Linux: Let’s Make It Better for New Users.
Linux has come a long way since I first tried it in the early aughts. The Desktop Environment (DE) has improved considerably, and in many ways, meets and surpasses Windows …
How I Fixed Display Backlight Flicker with PopOS
While I’m thrilled with popOS as a desktop environment, it’s not without certain issues. The biggest one for me was the recurring backlight flicker that would manifest after waking the …
PopOS Starter Pack for new Linux Users
As a new PopOS user, I wanted to document my set-up journey, in the hopes that it may help other new PopOS users who are coming over from another OS …
PopOS Linux is Impressive. But.
When I last posted, I shared my experience with Mabox Linux. This time around, I’m sharing my experiences with Pop!_OS, by System76. (I’m going to save myself some time and …
MaBOX Linux: I Want to Believe
In my last post, I shared my experiences in upgrading my daughter’s 2014 13″ Retina MacBook Pro. Apple claims that this machine is “vintage”, and, as such, has stopped providing …
Upgrading My 2014 Retina MacBook Pro
Time flies. It was only a few years ago when I contemplated the notion of moving along from my mid-2014 13″ Retina MacBook Pro. Shortly after making that post, I …
Car Repair as Relaxation
If you fancy yourself a car enthusiast (and especially if you don’t), you will find Simon Fordman’s repair of a 1975 Mercedes 240D immensely satisfying. I found myself transfixed for …
Trying on ToeRings for Mac
ToeRings is a simple, and somewhat experimental macOS app (indicated by its current version 0.0.0), which displays common Mac stats (CPU usage, Memory usage, Disk usage, Network activity) as an …
I bought a (mini)PC.
Despite being more of a Mac user, owning a PC is not new for me. Long time readers may recall that I built one in 2015. While that computer served …