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...
Managing processes with kill and killall
Process management can be an important part of system maintenance.
Print double-sided documents with this Bash script
Use Bash to print 2-sided documents on a printer that can only print on one side.
Using AI in education
Generative AI is getting used everywhere, including education. Today’s university students need to learn how to use AI responsibly. But while AI has benefits, it...
Another reason I like Linux
I like and prefer Linux for may reasons. Today provides one example. I like to install updates on all my Linux systems ( I don't...
BlueSky and Its Open Source Vision for Social Networking
Social networks have proliferated and they are at the center of much of our modern discourse. They can provide a level of sharing and learning...
An introduction to the Network Time Protocol
Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? -- Chicago, 1969 Perhaps that rock group didn’t care what time it was...
sync — The command you never heard of
Have you ever heard of the sync command? Have you heard of it but then forgotten all about it -- like me? The sync command...
Colorful disk management with dfc
The dfc command in Linux is a powerful tool that provides users with information on file system space usage. It is a tool similar to df, which provides a...
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How I delay code execution in Bash until a remote host is responding
I have recently been working on some code that needs to run on a remote host using SSH. I describe this in my article, Using...