Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, communal prayer, reflection, and community. May all who celebrate be blessed by the spiritual connections that are made during his holy time of year.
We ordered pizza from Domino’s for dinner tonight. The delivery driver who did a good job saw the Linux t-shirt I was wearing, and we struck up a very short conversation about our favorite distro. He said he was a casual Linux Mint user while I am a Zorin OS guy myself. It’s cool when nerds find connections with one another.
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I wanted to share with you the operating system and apps that powers Nerd Corner. I use them on my desktop and laptop computers. They are vital to me in my creative endeavors. I use them daily to make connections with my family, friends and this blogging community. Check them out and give them a spin.
I love Linux and my official operating system is Zorin OS, which is in its 18th version. It powers both my desktop and laptop. This open source software looks and feels like Microsoft Windows, and many use it because of that reason. You don’t have to put up with all the bloat and ads of Windows 10/11. It comes with loads of productivity and entertainment software already installed and has a library of thousands of apps I can download to make it my own.
Mozilla Firefox is my long-time favorite browser because it is open source, secure and offers enough features that don’t get in the way of getting stuff done. I use Firefox for browsing the web, posting blogs, watching YouTube videos, e-commerce, and connecting to others on social media among other fun things. There is also a mobile app that I use daily.
Thunderbird is my go-to email app. You can send and receive email from various places like Gmail, Yahoo and the like. It is highly customizable so you can make it work for you. It also comes with a built-in calendar you can sync to your online calendar. Not only that, but it’s also secure.
In disclosure, I have made a very small donation to the organizations that maintain and distribute these programs. If you use them, it makes sense to support them in whatever way you can. Each of them are also non-profit and community supported, which is something I feel good about.
Because of the Winter weather threat in the area, my church went on Zoom to have morning prayer. It turned out that the situation was not as serious as it could have been. This was reminiscent of the COVID era when everything was virtual. Thanks to technology, it’s good to have this option when necessary. It keeps some level of routine and connection with the Divine and community. Thanks to Fr. Drew and Deacon Kelly for making this happen this morning.
Another person was murdered in Minneapolis today. It’s a place that didn’t ask for the trouble it’s in right now.
A Winter storm is headed to our area. We are hunkering down for the next couple of days.
The United States is a horrible place because of our vile president and his government.
The world seems on fire. So much shit is going on.
Current events are sad, depressing, challenging.
I am feeling it all, and it’s a lot to deal with.
Somehow the Hunger Games movies are offering some comfort.
Lord have mercy.
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