Triangle Linux Users Group to hold installfest
Members of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) are having a meetup to discuss and demonstrate Linux for you. Keep your old computers that can't...
How do I choose a Linux distribution?
I see a lot of potential Windows refugees asking this question on the two social media sites I still use, BlueSky and Mastodon. While it's...
What you need to know when you buy a new computer
Author's Note: This article is based on parts of Chapter 4, "Using Linux – Choosing Hardware," of my book, "Linux for Small Business Owners," with...
Why beauty matters in computing
Why we should care about beauty as it applies to computing? And how do we define beauty in this context?
My oldest computer turns 20 today
My oldest computer turns 20 today, August 30, 2025. I use this data because, according to the Dell service information for it, that’s the date that this Dell Optiplex was shipped from the Dell factory. Unable to even install current versions of Windows, I keep it running using the most current versions of Fedora Linux.
10 reasons to use Linux
Southern humorist, newspaper editor and columnist, comedian, and author, Lewis Grizzard once said that there are two kinds of naked in the south. There's naked...
End of 10…
There’s an interesting new movement gearing up as Win10 nears the end of it’s supported lifecycle. It’s called, “End of 10…” and can help keep 400 million computers out of the recycling stream — or worse, landfills.
How to choose a computer store
I’ve never purchased a computer or components from a big box store like Best Buy. And I’ve never had one repaired there either.
A great year for Both.org
Both.org is having a great year thanks to readers like you. We’ve got some really great stats and I thought it would be good to share them with you.
Xfce lock screen fails
I like and frequently use the Xfce desktop because of it's simplicity and relatively small resource footprint. But sometimes, like all things tech, things break....
The IBM PC — 44 years old today
On August 12, 1981, the IBM PC — the IBM 5150 — was announced to the world. I’d known about it for several months as I’d written the training course for the IBM Customer engineers who were slated to repair it.
Microsoft Nonsense
This morning, as I was reading various newsfeeds, I found some news about Microsoft these days. That's not interesting in itself, but the items I'm...
Why I support the “Right to Repair”
I have a friend who wanted some help with her Dell laptop. I converted her to Linux several years ago but this system is now...
David Both to have book signing at ATO
I've just completed arrangements to do a book signing at the All Things Open (ATO) conference this year. I don't yet know when I'll be...
Disk Disaster
Sometimes you're fortunate enough to be on the periphery of an IT disaster and not the cause of it. Even so it can be excruciatingly...
Three surprising reasons I like the Cinnamon desktop
I wrote about my five reasons to like Cinnamon back in April, and in the time since, I've found even more reasons to like and...