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…
Linux tools to assist in privacy, security, and censorship.
Do you want piece of mind when working online? Concerned about privacy, security, or censorship? If so, here are some suggestions to put your mind at ease, at least a little. Just be aware that nothing is full proof, but making things harder for the bad guys sure makes you…
PowerShell console weather script
I wanted a little more detail than some other terminal weather programs provide so I wrote a console weather script in PowerShell. I do not consider it complete as I will eventually rewrite error handling, how I handle the data, and add better documentation. It works and can be used…
Why Facebook and PayPal, and most online services, are worse than scammers
I used to tell a joke back in the eighties, what’s the difference between an outlaw biker and a cop? The length of their hair. Facebook is the cop. A major retailer named Sam Ash went out of business recently and the scams flooded in on Facebook offering huge clearance…
Fix missing shared libraries for a game in Lutris
This is how I fixed missing shared libs for Baulder’s Gate 1 and 2 in Lutris. Should work for any game missing shared libs though. Just be aware, I am currently running Ubuntu 24.04 so these names and paths may be different. Look at the log in Lutris by clicking…
Ardour 8 on Ubuntu 24.04 – Set memory unlimited and real-time priority.
Install Ardour 8 from Flathub or build it yourself. Flatpak is not installed on Ubuntu 24.04 so you will need to set it up. This should also work for Renoise if it uses Pipewire. The limits file will not work. When you run Ardour you will likely receive the following…
Quick Linux Install Tip – Drives
One of the best things about Linux is that you can use a drive as home. It’s easy to simply let the Linux installer configure your drives, but is it the best solution? I don”t think so. Either way, this is how I do things. Note: If you just want…
Get Bi-Weekly Paydays And Major US Holidays With PowerShell
Example PowerShell code to generate paydays and major US holidays with or without full calendar. The Holiday function could be shorter and more elegant, but it works for my needs.
Haiku OS Themes
I created these Haiku OS themes and a wallpaper over the weekend. View the info file to see how to install. They require ThemeManager, which can be installed from HaikuDepot. I did not create the wallpaper in the dark them. Attribution in info file also. The irritations: Things seem inconsistent…
Simple iPhone connection monitor for Linux with GLib/Gio.
A very simple Gio iPhone connection monitor in Python 3. I wrote a crappier version of this awhile ago and revamped it. Hope it’s helpful to someone.
