For several years Geany has been the daily text editor . . .

A familiar recommendation is not to run X as root. . . .

On many Linux systems, Bourne-related shell environments start getting populated . . .

Once upon a time the vintage 486 had Slackware 11.0 . . .

Converting physical systems to virtual (P2V) is a common way . . .

Virtual machines (VMs) long have been a useful tool in . . .

A handy computer tool is the loop device. The loop . . .

For many years the computers in the house network have . . .

On all house network systems there is a way to . . .

The Linux kernel is designed to display penguins when booting. . . .

A common question in Linux forums is the meaning of . . .

There is almost no way a single person can keep . . .

I am not a security guru and do not play . . .

Many people new to Linux systems are stumped by shell . . .

A common complaint is how slow the dd command is . . .

Outside the enterprise, virus and malware scanning tools usually are . . .

SSH questions are common in Linux forums. Some important points . . .

Dual booting sucks. Is irritating. Is inefficient. I remember the . . .

I was uncomfortable with my recent virtual-to-physical (V2P) effort. The . . .

Although an improvement, I remained unsatisfied after creating a 32-bit . . .

From the respective web page, visitors learn that PuTTY “is . . .

I was contacted about my previous attempts to configure OpenVPN . . .

Laptop security is different from a stationary desktop system. Laptops . . .

Many people prefer copying a movie DVD to their media . . .

I received a new antenna from the WISP owner. The . . .

Some days after configuring a guest account on my HP . . .

VirtualBox is really great software for virtualizing systems on desktops. . . .

I wanted to add a guest account on my HP . . .

I use Slackware on all of my computers, but there . . .

Recently I traveled an interesting journey . . .

When I created this blog I wanted to view the . . .

I have a grand aversion to laptop trackpads. Also known . . .

With the ability to use SSH to provide remote access . . .

I returned to configuring an OpenVPN server in DD-WRT. My . . .

I returned to configuring an OpenVPN server in DD-WRT. My . . .

I do not like updating computer operating systems. I am . . .

The MATE clock configuration dialog lacks certain controls to customize . . .

I am not a security expert or network engineer. I . . .

After struggling with OpenVPN I decided to provide myself remote . . .

Compared to PPTP, configuring OpenVPN is much different than configuring . . .

Continuing my journey to provide remote access to my home . . .

While configuring my Asus RT-AC66U router to allow remote access . . .

I have been wanting to provide myself remote access to . . .

Several days after configuring my RT-AC66U with DD-WRT, I realized . . .

I have decent notes and backups of my Linksys WRT54GL . . .

I use the same subnet for my LAN wired and . . .

I have a Windows 10 “entitlement” license. I also have . . .

I do not give a hoot about Mark Zuckerberg’s ego. . . .

Blocking undesired domain names is a security exercise. While advertising . . .

A long time ago, possibly in a galaxy far away, . . .

Searching the web using keywords sandbox, isolate, and VirtualBox for . . .

I have used VirtualBox since the original Innotek days. Each . . .

My refurbished Lenovo T400 laptop came with Windows XP installed. . . .

I hope anybody using a Linux based system admits that . . .

I wanted a scriptable way to verify my Ubuntu Apt . . .

I use VirtualBox. While I know which systems on my . . .

I created an Ubuntu Apt Cache Proxy Virtual Machine (VM). . . .

Since purchasing a few summers ago I have been plagued . . .

My new living room NM70I-1037U media streamer almost always ran . . .

I ran into an interesting but irritating quirk when I . . .

During my transitional period between my office desktop motherboard dying . . .

A problem that bothered me for a long time is . . .

My office computer had been a tad flaky for many . . .

This past summer I was asked to install a Linux . . .