Category: Hardware

Mobile Detox – The Big Itch

The Big Itch – Mobile Detox Smart phones are so pervasive, that they have taken up a large part of our time. Although, there are benefits, there are drawbacks as well and here we will see what we gained for what we sacrificed. Benefits of smartphones Undoubtedly, there are several benefits of smartphones, and some of … Continue reading Mobile Detox – The Big Itch →

How to fix Error Permission denied:’/dev/input/eventX’ running kivy app in Linux

On running a Python script in vscode with the kivy package, the error of Permission denied:'/dev/input/eventX' appears, where X is a number. To correct this error, open a terminal window and enter the following command: $ sudo chmod u+r /dev/input/eventX <enter> Above is only for one time execution. Error will repeat again if code is … Continue reading How to fix Error Permission denied:’/dev/input/eventX’ running kivy app in Linux →

The Quest for A Good IDE for Python Coding on Linux

In order to write code or learn programming or coding in Python, a good IDE was needed to take out the pain from looking up functions, keywords and more. The short list below were tried out before finally choosing one that best suited the purpose. Geany Eclipse PyCharm Spyder vscode Whilst it made sense to … Continue reading The Quest for A Good IDE for Python Coding on Linux →

There’s something about data backups – what’s the big deal!

It’s been almost 12 years since using the 128 MB Transcend USB hard drive for data backups. On the other hand there’s also a 128 KB Transcend USB pen drive from 2006 that still works quite well today plus a Kingston 1 GB USB pen drive. In 12 years, storage device and storage media technology … Continue reading There’s something about data backups – what’s the big deal! →

An ode to passwords – safeguarding online accounts

Every account created (online or offline) requires additional elements to be remembered the service or the device or the website or the application; the user name or ID that is to be used to login in to it, and; the associated password. It's easy to remember sites, applications, services and associated user IDs. However, to … Continue reading An ode to passwords – safeguarding online accounts →

How to mount internal disk drive in Debian 12 Linux without entering password everytime

When mouting an internal disk on Debian 12 Linux (Bookworm), a password is asked to be entered each time the internal disk is mounted. This is the root password. To stop the system from asking for a password each time the internal disk is to be mounted, open a terminal window and enter the following … Continue reading How to mount internal disk drive in Debian 12 Linux without entering password everytime →

How to enable missing bluetooth icon in system tray in Debian

After installation of Debian 12, it appears that bluetooth is not working. However, all the services related to bluetooth on the computer are running, but the bluetooth icon does not appear in the system tray. To enable the bluetooth icon, install the blueman package. To do so, open a terminal window and enter the following … Continue reading How to enable missing bluetooth icon in system tray in Debian →

How to set up two step authentication on WordPress with FreeOTP

User IDs and passwords do provide some security and authentication. However, with today's evolving threats to online accounts, one can set up two step authentication on several web sites using applications such as Google Authenticator, Authy, Microsoft Authenticator and even FreeOTP. FreeOTP is small, light and can be installed on mobile devices to add the … Continue reading How to set up two step authentication on WordPress with FreeOTP →

How to install Epson L365 inktank printer in Ubuntu or Xubuntu or Linux Mint or Debian

The Epson L365 ink tank printer on the Ubuntu 23.04, Debian or Linux Mint computer was not being installed. The L series printers never showed up on the list of printers in Settings -> Printers and Add printer. Even though Epson was available for selection, it only showed dot matrix printers in the list of … Continue reading How to install Epson L365 inktank printer in Ubuntu or Xubuntu or Linux Mint or Debian →