Category Archives: technology

Time for change

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Don Watkins

Gasoline is $1.53 a liter in Ontario adjusted for US dollars and Joe Biden isn’t president either. Gasoline has historically cost more in Canada and the rest of the world. According to my brother gasoline is $8.88 a gallon in … Continue reading →

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Relearning Moodle

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Don Watkins

I’m going to write an article about how Moodle can be used by teachers forced to be socially distanced from their students during this pandemic. Eleven years ago I set up a Moodle server which I used in a class … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint on MacBook Air

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Don Watkins

I have an early 2015 MacBook Air that developed problems a couple years ago when it’s battery gave up the ghost after an upgrade to MacOS Mojave. Then last fall the SSD drive gave out. I ordered a new battery … Continue reading →

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Linux News

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Don Watkins

Today was a big day in the Linux community with the release of Ubuntu 20.04. A long time friend of mine reached out to me a couple of days ago asking me to familiarize him again with how to create … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2020

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Don Watkins

We can no longer exploit the resources of this earth—the trees, the water, and other natural resources—without any care for coming generations. Common sense tells us that unless we change, we won’t survive. This Earth Day let’s resolve to live … Continue reading →

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A New Order Emerges

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Don Watkins

“Teilhard prophetically anticipated that human evolution would not take place without sideways forces of resistance and devolution, but he also saw that we would reach a decisive point of choosing either to evolve or to annihilate. We can destroy this … Continue reading →

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What would you like to learn?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Don Watkins

I’ve been involved with Linux and open source software for almost twenty years now. I’m writing this post using a Linux laptop from System76. I’ve been writing a lot of thought pieces lately which come my heart. Linux and open … Continue reading →

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Free Software for Windows

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Don Watkins

I’m frequently called as I was this morning to support Windows computers. Many of those calls come from senior citizens as was the case this morning. The fellow was running Windows 7 and had recently purchased virus protection for it. … Continue reading →

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The Women of Color Who Put Us On the Moon

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Don Watkins

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great read. Engaging and overlooked story which … Continue reading →

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Every Wall is a Door

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Don Watkins

I first read the quote, “Every wall is a door” by Ralph Waldo Emerson on the wall of a Facebook friend. It continues to be one of my favorites. Just yesterday we got some unhappy news. When bad news comes it … Continue reading →

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