The first item on my list of “unexpected problems switching to Linux” has to do with power management, which manifests in two ways. On my Zenbook, Debian doesn’t put the device to sleep. At least not properly. It’s dead on the regular, even after say only an overnight off the charger (and when the battery…
Debian/GNOME Customization
Earlier this morning, I installed Debian with the GNOME desktop environment (DE). GNOME isn’t particularly customizable cf. Plasma and other DEs, but there are a few things I do to make it work for me. This post will be updated as I add additional customization.
Hardware: Initial Setup
I mentioned that a hardware problem with my existing Trigkey mini PC is going to require a warranty replacement, so I ordered a used HP desktop in the bigger but still reasonable “small form factor” sizing. It arrived yesterday, and this post documents my initial setup process. Hardware specs: The unit I received is the…
Mini PC & Hardware, part 1
I mentioned in a prior post that my current desktop machines are mini PCs. The one I picked up for my home office and testing purposes is a Trigkey S6, running an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, with 32GB DDR5 & 500GB SSD. Mini PCs come in a variety of configurations, but most are small…
On Dislike for Windows
It’s time to start expanding on my initial post where I wrote briefly about this new linux lawyering project. One of the reasons is that I just don’t like Windows that much. To be fair, I get it – Windows is pretty good these days. It’s a long way from 3.1, which was the first…
This Linux Lawyering Project
I’m a lawyer, licensed in Maine and Utah. My practice is a mix of some administrative law, some litigation, and a lot of deep research and writing. For some time I’ve been thinking about transitioning the tech/software aspect of my practice away from a paid/SAAS model towards open source. There are a number of reasons…