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Top Five things you can do with nano

Don Watkins August 26, 2024
In the early stages of my experience with Linux servers, I had to learn how to edit...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 05 — Embrace the CLI

David Both August 25, 2024
1 Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 6 of my book, The Linux...
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Check spelling at the command line

Jim Hall August 24, 2024
Check spelling at the command line like old-school Unix with this cool script.
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Getting a hand from Handbrake

Don Watkins August 23, 2024
I have dozens of VHS tapes recorded, in some cases nearly 30 years ago, of our children...
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Balancing Performance, Compliance, and Cost with Linux and Open-Source Solutions

Don Watkins August 22, 2024
My recent task involved assisting a healthcare professional in upgrading their computer system. The goal was to...
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Happy Birthday to the IBM PC

David Both August 21, 2024
The IBM PC turned 43 on the 12th of August and I, for one, have fond and...
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Guess the number in FORTRAN 77

Jim Hall August 20, 2024
Explore classic programming in FORTRAN 77 with this sample program.
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Count magic bunnies in LibreOffice Calc

Jim Hall August 19, 2024
Use this tutorial to learn about AutoFill in LibreOffice Calc.
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When STEM becomes STEAM

David Both August 18, 2024
For the last two years I’ve been invited to staff a table at a local STEM Saturday...
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Contributing to open source

Don Watkins August 17, 2024
I started using Linux and open-source software in the late 1990s, and the more familiar I became...
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System76’s Cosmic Desktop: A New Era in Linux UX

Don Watkins August 16, 2024
Last week, System76 unveiled COSMIC, a groundbreaking desktop for Linux computers. This isn’t an iteration of Gnome,...
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The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 04 — Use the Linux FHS

David Both August 15, 2024
The Linux Filesystem Hierarchical Standard (FHS) defines the structure of the Linux directory tree. It names a...
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Mastering the rm command

Don Watkins August 14, 2024
The rm command in Linux is a powerful tool for deleting files and directories. While it may...
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Results of the Great Both.org Challenge

David Both August 13, 2024
Since no one entered our little challenge, we have no new results to share. I was hoping...
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LibreOffice Calc functions to make your work easier

Jim Hall August 12, 2024
Here are the LibreOffice Calc functions that I use all the time to get my work done.
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Randomness, zero and more

David Both August 11, 2024
Photo by Breakingpic from Pexels Randomness is an important tool in any computing environment. It’s critical to creating public/private...
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System upgrades this Sunday, May 3

Tools illustrationFedora 44 was released this week and I’ve upgraded all my systems except for the two that directly affect Both.org. I’ll be upgrading the hosts for my server and firewall to Fedora 44 this Sunday afternoon, May 3.

Both.org will be down for most of the afternoon for these upgrades.

Thanks for your patience.

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Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.

— Archibald Putt

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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