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Advanced stress testing for DevOps
  • DevOps
  • Linux
  • Stress testing
  • System Administration
  • Testing

Advanced stress testing for DevOps

  • David Both
  • December 15, 2025
  • 0

I recently discovered stress-ng which, while similar to the original stress program, offers far more flexibility and granularity in testing.

System76 and the New COSMIC Desktop
  • Linux
  • Moving to Linux
  • Pop!_OS

System76 and the New COSMIC Desktop

  • Don Watkins
  • December 12, 2025
  • 0

System76 is celebrating 20 years, and they did so by officially releasing Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and the COSMIC desktop. I got an email from Carl Richell today […]

Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File
  • BtrFS
  • EXT4
  • Filesystems
  • Linux
  • Storage
  • System Administration

Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File

  • David Both
  • December 11, 2025
  • 0

Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.

Gift ideas for 2025
  • Community
  • Fun

Gift ideas for 2025

  • Jim Hall
  • December 10, 2025
  • 0

Use this list of unique gift ideas for this holiday season!

Linux and AI: Why Efficiency Still Matters
  • AI
  • Hardware
  • Linux
  • Moving to Linux

Linux and AI: Why Efficiency Still Matters

  • Don Watkins
  • December 9, 2025
  • 0

1 Choosing the Right Hardware My daily driver is a System76 Meerkat, powered by an Intel Core i7-255H and with 32 GB of RAM. It […]

What do AI and Timothy Leary have in common?
  • AI
  • Linux
  • Opinion
  • Windows

What do AI and Timothy Leary have in common?

  • David Both
  • December 8, 2025
  • 0

1 If you were around in the ’60s, you probably know who Timothy Leary was. If you weren’t around then, the short story is that […]

A New Way to Watch Your Linux System Work
  • Linux
  • System Administration

A New Way to Watch Your Linux System Work

  • Don Watkins
  • December 5, 2025
  • 0

Here are 3 ways you can keep an eye on your Linux system performance.

The secret to fixing a mangled filesystem
  • EXT4
  • Filesystems
  • Linux
  • Storage
  • Storage Management Tools

The secret to fixing a mangled filesystem

  • David Both
  • December 4, 2025
  • 0

1 Modern computers and the storage devices we use in them, both HDDs and SSDs, are quite resilient. It’s seldom that a power failure, tripping […]

15 Essential Open-Source Backup Utilities to Protect Your Data
  • Backups
  • Linux
  • Open Source

15 Essential Open-Source Backup Utilities to Protect Your Data

  • Don Watkins
  • December 3, 2025
  • 0

Protecting your data has never been more crucial. With the advent of hybrid work, cloud-native applications, and ransomware threats, reliable backup solutions are indispensable for […]

Why Zorin OS 18 Might Be the Best Linux Release for New Users
  • Linux 101
  • Moving to Linux

Why Zorin OS 18 Might Be the Best Linux Release for New Users

  • Don Watkins
  • December 2, 2025
  • 0

It’s been a while since I tried a new Linux distribution, so I was game for a new experience when an edtech blogger I follow […]

Is the Internet grinding to a halt?
  • DNS
  • Internet
  • Performance
  • Ramblings

Is the Internet grinding to a halt?

  • David Both
  • December 1, 2025
  • 0

Is there a new conspiracy theory to worry about?

Converting to BtrFS — Episode 3
  • BtrFS
  • Filesystems
  • Linux

Converting to BtrFS — Episode 3

  • David Both
  • November 25, 2025
  • 0

It worked — sort of.

AI slop broke Windows
  • AI Slop
  • Linux
  • Opinion
  • Windows

AI slop broke Windows

  • David Both
  • November 24, 2025
  • 0

30% of the code in Windows has been written by AI. At the same time, pretty much all Windows core features are broken.

Flexible updates with Linux
  • Linux 101
  • Moving to Linux
  • Updates

Flexible updates with Linux

  • David Both
  • November 21, 2025
  • 0

Flexibility is an important consideration when performing updates to your operating system. Linux gets it right.

Converting to BtrFS — Episode 2
  • BtrFS
  • Filesystems
  • Linux

Converting to BtrFS — Episode 2

  • David Both
  • November 20, 2025
  • 0

I’ve started testing.

Easily Create Windows Installation Media Using Linux Tool
  • Linux
  • Open Source
  • Windows

Easily Create Windows Installation Media Using Linux Tool

  • Don Watkins
  • November 19, 2025
  • 0

1 Recently, I’ve been helping people with Windows machines. In one case, I needed to create bootable drives for Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server […]

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Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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