I’ve been running Fedora 42 Workstation for a while now, and with Fedora 43 on the horizon, I was planning my usual upgrade routine. But this time, I decided to take a different path - one I’d been curious about for quite some time: trying an atomic desktop.

After years of tolerating Samsung’s bloatware, intrusive notifications, and privacy-invading features, I finally reached my breaking point. Having successfully switched from Windows to Linux after 30 years, I knew exactly what I needed to do: find an Android alternative that respects my privacy and gives me back control. This is how I decided to switch to GrapheneOS and why I chose it over other custom ROMs and operating systems. If you’re frustrated with your phone treating you like a product rather than a customer, this might resonate with you.

As a frequent traveller, I’ve connected to more hotel Wi-Fi networks than I can count. While these networks claim to be “guest-only”, they’re essentially public battlegrounds for security. After years of relying on OpenVPN to keep my data safe, I decided to try the much-hyped WireGuard. What should have been a simple upgrade turned into hours of frustration. Here’s what I learned.

Last week, I bit the bullet and upgraded both my personal desktop and work laptop (Lenovo P1) to Fedora 42. With Fedora 41 retiring in less than 6 months, procrastination wasn’t an option. Here’s my experience - including the moment my desktop decided to play dead during the upgrade.

I recently hit an issue when trying to upgrade 1Password on my Linux system (I’m running Fedora 41, but this affects all Linux distributions). Despite being on 1Password version 8.10.75, which should have automatically updated the GPG key according to 1Password’s own guidance, I couldn’t upgrade to version 8.10.78.

Here’s how I fixed it.

In February, a new version of the Chocolatey Test Environment was released. And, like last time when I wanted to use it under VMware Workstation, it got me thinking how I would be able to use it under KVM this time?

I’ve been using KVM for virtualization after making the leap from Windows to Linux over 18 months ago. Like most hypervisors, virtual machines under KVM need to be configured to run at their best. Let look at how to get the best from Windows Operating System guests under Linux KVM.

I am honoured to be speaking at the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit, in Seattle, Washington, USA again this year. This will be the second year in a row that I have spoken, and my third year attending, this fantastic PowerShell event, where the welcome is warm from both the organizers and the attendees.

This year I had the pleasure of speaking at the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit and catching up with a few attendees during the day. I wanted to share my experiences of the event and my talks.

I’ll be attending PSConfEU this year in Antwerp, Belgium, between 24 and 27 June 2024. I won’t be speaking this year but will be at the Chocolatey booth with my colleague James Ruskin.