Using Linux with iPhone the easy way.

Copy Lollipop Playlists with Python. Update Oct. 27, 2019: Installed Pop! OS 19.10 and it is a solid OS. I’m still using Shotwell, which is downloading photos perfectly without any need for a third party tool or code and I am also still using Samba to download and play my…

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Python3 Gtk3 Thread Example

Quick Python3 Gtk3 app to execute Python scripts to test long running threads in Gtk3 app. Some things could be better, like the python paths collection and displaying the PID, but I was focused on running threads without freezing the GUI and it just kind of happened. Hope it’s useful…

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Create mov,mp4 thumbnails from Python3

I was working on a Gtk 3 project to roll up all my iPhone videos into a flowbox for easy locating and processing since iPhone doesn’t name things in a meaningful way and photo managers dump things into not so meaningful folders, thumbnails was a must to locate videos easily….

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Brightness fix on System 76 Oryx Pro

Backlight Fix System 76 Oynx Pro (2018) GTX1060 update 04/22/2023 System76 put out excellent docs on this while I was running another Linux distribution. This works great on my older Oyrx pro. I get working hybrid graphics with keyboard back-light and screen brightness control. Plus all the other System 76…

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