Draw a heart for Valentine’s Day
With a bit of programming, you can draw your own Valentine heart in graphics mode on FreeDOS.
Open Hearts, Open Source: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Creativity and Community
It’s Valentine’s day so we have to share the love!
How I use Drupal as an advanced blogging platform
Drupal is a flexible and powerful blogging platform that I enjoy customizing to suit my needs.
Open source runs on non-code contributions
Sometimes the hardest part of becoming an open source contributor is realizing how much you have to offer.
Drupal 10 is worth a fresh look
Drupal 10 is chock-full of useful features, a fresh look, and a brand-new editor. That makes it an exciting time to try Drupal.
Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS
Learn about the origins of this classic open source operating system.
Explore the cosmos from your armchair
Remember the days when exploring the cosmos meant bundling up, venturing out into the night, and hoping your local planetarium wasn't booked solid? Those stargazing...
systemd — #4: How to use systemd as a troubleshooting tool
systemd is powerful troubleshooting tool. The information we can extract from it points the way toward solving problems.
How I hacked my Linux system with a Live USB device
I used a Fedora Live USB to hack into my systems, enter recovery mode, and resolve a problem that I’d created on multiple computers.
systemd — #3: Using the systemctl command to manage systemd units
Units are the basis of everything in systemd so we’ll explore them in more detail and use the systemctl command to investigate and manage units.
Check disk usage in Linux
Using these tools can show how much of your disk is being used no matter how much storage you have.
systemd — #2: Understanding Linux startup with systemd
systemd’s startup provides important clues to help you solve problems when they occur.
systemd — #1: Learning to love systemd
systemd is the mother of all processes, responsible for bringing the Linux host up to a state where productive work can be done.
How I teach Python with open source tools
Open source tools can be used to help new programmers learn Python.
You don’t need a computer science degree to work with open source software
Open source makes software knowledge accessible to anyone, so formal training isn’t the only path to a technology career.