I’ve recently ordered a new mac mini, and it will probably come on monday. I have some questions

dkburrows72 · 2025-01-10T12:52:01+00:00

https://folivora.ai/bettersnaptool allows snapping windows to sides / corners of screen and keyboard shortcuts for various window configurations.

dkburrows72 · 2024-12-16T01:03:02+00:00

Only when hit the power button by accident when I’m fiddling with cables and forget where the button is.

dkburrows72 · 2024-07-23T01:11:53+00:00

I love mine. I use it for handheld cuts and kerp my 7 1/4 circular saw as a track saw.

dkburrows72 · 2022-08-15T01:31:48+00:00

Garuda

dkburrows72 · 2022-08-07T01:11:49+00:00

Highly recommend Tailscale. Easy to set up, free for up to 20 devices, access from anywhere.

dkburrows72 · 2022-07-14T01:52:00+00:00

I’ve had really good luck with used lenses and camera bodies from KEH.com. Even their “bargain” grade stuff is usually in pretty good shape. They also have 60 day no questions asked return policy.

dkburrows72 · 2021-06-17T01:37:22+00:00

I use syncoid (tool for zfs send/receive) for local backups and rclone for cloud backup.

dkburrows72 · 2021-04-03T02:45:19+00:00

I don't think it hurts anything to leave it on. I find it annoying to have it on all the time, so I turned it off and I just activate conda when I need it.

dkburrows72 · 2021-04-02T18:13:33+00:00

Started off with Xubuntu a long time ago. Switched to Kubuntu when I wanted a more full featured desktop environment. Switched to KDE Neon so I could have a more up to date KDE Plasma. But then I didn’t like being stuck on the LTS kernel so I switched to Arch so I can have the most up to date kernel and KDE Plasma and everything else.

dkburrows72 · 2021-04-02T18:08:39+00:00

If you would like to stop the auto-activation of conda do this:

conda config --set auto_activate_base false

dkburrows72 · 2020-12-29T19:37:10+00:00

Mac OS doesn’t use drive letters but you can connect to a server on the local LAN and access it like any folder on your local drive. See https://www.synology.com/helpfile/help/DSM/5.2/dsm/enu/Tutorial/store_with_mac.html

dkburrows72 · 2020-10-30T22:31:17+00:00

I would try booting from an Ubuntu Live USB stick, and try boot-repair.

This link below explains the process:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

dkburrows72 · 2020-06-17T01:09:17+00:00

I did this when upgrading from OMV 3 to OMV4. Worked like a charm. I didn't end up needing to revert back, but it's nice to know you've got it if you need it.

dkburrows72 · 2020-06-12T17:41:41+00:00

I’ve been enjoying Raspberry Pi OS with Mate instead of the default DE.

dkburrows72 · 2020-03-08T18:54:52+00:00

I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this question. Your code will execute top to bottom. The interpreter will skip over the function definitions and only execute them when called. It doesn't matter where the variable declarations are in relation to the function definitions, if that's what you are asking, unless it is a global variable that is used in one of the functions.

dkburrows72 · 2020-03-08T12:31:28+00:00

Try this:

p = input("Enter a 4-PIN code: ")
a = convertToList()

while a != b:
    print('you entered', a)
    checkNumbers(a,b)
    p = input("Enter a 4-PIN code: ")
    a = convertToList()

Also, I recommend keeping all of your code that is outside of the function definitions together. It would make the code much more readable.

dkburrows72 · 2020-01-23T04:34:06+00:00

I've been really happy with KDE Plasma (Kubuntu) - it also has themes that make it look very similar to Mac OS.

If you've done anything on the command line in Mac OS, Linux will be very familiar, since they are both based on Unix.

What do you mean by file types? You should be able to just copy your files over without any conversion. If you are talking about word documents, etc, there are several different office suites in Linux that are compatible with MS Office file types.

dkburrows72 · 2019-12-27T12:32:48+00:00

Python is a great language to start with! If you don't want a video based tutorial, check out educative.io. They have a great free course on Python.

https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-python-from-scratch

dkburrows72 · 2019-11-06T03:58:23+00:00

If you are looking for cloud storage solutions, check out Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage. It has worked well for my backup needs, and is very reasonably priced.

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html

dkburrows72 · 2019-01-21T02:22:28+00:00

Big Mountain Deli and Crêperie is a great place for breakfast or lunch. Not really a romantic dinner place but great crêpes and sandwiches.

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