Nerd Stuff and Notebooks
The other evening I watched the film the Social Dilemma on Netflix on the recommendation of a buddy. The film talks about social media - Facebook and Instagram, but also Google and youtube, and any so...
I have been trying to better navigate my relationship with technology. It feels like a silly concern - I'm an adult, I should just be able to make sensible choices. But I am not always sure where the...
I started to write a whole post explaining my move from Linuxrocks.online Mastodon instance to Fosstodon.org, but honestly it's just not fun, and I don't want to give any more attention to the players...
I do enjoy a sweet gadget! I tend to always look for alternatives to distractions built into devices with Internet connectivity. I appreciate the single use technology, with a simple interface and no...
It has been quite a year. For me it was overtaken by baby life, as I got pregnant in February and had our new baby in November. So most of the year I was just trying to roll with the physical experien...
I have restructured my web site. Again. What I have been hoping for is a really simple web site, so I can just edit text/markdown files, sync them directly to my server and be done with it. I am tryin...
I got a new keyboard, the Logitech TypeAway, for my Palm M500. The old one, the Ultra-Thin folding keyboard was gradually becoming less responsive, so it was time to replace it. Fewer keys seemed to w...
I got a new keyboard, the Logitech TypeAway, for my Palm M500. The old one, the Ultra-Thin folding keyboard was gradually becoming less responsive, so it was time to replace it. Fewer keys seemed to w...
Technology summary: Since this is nerd stuff, here is a rundown of my technology. Main computer: System 76 Gazelle running Pop OS 21.10. It’s a great laptop, I’ve had for about four years, after buyin...
Personal Stuff: It’s been a rough year and a half, not even counting the pandemic. Not to go into all the stuff, but I’ve had a life threatening ectopic pregnancy, done IVF (through the bulk of it, bu...
I have again remade my web site using a new system. This time it is Publii (getpublii.com), and I am pretty excited about it for minimal web sites like this one. It's working well. It is available as...
Some great Linux Distros to start with: Ubuntu Mate Linux Mint MX Linux Manjaro XFCE Elementary OS Solus Pop OS Favorite Linux Software Writing: [Zim Wiki][1] : My favorite writing program. Great for...
A couple of weeks ago I installed Pop OS 20.04 on my System 76 Gazelle laptop. I had seen a fair amount of hype about it, and decided to give it a go. I ran Pop OS for some months a year ago, and like...
While employees of big companies are striking, and articles online are saying how you should curtail your shopping to the essentials so as not to overload those workers. It sounds like large businesse...
I am feeling pretty happy and settled in with my new Android phone. I do not miss the iPhone, and am thrilled to be able to install from Aurora Store and FDroid, and I do not feel the lack of Google P...