Episodes
In our Innards section, we speak to Danielle Fore´ of Elementary OS about the 7.1 release, In "Check This Out" we share a video by "Explaining Computers" about some Tips and Tricks for Linux Mint. And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Download
Published 10/25/23
First up in the news: Mint 21.2 Cinnamon EDGE released, new version of Raspberry Pi OS released, new Ubuntu 23.10+flavours In security and privacy: Curl patches 'worst' security flaw in ages, Encrypted Client Hello Then in our Wanderings: Joe prints the D-handle, Moss tries out a new chair, Bill spends more money, Majid is finally Apple-free and Eric manages to stay alive for days without a smartphone. Download
Published 10/21/23
In our Innards section we continue the conversation about Android, and the variants thereof In "Check This Out" GNU turns 40! And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Download
Published 10/11/23
First up in the news: LMDE 6 FAYE released, Mint 21.2 EDGE iso approved, Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut In security and privacy: Update LibreOffice Now to Fix a Security Flaw, Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor Then in our Wanderings: Joe is Pining for Manjaro, Majid mixes his compartments, and Eric...well - you'll see. Download
Published 10/04/23
In our Innards section, Dale will take us back to the desktop And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions Download
Published 09/27/23
First up in the news: LMDE 6 “Faye” BETA Released, Fedora and Asahi Linux revamp installation process, Plasma 6 release date is set, IBM raises cloud prices, Manjaro 23 released, Mozilla rushes out patches, and ZFS returns to Ubuntu In security and privacy, a huge security breach affects all browsers, and Google does user tracking Then in our Wanderings, Majid has been a busy bunny, Joe is having troubles with 3D, Dale has been driven crazy, Bill gears up for public education, and...
Published 09/20/23
In our Innards section, we talk about Linux on mobile devices In "Check This Out" We discuss a CNN article about Ukraine's drone training. Download
Published 09/13/23
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August, New Asahi Linux Mac GPU beats Apple, Gnome improves Epiphany, Budgie 10.8 is out, Bodhi 7.0.0 is released, QEMU 8.1 released, LibreOffice gets a new number, Linux Turns 32, Mageia 9 released, Linux Kernel 6.5 is out, and Firefox loses users In security and privacy: Nothing. We have nothing. Then in our Wanderings: Joe and Moss return to the fold, and welcome Eric Adams to join us Download
Published 09/06/23
In our Innards section we talk about cloud storage solutions and attempt to demystify some of the procedures for hosting your own cloud storage. In "Check This Out" On August 12, 1981 IBM Introduces Personal Computer Download
Published 08/30/23
First up in the news: LXD-Linux Containers Forks LXD Project as "Incus", Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux, Mint’s birthday coming up, Messaging Layer Security, State of Solus, Alarm raised over MozillaVPN, EFF launches the TOR University Challenge, news on OpenZFS and ZFSBoot, and Devuan 5 is here In security and privacy: SkidMap and Downfall Then in our Wanderings: Bill and Majid have cloudy days Download
Published 08/23/23
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Fedora Asahi Remix debuts, Wine 8.13 releases, Debian makes RISC-V official, Inkscape 1.3 released, Canonical seizes LXD maintenance, Google will start deleting inactive accounts in December, Google does something “dangerous” to chromium, ChromeOS splits browser from OS, Derrick Wong leaves XFS, In security and privacy: Zenbleed: A new Flaw in AMD Zen 2 Processors Then in our Wanderings: Joe fixes a van, Moss just tries to keep up, Bill rants about...
