Boost your home network with DNS caching on the edge
If you've been hearing a lot of talk about "the cloud" over the past several years, then you may also have heard rumblings about something called "the edge."The term edge computing reflects the...
View ArticlePut sticky notes on your Linux KDE desktop
I remember the first time I went to an "un" conference. It was a chaotic event at first, with lots of socializing and sharing of personal projects, but it gradually coalesced into a mostly...
View ArticleMath is fun with this Linux graphing calculator
If you spent your high school years gazing at TI-80 series calculators but lost track of the device somewhere along the way, then you might sometimes yearn to relive those thrilling years of algebra...
View ArticleMy favorite casual games to play on Linux
I love a good game that you can immerse yourself in for hours, but I don't always have the luxury of ignoring daily tasks to disappear into a video game. Still, I do love a fun challenge from time to...
View ArticleHow to screen share with the Linux KDE Plasma Desktop
If you've ever done remote support professionally or out of familial obligation, then you've been on a call where solving problems are only secondary to the impossible task of visualizing what's...
View ArticleScan documents and old photos on Linux with Skanlite
Although the world has mostly gone digital now, there are still times when you just have to print a form, sign it, and scan it back in. Sometimes, I find that a snapshot on my phone suffices, but some...
View ArticleListen to your favorite music on Linux with Juk
The KDE project doesn't just provide a famous desktop, it generates a lot of software, from tools for video editng, photography, and illustration, to graphing calculators, email, and office work. Those...
View ArticleHow to make KDE look like GNOME on Linux
GNOME has a tendency for minimalist design. It's a beautiful desktop experience, and holds the honor of being the first free desktop that's ever elicited vocalized admiration from someone looking over...
View ArticleWhy I love KDE for my Linux desktop
One of the things that open source prides itself on is choice. You don't have to settle for anything you don't love. You can change your file manager, your text editor, and you even have over 24...
View Article3 steps to start running containers today
Whether you're interested in them as part of your job, for future job opportunities, or just out of interest in new technology, containers can seem pretty overwhelming to even an experienced systems...
View ArticleUse different time zones on your Linux KDE desktop
I used to marvel at people who required more than one clock, each set to an exotic timezone, on the wall. I saw it mostly in movies, so when I met someone in real life with lots of clocks, it made them...
View ArticleAdd, switch, delete, and manage Linux users in KDE
Sharing a computer in a household is usually a pretty casual affair. When you need the computer, you pick it up and start using it. It's simple in theory, and mostly works. That is, until you...
View ArticleA guide to installing applications on Linux
When you want to try a new app on your phone, you open your app store and install the app. It's simple, quick, and efficient. In this model of providing applications, phone vendors ensure that you know...
View ArticleEdit text on Linux with KWrite and Kate
A text editor is often a good example application to demonstrate what a programming framework is capable of producing. I myself have written at least three example text editors in articles about...
View ArticleArchive files on your Linux desktop with Ark for KDE
When I finish with a project, I often like to take all the files I've created for the project and put them into an archive. It not only saves space, but it gets those files out of my way, and prevents...
View ArticleManage your calendar from the Linux terminal with the konsolekalendar command
I'm a KDE user, and for years I've been on a seemingly endless journey of discovery with the Plasma Desktop. If you were to ask me in public, I'd probably claim to know everything there is to know...
View Article26 open source creative apps to try in 2022
The server and mobile industries know open source well. But open source isn't just about the technology. First and foremost, open source is about sharing, and if there's one thing people love to share...
View ArticleLearn Perl in 2022
Released in early 1988, Perl is a postmodern programming language often considered a scripting language, but it is also capable of object-oriented programming. It is a mature language with tens of...
View ArticleBuild your own container on Linux
Containers are run in the cloud. That's because container technology allows websites and web apps to spawn fresh copies of themselves as demand increases. They're the reason hundreds of millions of...
View ArticleTry Turris Omnia, the open source router
In the early 2000s, I was fascinated by OpenWrt and wanted nothing more than to run it on a router of my own. Unfortunately, I didn't have a router capable of running custom firmware, and so I spent...
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