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How I Accidentally My Arch Installation
Good Night, Sweet Prince I installed Arch back in the spring of 2020 for the first (serious) time on a VM within Kubuntu. After falling in love with how lightweight and fast it was, I decided to wipe Kubuntu and reinstall Arch from scratch there instead. I ran the very same install for the longest Read more
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Switching to a “Dumbphone”: Challenge Failed
This is a humbling post to make, but as stated in the title: I failed to make the successful switch to a simpler phone. I’ve already spent a week using this phone, the Xiaomi Qin F22 Pro. I previously discussed my attempt to make the full switch a short while back, so I’ll go ahead Read more
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Transitioning to a “Dumbphone”
I’m not somebody addicted to using a smartphone. In fact, I sort of adopted the digital minimalist mindset around six months ago and started using my existing smartphone, a OnePlus 10 5G, with the amazing Before Launcher. But something told me that wasn’t enough. I felt like I needed to do even more to make Read more
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My Top 3 Linux Color Schemes
As a Linux user for the past three years (soon to be four), one of my absolute favorite aspects of using the OS is how much I can “rice” my system. I can tweak and customize everything to my liking down to shades and colors of applications. I can make my computing experience feel fresh Read more
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Quitting QWERTY: Exploring Alternative Keyboard Layouts
It was around mid-2017 when I finally considered switching away from QWERTY. I was a rather accomplished typist who could push 95 to 100 WPM on most days, but I felt I could do more when it came to overall typing efficiency and ergonomics. Emphasis on ergonomics. My wrists would suffer from carpal tunnel when Read more
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How to Set Up OnlyOffice Docs Self-Hosting
I love using my personal instance of Nextcloud to host and move files around between machines. It comes in handy for letting me sync my documents, photos, wallpapers, and much more. However, at some point several months ago, I really wanted to get the OnlyOffice integration working correctly with Nextcloud. There was a hacky solution Read more
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Why I Use Microsoft Edge on Linux
I have an unusual confession to make. If the title didn’t give it away, I’ll just say it now: I actually use Microsoft Edge regularly on Linux. You may wonder why I even bother using it, especially after everything I said about switching from Windows to Linux. It seems like madness to even bother using Read more
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An Introduction to Linux Aliases
Between Me and The Terminal I’ve used Linux for a long time, although there was a long period during the 2010s when I just gave up on Linux for a while. However, the time I was away from Linux made me more open to learning how it worked once I eventually came back. A decade Read more
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8 Reasons I Switched From Windows to Linux
There Was Light… I used Windows for most of my life. I just accepted that it was there during my childhood in the 90’s, but I only started to really pay attention to Windows when my family had first gotten an HP desktop with Windows XP in the year 2004. Experiencing the jump from an Read more
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Bullet Journal & Second Brain – Making Them Work Together
The Bullet Journal: The Beginning of My Journey It was around January of 2022 when I really paid attention to the Bullet Journal. It seemed like a tremendous tool to bolster my personal productivity and keep my life organized. What’s so unusual is that I had heard about the system in passing a few years Read more
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