A lot has happened in the last week. Not just in terms of Nominet stuff, as the volume of Internet regulatory issues crossing my inbox has seeming turned up another notch or two, but perhaps Read more
Adjusting the scroll speed of an Apple Magic Mouse on Debian 11
It might be heresy to use an Apple mouse and keyboard on Linux but, well, I like my Apple keyboard (and I might be the only person in the world who does...) and my Apple Magic Mouse. The keyboard Read more
Wayland, clipboards and wl-clipboard
Okay, dull even by my standards. I have a bash function which I use to generate a meeting URL for our jitsi video conferencing system. I type the function name in the terminal, and it generates the Read more
Surface Pro 6, Debian 11 Bullseye, Gnome 3, Wayland, and two 4k@60 external monitors
In case the title is not enough, I am trying to drive two 4k monitors, at 60Hz each, from my Surface Pro 6 running Debian 11 Bullseye, with Gnome 3 as the desktop environment, using Wayland. Perhaps Read more
I am standing for election as a Nominet non-executive director
Nominet - the body responsible for the .uk namespace - has vacancies for two non-executive directors. I have registered my interest with Nominet in standing for one of these vacancies. There are a Read more
Microsoft Surface Pro with Debian 11 Bullseye: emulating right-click on Type Cover trackpad
I've been fighting for a while with emulating a right-click using the Microsoft Type Cover under Debian 11 with GNOME 3. Apparently, clicking using two fingers at the same time works, but it has Read more
Moving from macOS to Debian 11 Bullseye Linux: applications
I've been working towards a move from macOS to Linux for a while now, and the very concerning announcement from Apple that it intended to write code to scan content on users' private devices hastened Read more
Installing Chitubox (3d printer slicing software) on Debian 11
I wanted to install the 3D slicing sofhttps://neilzone.co.uk/2021/08/3d-printed-microsoft-surface-pro-6-cable-strain-relieftware for my Elegoo Mars 2 3D printer on my Surface Pro 6, running Debian Read more
3D-printed Microsoft Surface Pro 6 cable strain relief
The charging / multi-port cable for my Surface Pro 6 has rather a flimsy cable, and I am slightly worried about it breaking. (I'm not hugely worried, and replacements are not too expensive, but Read more
RSS feeds for Internet tech, policy, and legal stuff (and some other bits)
I asked on Twitter and Mastodon for RSS feeds I should have in my reader, to expand my daily reading. I received a handful of recommendations, and more are welcome! What I have already (These are in Read more