These Old Games

Title: Townscaper  Year: 2020 Developer: Oskar Stålberg Publisher: Raw Fury Platforms: Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Mac...

Yesterday I posted about creating a map with a download of the  HPS Cartography Kit . I love Nate's artwork. Well, that didn't work...

I've had a Raspberry Pi sitting in my drawer for over a year. By December, I will be making use of it, using only parts and items I ha...

There are many guides to installing Linux on a Chromebook . What I don't see are too many guides on what needs to be done afterwards. Us...

This afternoon I am editing photos for a website. I would like to take some images from 4992x4000 down to exactly 620 px across. I will be u...

Using the Simutronics Wizard is preferable to the default web client. On a Chromebook, you must install some form of linux to install the Wi...

I have a touchscreen that needs a good wipe down. Touch screens are annoying when dirty and you only have three options: 1) Wipe it down a...

Ubuntu is nicely consistent. So consistent that often you can't tell what version you have just by looking. Two commands in Terminal c...

This morning, I had some trouble with my version of XFCE on my Chromebook. Tab-Alt stopped working, the menu bar had vanished, the programs ...

I installed Mint LXDE 5 or six days ago. In a weeks time, I thought I would have a laundry list of software I absolutely must install. This...

Linux has come a long way over the years. Nearly every variant has a software manager, a graphical interface for adding software. Why bothe...

I have my eye on the Raspberry Pi. This little machine has a vibrant community and help is available all around the web. This morning, I ...

As my multi day test of my Chromebook’s offline I noticed that I have some curious behaviors. Dropbox happily stores and updates informatio...

I am currently offline today, but still wanted to do a little writing. Google Drive is an excellent writing tool and the offline capabiliti...

Mint has always had gorgeous backdrop images for the desktop. The photographs by masterbutler are incredible. But if you are on a small m...

I opted for the Unity interface for Ubuntu.  HowToGeek  has a great set of instructions. At the end of the install, you have a very basic U...

xPud is a nice little OS. But it has an issue with hidden ssid’s. Actually, there is nothing wrong with the OS, it’s all you. No seriousl...

In Windows, running a disk check can clear up many problems. Many small glitches can be cleared up with the chkdsk command. Setting it up...

Yesterday, I covered creating a USB boot drive for CentOS. Today I will walk through making an .iso disc for CentOS using ISO Recorder. W...

Mint 11 lxde is old, but I like it for my Asus EEE PC. It does have one annoying glitch. If you attempt to remove software such as gnumeric...