Are you a thinking about moving to Linux from Windows as a non-technical user? I have been seeing a lot of noise about people leaving Windows for Linux recently. I also noticed people online tend to recommend supposedly easier distributions like Mint or Ubuntu. Let’s get this straight, it really…
Quick install xonsh Python Shell with Pipx
xonsh is a shell like Fish or Bash that gives you the ability to execute Python directly in the shell. You can install xonsh with pipx or just create a virtual environment yourself and pip install everything you need. This covers everything I need though, unless you wish to use…
CachyOS and KDE
I was shopping around for a new Arch based distro as I was having some issues with Manjaro and Garuda. Yes, I could install Arch. I have done this, and it was as annoying as Slackware back in the nineties. I suppose I could use the install script, basically how…
A little dystopian reading for a dystopian future.
There is not too much I can say. All these books are great. I just wish they were not so close to reality. The Iron Heel by Jack London The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Trial by Franz…
Omarchy Post Install on System 76 Laptop
My post Omarchy install on System 76, as I don’t want to forget shit, because I am old. I thought I would share, in case it helps anyone one. I am using an older Oryx Pro, oryp4-b in my case, but I imagine this will work on most System76 machines….
Simple Color Coded Log Tail Utility In PowerShell
I wrote a color coded log tail utility to make things easier for a colleague to see what was happening when tracking down some issues. So now I have an fun little log viewer. In reality, I had some down time and needed to do anything to make it through…
Fetch RSS Feed With Fish Shell And Python
Here is a working example of how to fetch an rss feed with Fish shell and Python. This grabs 40 or so of the latest articles from hacker news with a simple command. You could add code to grab actual dates as opposed to count providing an arg to the…
Manjaro Sway (swaybar) Weather Script
I installed Manjaro Sway to check it out and noticed the temperature returned by the included Manjaro Sway weather script was wrong or not updating to the current temp. It seems Manjaro has their own API generated from Open Medeo data. I decided to write my own and go straight…
SQLite Class For Xojo Desktop Applications
I wrote a SQLite class for Xojo as a convenience for myself as I got tired of rewriting database code anytime I wanted to create a simple application in Xojo. Xojo is an IDE and GUI designer that uses the Basic programming language. It compiles to Windows, Mac OS X,…
Recommendations to help secure yourself from scammers, hackers, and data brokers.
Modern computing has made it easier than ever for hackers, scammers, and data brokers to access, share, or steal your data. A wise move is to secure yourself as much as possible to limit the impact of existing or future breaches and limit the amount of personal data as you…
