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Cyndi: My open source story — Linux, the loyal friend

June 13, 2025June 9, 2025
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How to remove a stuck kernel from GRUB

June 12, 2025June 4, 2025
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What USB device is that?

June 11, 2025June 4, 2025
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How to selectively apply updates

June 10, 2025June 4, 2025
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Straight quotes from pandoc

June 9, 2025June 4, 2025
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Viewing PDF documents in console mode

June 6, 2025May 31, 2025
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AI Terror: The struggle to stay alive

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025
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Loving the command line with the Raspberry Pi

June 4, 2025May 31, 2025
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 21—There is no should

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025
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Linux Social Media

How ActivityPub is Reshaping Social Networking

I have been a Mastodon user for nearly six years. I started on Fosstodon and have since moved to Mastodon. social but that’s unimportant because both Mastodon instances are...

Don Watkins
January 30, 2025January 29, 2025
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Linux Open Source

My Go-To Podcasts for Linux and Open Source

I spend much time on the road or walking around my village and enjoy listening to podcasts about various topics. One of my interests is...

Don Watkins
January 28, 2025February 15, 2025
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Getting Started Open Source

How to get started in open source?

Linux, LibreOffice, GnuCash, and Audacity are all open-source projects, meaning the folks who write the code and/or the documentation are usually not paid for it....

Don Watkins
January 23, 2025January 22, 2025
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Multimedia Open Source Software

A Journey Towards Ad-Free Photography Sharing

I’ve been interested in photography since I co-opted my father’s Kodak 620 camera as a young boy. I used it to take pictures of the...

Don Watkins
January 21, 2025January 19, 2025
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Accessibility LibreOffice Linux

Empowering Everyone: Accessibility Features in LibreOffice

LibreOffice.org is my preferred productivity suite, and I've covered how I use it both as a graphical office suite and a terminal command in the past. In this article,...

Don Watkins
January 13, 2025January 8, 2025
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Information Knowlege

How Kiwix Is Revolutionizing Offline Access to Global Information

Emmanuel Engelhart and Renaud Gaudin wanted everyone to have access to Wikipedia, and in 2007, the dream became a reality with the creation of Kiwix. The project aimed at...

Don Watkins
January 8, 2025January 4, 2025
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Linux

Etherpad: Revolutionizing Real-Time Collaboration

A conversation with a friend today led me to remember Etherpad. In an age of digital collaboration, finding the right tool to facilitate effective teamwork is...

Don Watkins
January 3, 2025December 29, 2024
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Linux Security

Bitwarden: Secure Password Management

Managing passwords is no easy task. There was a time when I relied on the browser to remember my passwords. Those passwords were easily remembered...

Don Watkins
December 29, 2024December 26, 2024
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Linux

Using Web clipper to enhance your note taking

Joplin is my favorite note-taking app. It allows me to save ideas and content across all the platforms I use every day. In my case,...

Don Watkins
December 21, 2024
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AI Linux

Top Eleven Articles on AI this year

These days, there is a growing excitement about artificial intelligence and its potential benefits. Whether you support or criticize this technology, opinions and experiences are...

Don Watkins
December 15, 2024December 13, 2024
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Linux Programming Python

Remove Background from Photos for Holiday Card Creation with Python

You can use open-source tools to produce holiday cards this year. Suppose you have a great photo of your family or grandchildren, but it was...

Don Watkins
December 7, 2024December 4, 2024
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Linux

Embracing the Festive Spirit: Celebrating Holidays Open Source Style!

The holiday season is upon us once again, and this year, I decided to celebrate in an open-source way. Like a particular famous holiday busybody,...

Don Watkins
December 6, 2024December 1, 2024
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Community

Your Guide to Making a Difference in Open Source

You don’t have to be a developer to give back to the open source community.

Don Watkins
December 1, 2024November 30, 2024
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AI Linux Open Source

Embracing Open-Source Solutions in the Age of AI: A Path to Digital Independence

Everywhere you look, whether in print or on the web, the rage is AI. I’m part of the group that sees potential in machine learning...

Don Watkins
November 27, 2024November 26, 2024
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Linux Writing

How Markdown empowers technical writers

I've long been a writer, but writing and publishing have been challenging. Pencil or pen and paper and then endless sheets of paper for rewrites....

Don Watkins
November 24, 2024November 23, 2024
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Applications Open Source

Joplin: The Ultimate Note-Taking App

I spend much of my day on the go, whether walking around my village or traveling nearby. During those walks and drives, I often listen...

Don Watkins
November 23, 2024November 21, 2024
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May 13,2025

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