2 ways to listen to music on FreeDOS
Two great programs to let you listen to music and audio files on DOS.
Old-school programming with BW BASIC
Install Bywater BASIC on your FreeDOS system and start experimenting with BASIC programming.
How to add and remove packages on FreeDOS
Learn how to use FDIMPLES, the FreeDOS package manager.
The FreeDOS editor makes it easy
FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called FreeDOS Edit.
4 cool facts about FreeDOS for #DOScember
It’s December, and that means it’s #DOScember – so let’s celebrate with a weeklong series about FreeDOS.
When an Apparent DDOS Attack is a Good Thing
Both.org is 2 years old and has been growing steadily. But we’re now seeing some interesting growth phenomena.
Mozilla Firefox AI Slop
I've been using Mozilla Firefox since its original release 21 years ago. Firefox started as an excellent open source browser with a relatively small code...
Reviving a Windows Laptop with Linux Tools and ClamAV
Recently, I was helping a Windows-using friend transition from her ten-year-old Windows 10 laptop to a new Windows 11 laptop. All of her important files...
Converting to BtrFS — Episode 4
In the 3rd episode of this series, I used the btrfs-convert command to convert the EXT4 filesystem on an LVM base to BtrFS on LVM....
Advanced stress testing for DevOps
I recently discovered stress-ng which, while similar to the original stress program, offers far more flexibility and granularity in testing.
System76 and the New COSMIC Desktop
System76 is celebrating 20 years, and they did so by officially releasing Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and the COSMIC desktop. I got an email from Carl Richell today...
Everything you never wanted to know about the /etc/fstab File
Mounting of filesystems during the startup process is managed by the /etc/fstab configuration file.
Linux and AI: Why Efficiency Still Matters
Choosing the Right Hardware My daily driver is a System76 Meerkat, powered by an Intel Core i7-255H and with 32 GB of RAM. It is...
What do AI and Timothy Leary have in common?
If you were around in the '60s, you probably know who Timothy Leary was. If you weren't around then, the short story is that he...
A New Way to Watch Your Linux System Work
Here are 3 ways you can keep an eye on your Linux system performance.