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What I use for editing audio, regardless of operating system or distribution, is Audacity. It's completely free and it's everything you need to put together a professional sounding podcast.

Google Stadia promises that we can now play our games on almost any device anywhere without having to download and install games. I run Linux on my notebook computer and I was particularly interested to see how it would work there.

A howto and review of a new Logitech C922x Webcam on Peppermint OS Linux 10, doing green screen (chroma key) on OBS Studio.

Caffeine, what the options are when you really need that kick, open source licenses, politics, good superheroes, bad superheroes, fallen FOSS heroes, not talking about politics, whether pepperoni makes a good cough suppressant, and, $DEITY help us, Don Cherry.

VIDEO: It's time for some more "Cooking With Linux" without a net, meaning the video you are about to watch was recorded live. Today, I'm going to install a new Linux distribution (new to me, anyhow) called Solyd XK. There are two versions of this distribution; one is based on KDE and the other XFCE, the latter being the one I am testing out today. In case you haven't heard of Solyd XK, it's a distribution inspired by straight Debian (as opposed to Ubuntu) and LinuxMint. So, come join me for some lunchtime "Cooking With Linux".

VIDEO: Back in the before time (1996), there was a project called FreeWin95 which was originally meant to create a clone of Windows 95. Two years later, that project became ReactOS.

Learn how to write simple, and increasingly complex, programs in the Linux shell.

It today's exploration of shell scripting, we're going to take another look at variables, then explore the world of special characters.

Part deux in the series on shell scripting. How to write a simple shell script that accepts and works with parameters and variables.

It's time for a new series focusing on the Linux shell. This time around, I'm going to talk about programming in the shell. What I want to do is get you comfortable with the idea of writing small, useful scripts to do your job as an administrator of your Linux domain, no matter how small or large.

Linux faithful, assemble! Bow before vi, the Great and Powerful editor of FOSS! Well, okay, you don't have to bow, but please read and enjoy!

Today's instalment of Mastering the Linux Shell is not for the squeamish. I call only to the most steadfast of command line challengers. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Hey there, command line aficionados! It's time for another instalment of Mastering the Linux Shell. Today, we'll get you processed.

Seek and ye shall find. File it and grep it and ye shall narrow it down.

Linux command line aficionados assemble! "Mastering The Linux Shell - Advanced Permissions" is ready.

Calling all Linux command line people! It's time for part five and time to get permission for all of this.

Hello again, Linux command line Padawans! It's time for part four in the series, as well as time for a little in-out action. Hey! Get your mind out of the gutter; this is serious stuff.

In part three of this series, we discover that no file is so tough that it can't be deleted. And if you make a mistake, you can always live under an alias.

Part two of the Mastering the Linux Shell series. Looking at how the shell interacts with files and directories. Also includes a look an introduction to metacharacters.

The first in a multi-part series aimed at turning you into a master or mistress of the Linux command line.