locked down your passwords, encrypted your connection , and hardened your browser . Good. Now it's time to address the elephant sitting in every room: where your data actually lives. Every photo you upload to Google Photos , every document you stash in OneDrive , every video you share through iCloud […]https://idzan.hr/privacy-continuation-of-moving-to-digital-sovereignty-part-2/https://idzan.hr/privacy-continuation-of-moving-to-digital-sovereignty-part-2/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:58:10 +0200For more details on why this matters, check my previous post here . Here, we tackle the next easy steps before moving to the higher end of digital sovereignty. You've moved your email and files. Good. But if you're still browsing with Chrome , logging in with reused passwords, or connecting via public Wi-Fi without a shield, you're leaving the […]https://idzan.hr/world-backup-day-dont-let-the-mu-plugins-be-your-april-fool/https://idzan.hr/world-backup-day-dont-let-the-mu-plugins-be-your-april-fool/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:50:05 +0200Today is World Backup Day, and if you are managing sites for clients, volunteers, or yourself, you have probably heard the 3-2-1 rule—or my personal, paranoid favorite, the 4-3-2-1 method. You back it up every month, you glance at the staging restore, it looks fine, and you move on. Never just glance. Look closer. You might have secured the login […]https://idzan.hr/canned-vs-personalized-responses-finding-the-right-balance-in-customer-support/https://idzan.hr/canned-vs-personalized-responses-finding-the-right-balance-in-customer-support/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:54 +0100When I’m handling a dozen tickets about the same issue, I reach for a pre‑written template—either one created by the team or one I’ve saved from previous cases. The advantage is obvious: I stop re‑typing the same sentence over and over, I can verify in seconds whether the problem originates on the customer’s side or ours, and I can dispatch […]https://idzan.hr/privacy-the-most-searched-word-in-2025-and-early-2026/https://idzan.hr/privacy-the-most-searched-word-in-2025-and-early-2026/Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:55:54 +0100When I talk about “privacy,” I’m not just referring to the classic mantra of “ back up my data three times, store it offline, and keep strangers out .” That approach covers only a tiny slice of what true privacy really means. Genuine privacy begins with the everyday applications we rely on, and it hinges on the choices we make […]https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-q4-of-2025/https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-q4-of-2025/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:08:45 +0100Oh how time flies… It’s been almost four months since my last update, and now we’re in the final days of 2025; some changes are already visible, some are still only hints, and a few may never see the light of day—oops, I got carried away with too much research. To start, this year has flown like no other; looking […]https://idzan.hr/triple-phone-wielding-android-user-experience-with-iphone-13-pro-and-ios-long-term-personal-review/https://idzan.hr/triple-phone-wielding-android-user-experience-with-iphone-13-pro-and-ios-long-term-personal-review/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:21:04 +0100Or as I like to call it: using both operating systems at the same time, but for completely different reasons and ecosystems. Let’s set the premise straight. I’m a long-term Android-only user who occasionally flirted with iOS in the past (using iPhone 6 for a month when I had to or even temporary for work iPhone 7 Plus or even […]https://idzan.hr/surviving-windows-10-eos-practical-tips-and-workarounds/https://idzan.hr/surviving-windows-10-eos-practical-tips-and-workarounds/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:26:02 +0200Hey everyone, as you probably already know, Windows 10 official support is officially over starting tomorrow, October 14, 2025 —unless you’re in the ESU program . That means no more updates, not even security ones. So, it’s time to either upgrade to Windows 11 with new PC or with compatible one , switch over to Linux, or maybe even try […]https://idzan.hr/testing-ios-26-on-a-backup-device-development-insights/https://idzan.hr/testing-ios-26-on-a-backup-device-development-insights/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:18:38 +0200It’s early summer 2025, and it’s time to get ready for the next macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and even watchOS releases. This year it will be named all version 26, some OS versions skipping lot of numbering versions, but who cares, now it is all in same brand scheme, is that right Tim ? Soon it won’t be just WWDC bringing […]https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-q3-of-2025/https://idzan.hr/web-socials-and-personal-updates-q3-of-2025/Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:32:30 +0200Well, this is a bit awkward, isn't it? Another web and socials update in less than two months! Didn't I just post everything in the last update back in Q2, almost early Q3 of 2025, in June ? Dear readers, some news just can't wait, so let's get straight into it: website updates. It's not a case of, " Oh […]https://idzan.hr/retro-review-using-an-open-source-operating-system-in-2018/https://idzan.hr/retro-review-using-an-open-source-operating-system-in-2018/Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:25:37 +0200This post was originally written in April 2018 after about a month of running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS as my main OS on a then-“current,” low-end Lenovo B50-30 laptop. I’ve proofread it for clarity but kept the original style and tone intact. Alternative title: Or, how to use Ubuntu as your main laptop OS Here we go: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is […]https://idzan.hr/inside-croatias-latest-hr-phishing-wave-what-i-learned-from-my-own-inbox/https://idzan.hr/inside-croatias-latest-hr-phishing-wave-what-i-learned-from-my-own-inbox/Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:35:19 +0200Over the past week, I’ve encountered a troubling wave of phishing emails sent to my official .hr address—the same one I use for my website —and each message claimed to originate from a reputable Croatian national service using Microsoft Outlook. In three separate instances, I found a yellow‐highlighted link in the body of the email that led to what looked […]https://idzan.hr/late-q2-early-q3-2025-web-social-personal-updates/https://idzan.hr/late-q2-early-q3-2025-web-social-personal-updates/Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:49:22 +0200Yeah, I know it’s still Q2 as I’m writing this, but by the time this post goes live at the end of June, we’ll be firmly into Q3—so here we go, as Fabrizio Romano might say when a football transfer is officially confirmed. The website’s design hasn’t changed—why mess with a good thing? Behind the scenes, though, I’ve rolled out […]