After successfully using Podman Desktop on my Linux Mint desktop, I wanted to see how Podman would install on my M3 MacBook Air. Although I completed the installation, I struggled to connect to the Linux VM on macOS. That was because I failed to read the excellent documentation from Red Hat on the Podman software … Read more
Last week, I installed Podman on my Linux desktop and enjoyed experimenting with containers. I was eager to learn more about Podman and determined to set it up on my M3 MacBook Air. Rather than following a lengthy set of instructions, I opted to install it using Homebrew, which I did easily. However, I soon … Read more
I regularly use VirtualBox to test new Linux distributions, Windows versions, and sometimes set up WordPress, Moodle, or another content management system. Listening to one of my favorite Linux podcasts recently, I decided I wanted to learn more about containers, which I know dreadfully little about. I decided to use Podman, although I have used … Read more
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
I have been looking for new web hosts to place this blog and thanks to a blogger I met via Mastodon today I’ve settled on Reclaim Hosting. Best part is they’re a site that’s focused on education. Higher education in particular but welcoming students, academics and other folks not necessarily connected to academia. In addition … Read more
Today was a big day in the Linux community with the release of Ubuntu 20.04. A long time friend of mine reached out to me a couple of days ago asking me to familiarize him again with how to create a bootable USB drive so that he could update his laptop with the latest release … Read more
