Guilt-Free Motivation in Open Source Communities
Guilt-Free Motivation in Open Source Communities I spent three years contributing to an open source project I had stopped enjoying. The guilt of walking away kept me there through two rewrites, a…
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Challenges Facing Open Source in Developing Countries
I have spent a fair amount of time working with open source communities in countries that are usually described as “the Global South” (a term that groups Africa, Latin America, parts of…
How an Open Source Docathon Improved Our Documentation
How an Open Source Docathon Improved Our Documentation We spent a weekend rewriting our docs in a public Google Doc and learned more about our product than we did in a quarter…
I Started Using This Home Assistant Add-on To Help Me Sleep (And It Actually Worked)
I Started Using This Home Assistant Add-on To Help Me Sleep (And It Actually Worked) I went through three sleep apps before I found one that stuck. The first was a phone-only…
LibreOffice 26.2 Brings Performance Improvements and Better Compatibility
LibreOffice 26.2: The Performance Improvements and Better Document Compatibility That Matter LibreOffice 26.2 dropped in early 2026. The release notes mentioned 47 changes. Most were under the hood. A handful were visible.…
I Found a Windows Search Alternative That Costs /bin/sh and Works Instantly
I Found a Windows Search Alternative That Costs /bin/sh and Works Instantly Windows Search has been the slowest part of my workstation for as long as I have run Windows on the…
Stop Paying $20 a Month Just to Edit a PDF
Stop Paying $20 a Month Just to Edit a PDF I have paid Adobe roughly $240 a year for the privilege of fixing a typo on a tax form. That is not…
I Pay $20/Month for Claude But Keep Coming Back to This Free Gemini Feature
I Pay $20 a Month for Claude, But a Free Gemini Feature Keeps Pulling Me Back I pay $20 a month for Claude, and I keep paying. The model is good at…
It is Time for a Modern Synaptic Package Manager
It is Time for a Modern Synaptic Package Manager By drunkUncle StrapiThe most advanced open-source Content Management Framework (headless-CMS) to build powerful API with… KodiMultimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. OpenMediaVaultNetwork attached…