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Tracking Disk Usage
On Windows, you can use WinDir to see what files are taking up space on your hard drive. On GNU/Linux, there are several solutions, one of which is
Playing with A New Image Format - WEBP
A new image format, which I'd read a little about but hadn't explored much, was so much fun to experiment with. The WEBP image format, great for websites and content management sys
MyNotes: Speeding Up Ubuntu
One of the reasons I've never stuck with UbuntuLinux for long is how slow, clunky it is. Often this is a function of the computer, but running on a new machine with tons of RAM, SS
PDF Compression on Linux
Ever need ot send someone a PDF file, but it's a tad too large? On Ubuntu Linux, you can install ghostscript (if it's not already), then use this command to…
ChatGPT On Jan 6, 2021
Just putting this here from the future in the past for future reference…a response from ChatGPT (01/11/26) on what happened on January 6, 2021. This has not been edited: On January
Gemini On Jan 6th Insurrection
The following was generated by Gemini on Jan 11, 2026 about the Jan 6,2021 insurrection: On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of then President Donald Trump attacked the United
Chromebook Dies June 2021
Alas, my beloved Acer C740 Chromebook reaches end of life on June 2021. Of course, when the notice popped up, I got a bit excited. What might happen if I were to load GNU/Linux on
MyNotes: Assessing Learning Tools
These are my notes from the article, 6 Tools for Assessing Learning. It suggests we need t
Scribbled Treasures
Cleaning my home office (obligatory during the holidays) has unearthed a few of my old notebooks. These little leather bound (fake leather, no doubt) journals contain my work notes
Trying a New RSS Reader
Maybe I'm clinging to old tech, but I thought I'd try a new RSS reader. Why? Well, Feedly (which is free, thank you) has started dropping more advertisements in as articles. Maybe,
Exploring Critical Thinking
Source: An introduction to critical thinking
2020 Retrospective
It's customary to reflect on the year you've completed. As I look back on 2020, I can't help but feel grateful for many things. Mind if I share a few of them with you? As you might
A Quick Look Back
I had stumbled on a Academic website that wanted to sell me on the idea that I could find all the places I'd been published or cited. It described itself as even better than Google
A Review of Amana Meat Shop
As we've grown older, holiday meals had grown to be a chore for two. While we may have enjoyed preparing these meals in the past, the sense of urgency is now past. Our children hav
Fixing my Grub
If you dual boot Windows and GNU/Linux, you'll soon find yourself wishing you could customize your grub file. This is a list of operating systems/kernels on your computer that you
Almost 500 Blog Entries: 2020 Blog Roundup
"I have ninety nine jumps out of the airplane," said my Dad. He had been a paratrooper, special forces, and retired Canal Zone police officer. "Why did you stop at ninety nine jump
Make Data Backup Boring and Easy
This past weekend, I took the opportunity to clean out my personal Google Drive, and back up everything. It's a job I'd put off for awhile, but I wrote a blog entry for my work spa
Revisiting Markdown Editors
One of the tools I use every day is a Markdown editor. But what editor to use? A quick Google search will give you a list of markdown editors. For many reasons, I write my blog ent
My Thanksgiving Notes
First of all, allow me to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Even if we are locked in (or not) and suffering COVID 19, there remain many reasons why we can…
Exodus: Google Photos
Google's recent announcements about Google Photos reminded me that it's important to have an exit policy. Google's dominance over my email, photo storage, and file storage reminded
@ProtonMail Announces Import from Gmail Tool
Need to migrate your email from Gmail to a secure, encrypted email provider? It's gotten so easy. Come along as I share my journey with ProtonMail, who announced their Import Ass
Another 27.7M User Data Breach: Texas Drivers Licenses
In news that is sure to tick off most of Texas (oh wait, they are already gun totin', mask off mad), I saw this interesting announcement about 27.7 million…
Evil Computing
It makes sense that everything is headed for surveillance state. I love the fact that my Mac computer using colleagues and friends are happy with their…