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Etherpad: Revolutionizing Real-Time Collaboration
A conversation with a friend today led me to remember Etherpad. In an age of digital collaboration, finding the right tool to facilitate effective teamwork is...
Processing files with ‘find’ and ‘xargs’
Here’s how I used ‘find’ and ‘xargs’ to locate the articles I wrote and count the words.
My mom requests a Linux computer
Image by: Opensource.com Editor’s note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on November 16, 2015. It’s republished here without changes by permission...
Looking forward to 2025
The end of the year is always a good time to look forward to the next year -- and so I will look at a...
Raspberry Pi 500 — a review
I've had several Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computers in the past and used them in interesting ways. Many years ago I even used one as a...
Bitwarden: Secure Password Management
Managing passwords is no easy task. There was a time when I relied on the browser to remember my passwords. Those passwords were easily remembered...
Microsoft Recall still captures your data
Even with "sensitive information" supposedly blocked I don't usually opine about Microsoft, or rant, but this is just ... there are no words. But I'll...
The joy of a modular kernel
What is a modular kernel? Modern modular kernels use a relatively small core that contains only the bare minimum code required to get a computer...
Explore FreeDOS with these 5 articles
FreeDOS is a 16-bit open source operating system that replaces the DOS on older computers. These are your favorite articles about FreeDOS.
Enjoy the holidays with this ASCII fireplace
Enjoy the holidays by writing a ‘fire’ program in ASCII text.
Firewall your home network with a Raspberry Pi
Image by: Opensource.com Editor's note: This article by David Both was published by Opensource.com on March 15, 2016. It's republished here without changes by permission...
The day my mind became open sourced
Image by: Opensource.com This article by Phil Shapiro originally appeared on Opensource.com and is republished here with the author's permission. I can remember so clearly...
Using Web clipper to enhance your note taking
Joplin is my favorite note-taking app. It allows me to save ideas and content across all the platforms I use every day. In my case,...
What I learned by teaching others
Sharing knowledge with others is often a great way to refresh and update your own expertise.
Linux Philosophy articles of 2024
Having read a lot of books like, "Linux and the Unix Philosophy," by Mike Gancarz1, and "The Art of Unix Programming," by Eric S. Raymond2,...
My first Linux in the enterprise
My first experience and lessons learned in deploying Linux in the enterprise.