Reasons for Moving to Linux
Cyndi Bulka, my yoga teacher and co-author of our book, “Linux for Small Business Owners”, and I both switched to Linux for some similar as well as a few different reasons. We did it for our businesses as well as our personal computing needs.
Triangle Linux User Group (TriLUG) February Meeting
Triangle Linux Users Group Topic: Why I use Linux -- And have never used WindowsPresenter: David BothWhen: Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 7:00 to 9:00pmWhere:...
Update on my Oldest Computer
Something interesting happened today that I decided to write about. Not that I don't find interesting things to write about almost daily. I installed updates...
Why I Installed Fedora Server on My Primary Workstation — and How
Customizing a Fedora system from a minimal command line only installation.
Network Upgrades Completed — Sort of
So I didn't upgrade to 3Gb Gfiber. I wanted a couple things like static IPs that they can't or won't do without using their business...
Saving Public Library Computers With Linux Mint MATE
I was volunteering at the local public library, where I find myself frequently these days. The library has some older Dell OptiPlex All-in-One desktops that...
Network Upgrades at Both.org
Starting Friday morning, January 23, I'm having Google fiber installed. It's 3Gb symmetric, which is 3x that which my ATT fiber provides, costs less, and...
Why I Didn’t Convert My Primary Workstation to BtrFS
When I started writing this series about the BtrFS filesystem, I fully intended to migrate my primary workstation from EXT4 so that I could get...
Create a Linux kiosk at your library
As a frequent client of my local library, I'm very invested in the health, sustainability, and privacy of library systems all over the world. When...
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 5
The previous step in conversion of my main test computer from EXT4 filesystems on a Logical Volume Manager (LVM) base, to BtrFS is complete. It...
Why I prefer tar to zip
I love having choices when it comes to computing, and especially in the world of open source we're spoilt when it comes to archiving files....
Development isn’t over until it’s packaged
Most software development I've done has been utilities for highly specific workflows. I've written code to ensure that metadata for a company's custom file format...
Tinkering with Immutable Linux: How Fedora Cosmic Atomic Won Me Over
I have been doing a lot of reading and listening to YouTube videos about immutable distributions and why they might offer the most flexibility for...
Using Wildcards on the Bash Command Line
The function of any shell, whether Bash, KSH, CSH is to take commands entered on the command line; expand any file globs, that is wildcard...
2025 — a Great Year for Both.org
2025 was an amazing year for Both.org. We started with only a few visitors per day and grew rapidly. Although the time up to the...