In 2025, WordPress continues to be the backbone of accessible, customizable web publishing—especially for community organizations, libraries, and small businesses. Built on a robust open-source database, WordPress empowers users to organize content intuitively through categories and tags. Categories help group broader topics like “Digital Literacy” or “Community Programming,” while tags such as #Python, #GoLang, or … Read more
Recently I had a client who despite my recommendation for Linux or macOS chose instead to opt for Microsoft Windows 11. They purchased a nice Windows 11 laptop and of course it came with an invitation to use Office 365. Are there other options? Yes, I told her. There is LibreOffice which is my go … Read more
When you are new to Linux it is tough to get your head around all the choices there are for users. If you’re a person migrating from Windows 10 or Windows 11 I would recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon. This is particularly true if you have a computer that has and i5 or Ryzen 5 or … Read more
In a quiet village nestled between the misty hills of the north, there lived a young girl named Lila, no older than fourteen. She had a small, weathered notebook tucked under her arm, filled with sketches of birds, flowers, and the gentle faces of the people she met on her daily walks. Lila had always … Read more
Linux stands out as a consumer operating system thanks to its unique blend of freedom, performance, and community-driven innovation. Whether you’re on a budget laptop, building a media center, or seeking a secure daily driver, Linux delivers. Unlike macOS and Windows you have lots of choices that you can easily customize to your own particular … Read more
Are you looking for a way to leverage AI without having to be a developer or an experienced coder then Pinokio is just what the doctor ordered. Best of all you can run Pinokio on your own computer so you don’t have to sacrifice your privacy. Pinokio stands out as a revolutionary tool that merges … Read more
I have many documents created with Microsoft Office for assignments written for graduate school courses years ago. How can I easily convert those dozens of documents to a different format without using an online application? This is an excellent example of the power of open source. Five years ago I took a course at a … Read more
Recently I have been tasked with assisting a local medical office with finding a new way to securely store medical images. The office needed a robust replacement for an aging Windows computer that was soon to be out of date. I considered a number of solutions among them TrueNAS, OwnCloud, Nextcloud and a Samba share. … Read more
There are lots of ways to backup Linux. One of them is using the ‘tar’ command which was the first method I used many years ago when I was a Linux newbie. Later I used ‘rsync’ to backup a mail server that was running on RHEL 2.1. Linux is like a Swiss Army knife when … Read more
Let’s suppose you want to get into the Linux thing and you want to do it with a new computer. You could buy a Linux laptop or desktop from a number of different vendors including System76, Tuxedo, Dell, Lenovo and others. What if you come across a computer in a technology store how do you … Read more
