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Balancing Power and Portability: The journey of a technophile

10/31/2024 by Don

When I attended All Things Open a year ago, I carried a Hewlett-Packard DevOne, which I had purchased the year before. Two years ago, I was anxious to try the DevOne because I wanted to try an AMD Ryzen 7 with Linux. It was a platform I had never used. I have been a solid … Read more

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Blogging, technology Tags Linux, M2, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, open sourcce

New MacBook Air M2

01/03/202411/25/2023 by Don

It’s been a few years since I purchased a MacBook. My last Mac was a MacBook Pro I bought in the spring of 2020. Since then, I’ve been using Linux exclusively. My desktop is an Intel NUC 11 that’s running Linux Mint Cinnamon, and I’ve no plans to change that anytime soon. However, I’ve heard … Read more

Categories Blogging, open source Tags Homebrew, M2, MacBook Air, MacOS, open source software, Python

Why Linux Mint Could be Your Perfect OS Choice

08/03/2023 by Don

I have owned several MacBooks and purchased one for my wife a few years ago. She’s not a power user, mainly utilizing it for shopping, email, and discovery. As it approaches the end of its life, each new OS upgrade renders it less usable. Although my wife has never used a Linux computer, transitioning might … Read more

Categories Blogging, Linux, open source Tags Linux Mint, MacBook Air, open source software

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