Author: Keith
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Still Searching for My Herd: A Few Years on Mastodon
I’ve been using Mastodon for a few years now, and while I appreciate what it is, I’m still not entirely sure if I’ve found the right home for it. That in itself says a lot about the platform—both what makes it great and what makes it tricky. First, a bit of context for anyone unfamiliar. Mastodon…
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Lubuntu, Xubuntu – It’s 2025. Seriously, WTH?
I was going to write a quick post about installing Xubuntu 25.04 on my old Dell laptop. It turned into something else entirely. Originally, I planned to install Lubuntu 25.04. But every time I reached the end of the setup, it failed with a partition creation error. Tried three times. That was enough. First impressions matter, and…
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The StoryGraph: A Genuine, Independent Alternative to Goodreads
In today’s digital age, many readers find themselves tethered to massive corporate platforms for tracking their reading journeys. The StoryGraph offers a refreshing alternative that’s independent of Amazon’s ecosystem—something I, personally, value after transitioning from 16 years of Kindle use. I recently swapped my Kindle Oasis for a Kobo Clara Colour which you can read…
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The Kindle Is Dead. Long Live The Kobo.
I’ve been an Amazon Kindle user since the 2009 Kindle 2. Over the years, I’ve upgraded three times—first to a Kindle, then the Kindle Paperwhite, then finally to the Kindle Oasis. My e-book library now holds over 400 books. I even bought Kindles for my partner and daughter, so they have their own collections. My…
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My Personal Backup Plan
We need to talk about backups. I started a previous post about recovering my system, from trying out a Beta Operating System, with the following paraphrased lyric (from Baz Luhrmann’s Sunscreen)… Do backups. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, backup would be it. The long-term benefits of backups have been…
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My Fight for Justice: Opposing a Reduction in Sentencing
On August 16th, I received a call from a Garda regarding a distressing situation: the driver responsible for my life-changing injuries is seeking a reduction in their four-year driving ban.
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Maximising Productivity: Apple Macs Workspaces and Stage Manager
Coming from Linux, I have had decades of experience with the productivity boosting tool that are ‘workplaces’. They are spectacular, and I have loved using them since I first discovered them. What are Workspaces? I think of them, and utilise them, as virtual monitors. In each workspace, I will have specific applications living. This allows…
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