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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 gears-01
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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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The job is not done until the documentation is complete osdc_general_openfield
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The job is not done until the documentation is complete

David Both May 16, 2024
Which came first, the program or the documentation? Therein lies the dilemma. I don't think I have ever...
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Testing Linux hardware compatibility with USB sticks usb-hardware
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Testing Linux hardware compatibility with USB sticks

David Both May 15, 2024
Like everyone else, those of us who use Linux sometimes need to purchase a new computer. Although...
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How to build rpm packages OSDC_gift_giveaway_box_cropped
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How to build rpm packages

David Both May 14, 2024
Over the years I have created a number of Bash scripts, some of which have separate configuration...
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Using ‘grep’ to play a word game The Bash logo
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Using ‘grep’ to play a word game

Jim Hall May 13, 2024
You can use regular expressions to match letters and patterns, to help you play a letter game.
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Why it’s important for leaders to mentor and support others mentor-leader-career
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Why it’s important for leaders to mentor and support others

David Both May 12, 2024
After decades in the tech industry with invaluable mentorship, a seasoned professional is now giving back by...
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A minimalistic approach to debugging annoyingbugs
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A minimalistic approach to debugging

David Both May 11, 2024
Originally published in 2016, this interview with Katrina Hayes on Opensource.com details her distinct approach to coding...
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Regular Expressions #4: Pulling it all together Socket Wrench and sockets
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Regular Expressions #4: Pulling it all together

David Both May 10, 2024
This series delves into the practical applications of regular expressions within Linux tools such as grep, sed,...
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Regular Expressions #3: grep — Data flow and building blocks building_blocks
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Regular Expressions #3: grep — Data flow and building blocks

David Both May 9, 2024
In Regular Expressions #1: Introduction, I covered what they are and why they’re useful. In Regular...
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Ansible #3: Finishing our Ansible playbook to manage workstation and server updates

David Both May 8, 2024
In part two of this series on writing Ansible playbooks, "Ansible #2 How to create an Ansible...
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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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Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cost of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done.

— 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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