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Make YouTube Less Annoying
Like many others, I like YouTube. I recall when the site was brand new in the 2000s and unlike anything we had ever seen before. You could easily upload videos to the site and watch videos from other uploaders from all over the world. I know it seems so commonplace now, but it really was Read more
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I Only Used Brave for 5 Days. Here’s Why.
It’s exactly as the title says; I switched to Brave Browser for only five days for my regular browsing. I originally wrote about how I planned to switch for seven days, and I tried my best to take full advantage of the browser. Sadly, I ran into persistent, grating snags repeatedly, so I eventually gave Read more
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5 Fantastic Lightweight Distros to Run on Old Hardware
I recently dug up a ThinkPad T61 that was given to me a very long time ago by a friend who, at that time, was moving to another house across town. The laptop is rather usable overall, but it’s still starting to show signs of aging. It also made me stop and consider something. What Read more
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Giving Brave Browser a Try for a Week
I’ve been a bit busy with a few things as of late, including personal matters as well as the next major submission for the blog. It’s coming and will be ready in due time. Until then, here’s a brief one. I was reminded of the existence of Brave Browser once again in the past few Read more
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How to Use Protoweb from Modern Linux
Protoweb is Neat! I saw an interesting video recently from tech YouTuber MJD regarding something called Protoweb, which promises to let users browse what feels like “old school” internet websites. You can check it out briefly in this video: In short, Protoweb is a community-run project by enthusiastic volunteers who use available resources on Archive.org’s Read more
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Start LibreOffice with a Different GTK Theme
I, like many other Linux users, like using LibreOffice. The free, open-source Microsoft Office alternative hardly needs an introduction, and I personally like to use LibreOffice Calc frequently, especially during the summer. Like many more Linux users, I also like using a dark theme on my system. I like having my file explorer (I’m using Read more
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How to Have “vim” Open Neovim or LunarVim
Here’s a quick post from me today. I recently switched to Neovim through the installation of LunarVim. I really like the feel of it a whole lot, and as an Awesome WM user, I can appreciate how the config is written in Lua. Besides that, I know that the usual command to enter Neovim is Read more
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Setting Up Fluent Reader with Nextcloud News
I don’t use social media. If you looked on my phone, you would be hard-pressed to find anything like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Reddit. I get that so many people rely on social media to keep up with what’s new these days, but I prefer to curate RSS feeds and read what I want Read more
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Run This, Not That! Recommended Alternatives to Popular Software
I was browsing AlternativeTo recently, a site I like to check every so often. The cool thing about the site, as the name implies, is how it’s designed to look up information on software and apps along with user-curated alternatives. There are also lists edited and created by the community for given subjects or niches Read more
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Get Goodies from Other Distros with the AUR and Github
It’s no secret that I love Arch Linux. Despite how I run Fedora on my ThinkPad for work, I have been using Arch regularly since 2020 on my desktop. I can’t see myself ever switching, although I would be lying if I said the occasional urge to distro hop didn’t come up sometimes. Ultimately, the Read more
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