Ecobee is one of the most recognizable names in the smart thermostat market. These thermostats are reliable, easy to use, and capable. Is the Ecobee 4 worth buying?
openSUSE Tumbleweed Guide for 2022
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is an excellent rolling release Linux distribution. This updated guide for 2022 will take you through updating packages, adding additional repositories, gaining multimedia support, and installing software.
Pop! OS 21.10 Getting Started After Install Guide
Pop!_OS is the popular Linux built by computer company System76. It is built on a Ubuntu base with many logical and helpful additions. System76 developers are gradually building a distribution with its own unique identity, separate from Ubuntu.
Open Source Android Launchers in 2021
While there are more manufacturers offering stock Android like OnePlus or Nokia, many still offer bloated launchers by default. Other launchers have been available for years. They can add various levels of customization or simplicity. A launcher can even speed up your phone.
Ubuntu 21.10 Getting Started Guide
This getting started guide will help quickly setup your system after installing the latest release of Ubuntu 21.10. Impish Indri brings big changes to Ubuntu with the upgrade to Gnome 40.
Fedora 35 Getting Started After Install Guide
This getting started guide will help quickly set up Fedora 35 after a fresh install. It is my personal cheat sheet and I reference it for my own system.
Don’t Buy The Freedom Phone
First there was Freedom Fries. Then Freedom Toast. Now there is the privacy promising Freedom Phone that promises liberation from Big Tech. Is the Freedom Phone really the bastion of liberty that it promises to be? Let’s dig in.
What is Boondocking?
We bought our camper specifically for boondocking. Its been our favorite way to travel. But what exactly is boondocking? Is it different than dry camping? Or what about that moochdocking?
Finding the Stone Face in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
Stone Face is a natural rock formation in the Shawnee National Forest.
Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
Garden of the Gods is a wilderness area in Shawnee National Forest with expansive views of Southern Illinois.