What I’ve learned about open source community over 30 years
Open source projects are about more than just the code. It’s about the people that contribute to it.
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...
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,...
Top 5 open source stories of 2024
2024 has been an interesting year in the news for many reasons. The open source world has been generating a lot of news this year....
Use ImageMagick to work with images
ImageMagick is a handy multipurpose command-line tool for all your image needs.
Celebrating 30 years of open source with FreeDOS
Explore retrocomputing with this open source operating system that recently turned 30 years old.
5 ways to get the most out of Bash
With a little Bash scripting, you can automate tasks on your Linux system. Learn more with these 5 favorite Bash articles.
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.
Stupid SysAdmin tricks
When working on multiple remote systemd using the command line -- Be sure you're working in the terminal for the correct system before entering the...
Why doesn’t my dict command work?
I upgraded to Fedora 41 as soon as it became available about a month ago. Most things worked as expected, but the dict command started...
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...
Fedora rescue mode fails
Have you ever noticed the bottom line on the GRUB bootloader menu? Well, you won't unless you're looking for it during the very first part...
Linux signals — sending system-level commands to programs
A user and SysAdmin guide Let's say you've got a program running that you want to terminate. Or that you want to power off or...
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....
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...
How I find and kill rogue programs
As useful and important as Firefox is to my ability to interact with the outside world, create on this website, manage my money, and much...