Category: Commentary
Categories: Commentary, Tutorial, Usability
2023
July
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The Downhill Slide of DuckDuckGo
For several years many people have supported the idea of . . .
2022
October
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No Such Thing as a Stupid Question
Many people have heard the proverb, “There is no such . . .
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Deprecated Commands
I sigh every time I read an author jump on . . .
September
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Common Commands for Beginners
A common article found online is a recommendation for commands . . .
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Living with a Smart Phone
I ran across a comment from a person looking for . . .
August
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Ransomware Victims Should Suffer
Humans live in a complex world. Computers have become horribly . . .
2021
November
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Not Owning a Smart Phone
Smart phones have revolutionized human existence. Denigrating jokes have been . . .
October
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Ridiculing Windows
I have no special fondness for Windows or Microsoft, but . . .
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Advertising
There is an old joke. How to know when politicians . . .
September
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The Uncomfortable History of Firefox
I have been using the Mozilla Firefox web browser since . . .
August
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Desktop As a Service
My baloney detectors alarmed when Windows 10 was first released. . . .
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Software As a Service
A family member decided to replace a mechanical hard drive . . .
June
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Windows 11
The Microsoft folks purposely obfuscate how to install Windows 10 . . .
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My Desktop Computer Is Not a Mobile Device
In the past few years I have lost much faith . . .
May
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Devices Using the Linux Kernel
Through the years I have observed excited claims about how . . .
April
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Instant Messaging
Outside of direct participation in forums, my only means of . . .
January
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Starlink
Living in a rural area I am aware of the . . .
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Disconnecting from the World
Within the past generation the popular acceptance of the world . . .
2020
September
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Being Connected Forever
I have been connecting to the Internet since the mid . . .
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Upgrade Now!
Because of my job as a Linux admin I follow . . .
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For a Better Experience Please Use Chrome
At work I was asked to install a proprietary software. . . .
August
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Snaps and Flatpaks
There are some interesting discussions online about snaps and flatpaks . . .
July
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Google Captchas
Many Firefox web browser users have run into the infamous . . .
May
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Knowing Enough to be Dangerous
An unhealthy habit of many subject matter experts is ridiculing . . .
February
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Life Without FAAMG
I ran across an online article where the author pondered . . .
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Handling Disruptions
I notice many online requests for technical solutions to limit . . .
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The Insanity of Windows 10
While helping technicians at work with updating Windows 7 to . . .
January
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Six Hundred Articles
I am mildly surprised to notice 599 previous posts to . . .
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Linux in 2001
Recently I reminisced what the Linux world was like when . . .
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Y2K
Twenty years ago this day many people were exhaling happily. . . .
2019
October
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Me Time
Sometimes life is a lot like the old proverb about . . .
September
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The Linux Desktop
After my recent migration from MATE to Xfce, I pondered . . .
July
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Magnificent Desolation
There is a full moon today. Eerie, as this is . . .
May
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Firefox Add-on Certificate Expiration
The recent Mozilla hiccup with an expired add-on signing certificate . . .
2018
September
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Subtle Tracking
Online data mining and tracking are now full fledged diseases . . .
2017
December
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Munich and Windows
I am not surprised the folks in Munich are returning . . .
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Installing a Linux Based System For Others
A common question I see in discussion forums is people . . .
October
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Getting Things Done
I maintain three to-do lists. For home chores, computer projects, . . .
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The Sick World of Advertising
I enjoy reading about the never-ending battle between advertisers and . . .
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The Root Cause of the Equifax Data Breaches
Much attention was given to the Equifax data breach. Many . . .
September
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Advertisers are Deeply Concerned
Advertising wonks are “deeply concerned” about some new Safari web . . .
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Blocking Ad Blockers
Analogies almost always break at some point, but they are . . .
August
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Things to Know Before Using Linux
I was reading an article online with a similar title. . . .
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Autoplaying Ads
The Google morons, er, engineers, are experimenting with auto-playing video . . .
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Not Embracing Technology
Lately I have been noticing articles about people complaining or . . .
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Fixing the State of Technical Documentation
Technical documentation has long been an uncomfortable element of free/libre . . .
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Net Neutrality
A core argument about net neutrality is keeping the Internet . . .
July
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Firefox and Google Analytics
Recently there was a stink about Firefox using Google Analytics . . .
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The Microsoft Folks Want Rural High Speed Internet
Of course the Microsoft folks want this. This has nothing . . .
