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Merry Christmas to all our readers.

This content is available as a video on Odysee and YouTube.

Video covering the topic is available on Odysee and YouTube Last time we discussed what twine is and how it works.

NoiseTorch is a small FOSS Linux app that removes background noise picked up by your microphone.

Linux is the most popular open source operating system today and it has some clear advantages to Windows and Mac in terms of freedom and privacy.

We use passwords everywhere to secure our important accounts, but how secure are your passwords?

This content is available on Odysee and Youtube Twine is a cross-platform FOSS tool for making interactive fiction and choose your own adventure style game books.

Mastodon is part of the decentralized social media network known as the Fediverse.

You will hear the terms Free and Open Source software (FOSS) and Libre software thrown around everywhere nowadays.

Happy new year!

Chocolatey is a great application for managing your installed programs on Windows, but it’s not always the easiest to use.

Many of our devices run Android these days.

Chocolatey helps solve one of the biggest issues working on a Windows machine: Software Management.

RSS is a tool that solves one of our greatest problems in our connected world: information overload.

Last time we explored the map making interface and made our first map in RPG Maker.

This year was a bit slow, but we published four detailed articles and started a new series of posts on game design.

Now that we have our story and game engine, we are ready to start making our game in RPG Maker MV.

A lot of us hear the word ping used a lot in gaming and when we are having network issues, but what exactly is ping?

Sometimes we need to know our IP Address or troubleshoot internet connection issues.

Many people dream of making a video game.

With the introduction of Firefox Quantum, Mozilla removed support for legacy XUL extensions in favor of Web Extensions.

Windows 10’s new Creator update that improves upon the system’s settings, privacy, included creative software, and gaming.

Update 2023-06-30: I do not recommend Launchy anymore as Windows Powertools has this feature and it is open source.

Many of us have old games laying around and realize that they just don’t work right.

2016 has been an interesting year.

Update 2023-06-30: Persona Plus is no longer on Mozilla’s website and links have been removed from this article.

Update 2023-06-30: Removed link to Adblock Plus as Ublock Origin is what I use and has less controversies.

Update 2023-06-30: I do not recommend using Google Services for anything other than maybe YouTube when no alternative is available.

Now that we have an understanding of how to get around, we will go over installing software and the internet.

We have gone over how to install Windows 10, now we will go over how to navigate the interface.

Last time we went over computer hardware.

Note: This post uses affiliate links for Amazon.com, this is perfectly harmless.

Before we learn how to use a computer we must understand what a computer is and the underlining concepts that allow computers to work.

In our hyper connected world it is important to know how to use a computer.

This year Random Thoughts will start an Introduction to Computers series of posts to give readers a better understanding of how to use computers and their important in society.

Update 2023-06-29: I do not recommend any of this tool anymore.

Update 2023-06-29: Classic Shell has been discontinued, but there are alternatives and it is open source.

Firefox has experienced a major update with built in chat and a new search box.

BitTorrent has been around for many years now, since 2001, yet there are many who still do not know what it is or how to use it.

Update 2023-06-29: I do not recommend any of these tools anymore.

If you are anything like me, you probably do not like the new look Mozilla created for Firefox 29.

When it comes to word processing most think Microsoft Word, but there are other alternatives out there.

I use Firefox as my default browser on all of my computers.

Many know that a court stated that the FCC lacks the authority to enforce Net Neutrality.

Update 2023-06-29: If you insist on using Windows then you can use the PowerToys Launch feature that gives the same abilities as Launchy, but with more features and better integration with the system.

I use a lot of programs between multiple computers.

I just started this blog.