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High Anxiety

David Both January 4, 2020
Yesterday was a very challenging day for me. It involved winblowze 10 which is not a common...
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About ebooks for “Using and Administering Linux”

David Both December 16, 2019
All three volumes of my Linux self-study series of books, Using and Administering Linux – Zero to...
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“Using and Administering Linux” now available on Amazon

David Both December 14, 2019
Updated 2019-12-23 The books in my three-volume series, Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin, are...
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Update on BookAuthority

David Both December 12, 2019
1 After some additional research, it turns out that BookAuthority is merely an Amazon “partner.” They advertise...
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Finished!

David Both November 29, 2019
Late yesterday I finished proofing that last of the three books in my Using and Administering Linux:...
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Book update

David Both November 22, 2019
I have been quite busy the last couple weeks working on the proofs for “Using and Administering...
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“Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins” to be translated into Chinese

David Both September 30, 2019
I have just learned that China Machine Press, a Chinese company based in Beijing, has purchased the...
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Technical revisions completed

David Both September 30, 2019
This weekend I completed the technical revisions on Volume 3 of my definitive 3-volume self-study course, “Using...
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Back to Firefox

David Both September 5, 2019
I really like Chrome for a web browser but I have recently started having significant problems with...
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First draft complete!

David Both September 2, 2019
I have finished work on the fist draft of Volume 3 of my forthcoming Linux self-study training...
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The end is near!

David Both August 26, 2019
For the first draft of my book, that is. I am currently finishing work on the last...
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Outage fixed

David Both August 22, 2019
A few days ago we had an outage on this web site that lasted from Monday through...
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Book Details Updated

David Both July 25, 2019
Now that we have revised the structure and Table of Contents for my upcoming three volume book,...
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News about “Using and Administering Linux – Zero to SysAdmin”

David Both July 10, 2019
Due to the massive amount of material that will be covered in my new book, “Using and...
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First Draft Complete

David Both June 17, 2019
Late this afternoon I completed the first draft of the last chapter in my book, “Using and...
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My next book: Using and Administering Linux

David Both May 31, 2019
From Zero to Linux SysAdmin Self-Study – Book 1 My next book is a self study course,...
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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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