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Methods and Procedures
I have no memory or recollection where I obtained this . . .
June
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Ransomware and the Internet of Things
Ransomware is getting a lot of press these days. Especially . . .
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Advertisers Are Sick People
People in the advertising business are sick people . . .
May
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Replacing ifconfig
This is a typical geek article. Yes, technology evolves. No, . . .
April
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A Shrewd Plan
Dear Web Site Designer . . .
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My Future With The Web
I have been thinking about my future on the web . . .
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Improving Online Comments
Somebody derived the quaint idea of requiring visitors to prove . . .
March
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How I Use Linux
Linux based operating systems are a staple of my daily . . .
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Why I Use Slackware
I have been using Slackware since 10.0. That would be . . .
February
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GTK3 Tooltips
As I progress toward removing the kinks with updating from . . .
January
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The Internet Is Becoming a Cesspool
The Internet, specifically the World Wide Web layer, provides humans . . .
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The Insanity of Data Mining and Tracking
I have been around desktop computers a long time. In . . .
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Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
Can a leopard change its spots? . . .
2016
November
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Some Simple Solutions
There is a simple solution to eliminating patent and copyright . . .
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Contempt for Advertisers
I never much liked advertising. Before the world wide web . . .
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The Illusion of Multitasking Humans
I sigh every time I read or hear somebody discussing . . .
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Don’t Do Evil
Is anybody truly surprised? . . .
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Android, Linux, and Fanboys
Typical click-bait content with a misleading title: . . .
October
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Teach Or Write
A long time ago, possibly in a galaxy far away, . . .
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The Nightmare of the Internet of Things
Recently I read a discussion about how a typical computer . . .
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The Art Of Deception
The primary phone in the home is VOIP through the . . .
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Chromebooks
Published Oct. 17, 1991 in the Wall Street Journal, Walt . . .
September
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Ubuntu Package Updates
In Ubuntu MATE 16.04, Firefox was updated to 49.0. Firefox . . .
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Being Infected With Malware
On my personal computers I have experienced software viruses only . . .
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Google Is Not Part of My Life
I avoid Google products and services, which includes Android. Too . . .
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Unpleasant Linux Observations
Most IT professionals are serious about security in the server . . .
August
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Planned Obsolescence
Planned obsolescence is a fact of life with software and . . .
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Grateful For Free/Libre Software
The Linux kernel is 25 years old today. I was . . .
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Disheartening
Desktop Linux Absent from Zemlin’s LinuxCon Pep Rally . . .
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Why Desktop Linux Still Hasn’t Taken Over the World
Recently an online article prompted many comments about the Year . . .
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Slow Boiling Frogs
The Microsoft folks decided, like the Windows 10 design, they . . .
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Windows 10 Malware Dialog
About a week ago I was at the hardware store . . .
July
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Helping One Another
There are some things many people learn as they age . . .
June
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Tradeoffs
Once upon a time there were only single computers in . . .
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Using Proprietary Software
I have nothing against using closed source or proprietary software. . . .
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Free Is Seldom Free
Free is seldom truly free . . .
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More Vertical Software Woes
A person for whom I installed Linux contacted me about . . .
February
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Where are the True Linux Based Tablets?
I have yet to buy a tablet. I am unlikely . . .
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My First Distro
With my mind wandering the other day, I pawed through . . .
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Takers
I notice many vendors using Linux as a base for . . .
January
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Removing Windows 7 Spyware
The ability to block Microsoft from updating users to Windows . . .
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Linux and the Surveillance State
One of the challenges of living in a surveillance state . . .
2015
November
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Updates vs. Upgrades
With respect to computers and many other products, I do . . .
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Libre Microsoft
For a while the Microsoft folks have been feigning attempts . . .
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Customizing Firefox
The Mozilla Firefox developers continue their rampage with removing usability . . .
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What Changed This Time
I have been using Firefox since the Phoenix days and . . .
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Living Under a Rock
Rant time . . .
October
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Youtube Autoplay
I am not a video junkie and am not a . . .
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Year of the Linux Desktop
Why has there never been a Year of the Linux . . .
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Old Computers
At one time I was interested in tinkering with Linux . . .
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Everything Just Works
With respect to computers a common phrase heard is “Everything . . .
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Where is Linux
While watching an NFL game, I noticed a significant presence . . .
Categories: Commentary, Tutorial, Usability