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An interview with Jim Hall about FreeDOS

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Celebrating 20 Years of ODF: The Backbone of Open Standards

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How I use GNU Indent

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AI Malware strikes curl developers

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Emulating systems with QEMU

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Make typing faster with the Keebio BDN9 macro pad

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Code like it’s the 1980s

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Standard UNIX password manager

May 6, 2025
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GIMP: the free Photoshop alternative

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Year: 2024

Opinion Prognostication

Looking forward to 2025

The end of the year is always a good time to look forward to the next year -- and so I will look at a...

David Both
December 31, 2024December 26, 2024
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Linux Raspberry Pi Review

Raspberry Pi 500 — a review

I've had several Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computers in the past and used them in interesting ways. Many years ago I even used one as a...

David Both
December 30, 2024December 30, 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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Opinion Rant Security

Microsoft Recall still captures your data

Even with "sensitive information" supposedly blocked I don't usually opine about Microsoft, or rant, but this is just ... there are no words. But I'll...

David Both
December 28, 2024December 21, 2024
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Kernel Linux

The joy of a modular kernel

What is a modular kernel? Modern modular kernels use a relatively small core that contains only the bare minimum code required to get a computer...

David Both
December 27, 2024December 23, 2024
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Explore FreeDOS with these 5 articles

FreeDOS is a 16-bit open source operating system that replaces the DOS on older computers. These are your favorite articles about FreeDOS.

Jim Hall
December 26, 2024December 1, 2024
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FreeDOS Programming

Enjoy the holidays with this ASCII fireplace

Enjoy the holidays by writing a ‘fire’ program in ASCII text.

Jim Hall
December 24, 2024December 20, 2024
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Firewall Linux Raspberry Pi

Firewall your home network with a Raspberry Pi

Image by: Opensource.com Editor's note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on March 15, 2016. It's republished here without changes by permission...

David Both
December 23, 2024December 20, 2024
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Open Source

The day my mind became open sourced

Image by: Opensource.com This article by Phil Shapiro originally appeared on Opensource.com and is republished here with the author's permission. I can remember so clearly...

David Both
December 22, 2024December 20, 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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FreeDOS Programming

What I learned by teaching others

Sharing knowledge with others is often a great way to refresh and update your own expertise.

Jim Hall
December 20, 2024December 17, 2024
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Linux Philosophy

Linux Philosophy articles of 2024

Having read a lot of books like, "Linux and the Unix Philosophy," by Mike Gancarz1, and "The Art of Unix Programming," by Eric S. Raymond2,...

David Both
December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
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Linux Web Server

My first Linux in the enterprise

My first experience and lessons learned in deploying Linux in the enterprise.

Jim Hall
December 18, 2024December 17, 2024
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FreeDOS

Set up an embedded system with FreeDOS

Setting up an embedded system with FreeDOS requires defining a minimal DOS environment that runs just a single application.

Jim Hall
December 17, 2024December 5, 2024
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5 ways to learn about programming

Read these popular articles from the last year to get started on your programming journey.

Jim Hall
December 16, 2024December 1, 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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