Firefox 131 released in October 2024 gained the ability to link to a specific text fragment inside a web page by including #:~:text= followed by the text fragment to link to.

But, that feature is turned off by default. To turn on this feature, first go to your about:congfig page and click through the…

Webex does not work on Ubuntu 24.04/Noble systems.

Thanks to Michael Heilmann, the error is related to a missing apparmor profile.

I did fix this bug by adding a apparmor profile for Webex into a new file here “/etc/apparmor.d/Webex”:

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Given the breadth of hardware and operating system wrinkles at play with Linux, it is all too common to see recurring and minor errors pop up about some setting or hardware snafu that really does not matter.

For my desktop computer, I was seeing log files of 2 to 4 gigs in size. Here is…

With twitter deteriorating by the day, there is a need for social media options. And, one of those options is Mastodon and the Fediverse. Unlike other social media where a person signs up for an account at a central repository (think Facebook, twitter, or LinkedIn), there is no single repository or…

Artificial intelligence is all the rage nowadays, and Barton Gellman indicated how whisper.cpp presented fantastic accuracy.

So, I gave the app a run, and it is impressive. Unfortunately, directions for usage could be a bit better. Here are some helpful tips.

First, some directions for installing.

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In recent versions of Vivaldi, the menu has started appearing on the right side of the window.

I am a stickler for usability, and so I want a menu showing. I also follow the original human interface design guidelines of trying to have window controls on the upper-left corner of windows/screens.

Any insights into…