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Digging into ODT file contents

Jim Hall June 1, 2024
All LibreOffice files are zip file containers with XML data and metadata.
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Replacing rc.local in systemd Linux systems

David Both May 31, 2024
Missing rc.local for adding commands to run on startup? The rc.local file was—and in some cases still...
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The Art of Problem Solving testing-linux
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The Art of Problem Solving

David Both May 30, 2024
Image by: Opensource.com Although it would be nice to believe that cars, home theater systems, computers, and...
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Problem solving strategies for SysAdmins

David Both May 29, 2024
Solving complex problems is not a straightforward proposition. I've participated in plenty of technical interviews with...
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How I fixed Random Reboots on One of My Laptops

David Both May 28, 2024
1 I have three laptops that I’ve purchased from System76 out of Denver Colorado. They design and...
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Managing devices in Linux

David Both May 27, 2024
There are many interesting features of the Linux directory structure. In this article I cover some fascinating...
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Use ‘grep’ to solve a 2-dimensional word puzzle

Jim Hall May 26, 2024
Regular expressions match patterns and help you solve problems.
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Comparing BASIC with FORTRAN 77

Jim Hall May 25, 2024
I applied what I learned about BASIC to learn the FORTRAN 77 programming language.
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Get started with Midnight Commander, a visual shell and file manager for Linux

David Both May 24, 2024
Midnight Commander (MC) is a text-based Command Line Interface (CLI) program. It is particularly useful when a...
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Streamline Your Small Business with This Open Source Accounting App BUSINESS_networks
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Streamline Your Small Business with This Open Source Accounting App

Don Watkins May 23, 2024
Using GnuCash puts you in control of your small business.
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Get Publii – Static Site Generator

Don Watkins May 22, 2024
You don't need a web content management system to create and maintain websites.
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A little programming goes a long way code_computer_development_programming
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A little programming goes a long way

Jim Hall May 21, 2024
It helps to know some programming to solve these little problems.
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Linux desktops and laptops

Jim Hall May 20, 2024
How do you run Linux? We asked our community to find out.
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My open source story

Jim Hall May 19, 2024
How I got started in open source, from GNU Emacs and installing Linux in 1993.
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My first programming language retro_old_unix_computer
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My first programming language

Jim Hall May 18, 2024
Apple BASIC was how I first learned how to write my own computer programs.
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3 ways to read files in C

Jim Hall May 17, 2024
There’s the simple way, and there’s the fast way. Let’s compare.
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— Gilb’s laws of unreliability

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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