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Usability testing in open source software testing-linux
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Usability testing in open source software

Jim Hall June 24, 2024
Through usability testing, we can make open source software projects easier for everyone to use.
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Intro to the Linux chmod command

Alan Formy-Duval June 23, 2024
2 Every object on your Linux system has a permission mode that describes what actions a user...
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Tips on writing open source documentation files_documents_paper_folder
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Tips on writing open source documentation

Jim Hall June 22, 2024
Adjust your style when writing documentation to reach a wider audience.
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Open source in organizations

Jim Hall June 21, 2024
Open source is a power multiplier for today's IT organizations.
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Learning with the turtle

Don Watkins June 20, 2024
Image by: Patti Black on Unsplash Mathematics was anathema to me in my early years. As a...
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How my easy, home-made backup program saves time, space on the storage medium, and network bandwidth Extedrnal-HDD
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How my easy, home-made backup program saves time, space on the storage medium, and network bandwidth

David Both June 19, 2024
Nothing can ever go wrong with my computer and I will never lose my data. Riiiiight. This article...
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Intro to the Linux useradd command

Alan Formy-Duval June 18, 2024
Adding a user is one of the most fundamental exercises on any computer system; this article focuses...
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Play a fun math game with Linux commands The Bash logo
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Play a fun math game with Linux commands

Jim Hall June 17, 2024
Use these commands to generate random numbers for a fun math quiz game.
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5 common C programming bugs (and how to avoid them) annoyingbugs
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5 common C programming bugs (and how to avoid them)

Jim Hall June 16, 2024
Add a little extra code to your next program to avoid these common C programming mistakes.
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5 note-taking apps for Linux

Don Watkins June 15, 2024
Notes are part of any writer's life. Most of my articles begin in a note taking application...
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As many as 400,000,000 Windows 10 PCs can’t be upgraded to Windows 11 Computers-in-Landfill-01-cropped
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As many as 400,000,000 Windows 10 PCs can’t be upgraded to Windows 11

David Both June 14, 2024
According to a study by Lansweeper, and reported on ZDNet in 2022, less than 43% of PCs...
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How to run DOS apps on Linux retro_old_unix_computer
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How to run DOS apps on Linux

Jim Hall June 13, 2024
With QEMU and FreeDOS, you can run your favorite DOS applications and games.
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Using the command line calendar and date functions in Linux Rows of old fashioned alarm clocks.
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Using the command line calendar and date functions in Linux

Don Watkins June 12, 2024
have always been interested in historical dates and determining the actual day of the week an...
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6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line  linux_keyboard_desktop
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6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line 

Don Watkins June 11, 2024
Using metacharacters on the Linux command line is a great way to enhance productivity. Early in my Linux...
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Running FreeDOS on Linux

Jim Hall June 10, 2024
Here’s how I boot FreeDOS on my Linux desktop machine using QEMU.
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David Both: My Open Source Story myopensourcestory
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David Both: My Open Source Story

David Both June 9, 2024
Here I am, almost 30 years into my personal crazy open source story, and it shows no...
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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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Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.

— Linus Torvalds

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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