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Expired Domain, Update RSS Feed
This morning, I snuck a peek at my RSS reader to see what magic had ended
The Triple Boot 1: The FOSS Foundation Android
"Ownership begins where the telemetry ends."
Gemini Langoliers: Three App Picks on Android
Over the weekend, I decide
AI-Powered Bat/Bash Files
Need to convert an MP4 video file to an
The Learning Loop 5: From Critical Thinking to AI "Slow Drips"
In This Issue: As AI
Debloating Windows
Parts of my day involve s
Windows: Work Faster, Click Less
Never bothered to look too much for keyboard shortcuts on Windows, but I got the idea reading a discovery of a keyboard combination via Mastodon. Here are a few "one pagers" for Wi
Moving Fonts: Windows to GNU/Linux
Update: Instructions Worked! Original: Someone on Mastodon asked, and for fun, I ran it through
Rclone, anyone?
Every Thanksgiving break, I take a stab at backing up one of my external USB hard drives to another. It takes forever since the drives are huge and data is traveling over a USB con
Autocrat Stalls on New Google Forms
If you've suffered anxiety over Autocrat stalling on Google Forms recently (and a lot of folks have, including me), you may be wondering, "What gives?" How could Autocrat, an amazi
4 - The Learning Loop: CriticalThinking with AI
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Curating AI and Everything Else with Raindrop
Over the last few weeks, I've been struggling to manage the influx of daily overwhelm, that firehose of content about Generative AI. Everything from book recommendations to article
Securing My Codes Authentication 2FA
Every day, usually at the start of my day, I authenticate myself on the numerous online services I rely on. While I have dozens of usernames and password organized into personal an
eBook Audio Reader - MapleRead SE
Last month, I finally put money down (ouch) for an app to read ebooks on my iPhone. I hated to do it, having relied on free apps. But MapleRead SE ($7.99) promised to also read the
Data Backup Woes and Workaround
When I read this headline, I could only shake my head in dismay: [Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away in OneDrive and Microsoft's sile
MyNotes: Blocking Email Trackers
I love using these tracker blocker type ext
Another Week on Manjaro Linux
Wow, it seems silly to write about the operating system one uses, but I have been so impressed with how fast, easy to use Manjaro Linux (KDE Plasma) has been to use. My journey sta
Exploring MX Linux
I have an old laptop (Alienware 15) that I got awhile back. With all the stuff going on about Windows 11 Recall, CoPilot, etc., I had been wanting to have one machine in my life th
Backing Up Wikipedia
The other day, I heard a news broadcast about Wikipedia getting unwanted attention from worrisome corners. I remarked to my wife, “It wouldn’t hurt to make a backup of Wikipedia an
Converting PDF to Text
One of the terrible things about creating a presentation? You mix all this text, media into a container that can be hard to process by AI. Some might not want to do that, and I und
Merging Text Files
I was a bit at a loss how to merge 22 different text files into one file. You see, I had a few PDF files that I converted to text files (I used Calibre). But I wasn't sure how to c
Updating Free Tools and Resources List EduSky
You can find my updated list of free media tools, sources, etc. online. It's been a year or more since I last wen
Running DeepSeek AI Local
Flipping through articles via my Flipboard app, I stumbled on this wonderfully written explanation
AI-Powered Audio/Video Transcription with WhisperDesktop
Ever needed to transcribe the text from an audio file? I keep hoping that doing so will be as easy as submitti