Articles in the How Did I Do category

How I did a variety of things. Tutorials.

• WintoLin: Making Windows more like Linux >> Wed 01 December 2021 >> linux, windows, command-line, shell, hacks,

Commercial demands mean sometimes one must return to Windows, here are some ways to bring over some of what you might miss from Linux.

• Fine times with the PineTime >> Sat 13 November 2021 >> open-hardware, gadgets, reviews, pine64,

The PineTime smartwatch. Should you get one, and if you do, how do you first make it work with your smartphone? Read here for answers to both.

• xdg-mime, a short guide >> Fri 06 August 2021 >> linux, desktop, void linux,

On Linux, xdg-open and xdg-mime configure the default applications for opening file types. This guide introduces their use.

• How do I remove the Pictures screensaver from Xubuntu? >> Sun 20 October 2019 >> linux, graphics, desktop,

When shuffling on random, there is no easy way to remove the 'Pictures' slideshow from the list of screensavers in xfce-screensaver. Still, I found the answer.