Don Watkins
I’ve spent much of my life teaching people how to use technology. Along the way, I’ve discovered...
Don Watkins
1 A friend of mine contacted me because he said he had “messed up” his computer. His...
2 I’ve been hooked on open-source productivity tools for years—first OpenOffice, then LibreOffice when The Document Foundation...
1 Containers aren’t new, but I am new to using them. I’m particularly interested in locally hosted...
1 One of my friends lives at a retreat center with a large solar array that powers...
Last week, I installed Podman on my Linux desktop and enjoyed experimenting with containers. I was eager...
I have several computers: two are running Linux, and one is a MacBook Air. Additionally, I have...
2 I regularly use VirtualBox to test new Linux distributions, Windows versions, and sometimes set up WordPress, Moodle, or...
A few tips to help you make the switch to Linux
Earlier this week, I received a phone call from a gentleman whom I helped transition to Linux...
2 I spent a fascinating weekend immersed in a conference focused on the vital theme of preserving...
My neighbor, who is a middle school student, recently sustained a compound fracture of his left arm,...
Recently, a friend who was getting started with Python asked me to check some code she had...
I’ve been enjoying the Brave browser lately. It’s refreshing not to be bothered by annoying pop-ups and...
This afternoon, while reading about new developments in Linux Kernel 7.0, my browser session locked up, and...
1 I downloaded Ubuntu 26.04 today, which is the latest long-term release of one of my favorite...