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Enjoy using your computer easily, securely and for less money. You can achieve this goal with free, open-source software (FOSS), like Linux. Anyone can learn to use FOSS and Linux. Feel free to contac... more
FAQs about Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.:How many episodes does Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing. have?The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.
April 30, 2021Episode 14: A few new keyboard and mouse opinions, and moreTell me what you'd like to hear about in the podcast. This is a service for you - help me out. Gie a listen and see what else you want to hear about. My office is open! :-)...more14minPlay
April 11, 2021The command line makes this easyI'll explain one of the ways in which the command line can do things simply that might otherwise be more complex in a GUI....more16minPlay
March 14, 2021The keyboard and the mouseI'm an old keyboard hack, so I love the keyboard, possibly more than the mouse. However, there are many good uses for the mouse as well where the keyboard may be inadequate. Tell me what you think......more14minPlay
February 25, 2021Episode 11 - The Keyboard and the MouseThis is a love story - ways in which the keyboard and the mouse can do for each other (and you) some of the things you may have thought only one or the other can do. Enjoy!...more19minPlay
February 25, 2021Episode 10 - Graphics User Interface and Terminal (Command-line) InterfaceIn this episode I discuss what's good about both interfaces and some contrasting features of both. Al though I profess to be far more proficient with the terminal, which is decades older than the GUI, I enjoy using both. Each has their high points....more17minPlay
January 31, 2021Episode 9 - An effective way to use Linux apps to replace your old Windows appsMost Windows apps don't run on Linux. Options after upgrading include using a Windows virtual machine on top of your Linux installation, using the interfface layer known as WINE, or finding native Linux apps to substitute - and how to find them....more14minPlay
January 24, 2021Episode 8 - Installing Ubuntu alongside WindowsThis episode also gives a brief introduction to hard disk formats and how this affects your installation. We also explore briefly two other options for installing Linux on your Windows machine....more13minPlay
January 17, 2021Episode 7: How to convert from Windows 10 to Ubuntu (or any Linux distro)This is the first of two episodes on this subject. In this episode, I'll discuss how to prepare for the conversion and then how to replace Windows with Ubuntu (specifically, though most Linux distro installs are pretty much the same for the whole desktop version). In the next episode, I'll discuss installing alongside Windows and other possibilities....more16minPlay
December 19, 2020Episode 6 - What I love about computersI actually enjoy working and playing on my computer, and you can too. This is alittle about what there is to love about working or playing on your computer....more15minPlay
December 04, 2020Linux File System Layout and TermsIn this episode I describe how files are mapped in a Linux file system in a simple, consistent access scheme, with contrast to how Windows is different in a few ways....more13minPlay
FAQs about Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.:How many episodes does Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing. have?The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.