Recently I switched to Ubuntu Touch as my daily driver for a phone. Whenever you change phone operating systems, there is a steep learning curve and an extended process of […]
Startup hangs on “systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service”
My last update on Ubuntu didn’t go very well. After the typical sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y, the system downloaded and installed the usual assortment of packages. […]
Installing Ubuntu Touch on the FLX1
Recently, I came in possession of a Furi FLX1 Phone. It is really cool in many ways, and yet, still has a ways to go to be a useful phone, […]
Clickable – “template” is no longer a valid configuration option
Recently, while playing around with a new to me used phone, I tested out UBports Ubuntu Touch again. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it worked really well on […]
Workaround for DVDStyler crashes in Linux
If you are not familiar with DVDStyler, it is/was a great tool for creating your own DVDs. It allows you to add videos, create titles, use themes, custom buttons, and […]
Is it really open source?
Recently, while looking around F-Droid forum, I found a post about a person who wanted to build Android apps, but did not want to use Google’s Android-SDK, which comes with […]
Advantages of using FLRIG verses allowing each app to control my radio.
I’ve decided to make a few changes to my setup in regards to controlling my HF transceiver. I’m using the FT-991, which is a great shack-in-the-box radio, I highly recommend […]
I ran over my snowplow.
A few weeks ago, I did something I’ve never done before. I ran over my own snowplow. I don’t mean that I ran it over because it was sitting in […]
Fixing A Toaster
Not my usual post, but a fun one none the less. My in-laws moved away and left behind this really cool toaster. Unfortunately, it was super cool, as in, it […]
Remounting system r/w on a super image.
Just a quick post for my own reference later, though hopefully it is useful to others. Many new phones have a super partition and the way they are designed makes […]