Published 08/12/23
In our Innards section, we talk “ethical telemetry” And finally, the feedback In "Check This Out" Check out the new version and tell us what you think! Download
Published 08/02/23
First up in the news: Mint 21.2 Victoria released, Canonical’s Leading LXD Engineer Quits, Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its ‘Minimal’ Install Option, a new BlendOS v3, SUSE forks Red Hat In security and privacy, Avrecon malware affects 70,000 Linux servers, turns them into a botnet, and we meet RCE Flaw and PyLoose Malware Then in our Wanderings Joe has a bad reaction, Moss forgot to write something here, Bill more of the same, Majid pretends to be a socialist Download
Published 07/29/23
In our Innards section we talk browsers And finally, the feedback In "Check This Out" a link to a cool project and a YouTube video worth giving a look Download
Published 07/19/23
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Steam Deck exceeds 10,000 games, Red Hat fights public opinion, new LibreBoot is out, Google whines about their new AI search, Peppermint OS upgrades to Bookworm, a new KaOS, First Amendment fails at Supremes, and Solus 4 is released In security and privacy, StackRot is here, and so is ProtonPass Then in our Wanderings, Moss makes money, Joe goes 3D, Bill mics up, and Majid thumbs his nose at inflation Download
Published 07/12/23
In our Innards section, we get all cloudy We also have some feedback! In "Check This Out" a new app to trim, crop, and mirror/flip videos on linux. Also: Diablo build for modern operating systems! Download
Published 07/04/23
First up in the news, Mint 21.2 betas have been released, Debian 13 gets a name, Ardour 7.5 does remaps, RHEL goes closed-source, and Opera One ships with AI In security and privacy, Tsunami comes to SSH Then in our Wanderings Joe goes on a little trip, Moss musics, and Majid has toys Download
Published 06/28/23
First up in the news, Mint Monthly News, All-Snap Ubuntu Desktop Will Be Available Next Year, Red Hat Stops Packaging LibreOffice as RPM for RHEL & Fedora, Mozilla Thunderbird’s Next Big Update Is Now in Beta, Windows XP activation algorithm cracked - keygen now works on Linux In security and privacy, we meet Blacksuit Then in our Wanderings, Bill chases burning trucks, Moss is feeling the pressure, and Majid needs to stop spending money In our Innards section, we discuss...
Published 06/14/23
In our innards, we talk all things Git In "Check This Out" Londoner shared a cool tool for generating secure passwords; Joe sheres a couple links for getting started with Git No feedback this episode. Get in touch with us! Download
Published 06/07/23
First up in the news, Arch migrates Git, Ubuntu changes PPAs, Fedora Onyx is approved, Google to remove old accounts, Debian re-imposes a moratorium, Proton goes Family, Red Hat unveils a new Desktop, Fedora plans to drop X11, Thunderbird gets a new logo In security and privacy, Google’s 2FA isn’t private enough Then in our Wanderings, Majid is off to University, Joe is manacled to his office, Moss kicks the tires on the new Bodhi, and Bill migrates Download
Published 05/31/23
In our Innards section we talk about Pimiga In Vibrations from the Ether, Joe interacts with a listener via email about some hardware subjects and other stuff Download
Published 05/24/23
First up, in the news, Mint News for April, Mozilla Thunderbird is adding paid features and services, Raspberry Pi OS updates, sudo and su get Rusty, Flatseal gets GTK4, new Framework laptop gets Ryzen 7040 series, Kingston firmware contains lyrics, YouTube tests blocking adblock, Star5’s Vision 2 RISC-V gets Ubuntu, and Microsoft wants Firefox to switch to Bing In security and privacy, India bans open-source messaging apps “for security reasons”; Then in our Wanderings, Bill tells a...
Published 05/17/23
In our Innards section, we talk about the origins of the desktop We had no feedback this episode. Please email us! We'd love to hear from you! Download
Published 05/10/23
First up in the news, Linux Kernel 6.3 Officially Released, blendOS 2 supports Android, new Vivaldi out, new Opera One Dev Release, GIMP completes GTK3 rewrite, QEMU drops 32-bit, Ryzens are burning, Proton launches a password app, Jetpack Announces the end of twitter auto-sharing, and Red Hat lays of 4% due to high profits; In security and privacy, Mullvad foils a search warrant, and RTM Locker targets NAS and ESXi; Then in our Wanderings, Joe goes 3D, Moss upgrades, Bill shuffles cards,...
Published 05/04/23
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – March 2023, Ubuntu 23.04 beta released, updates in Tumbleweed, last 16.04-based Ubuntu Touch rolled out, Linux Lite 6.4 released, COSMIC DE updates, OpenBSD 7.3 & FreeBSD 13.2 announced, big changes in Firefox 113, Mullvad announces their own browser, and Solus sets sail once again; In security and privacy, Kodi leaks Then in our Wanderings, Bill catches up, Moss has more drive, Joe is such a prints, Majid iPads in In our Innards...
Published 04/19/23