About the Author
I'm Stephan, a Linux user with a passion for open-source, UI/UX design, and exploring what makes fiction work.
In my spare time, I focus on (and write about):
- Programming (mainly in Python and Rust)
- Retrocomputing (mostly DOS but, as of January 2023, I also own a machine running Mac OS 9.2)
- Reading and Reviewing Fiction
- The odd bit of UI/UX design or literary theory
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Category Archives: Geek Stuff
The State of Digital Distribution on Linux
Note: This is cross-posted from the blog in my Desura account to ensure my backup system catches it. After one of my previous posts, showing off my obsession with flowcharts and how much I overthink buying new games, it occurred … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff, Lair Improvement
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Secure Cloud Backup/Sync
Given the mounting concerns over cloud storage offerings and the increasing occurrence of bills like ACTA and CISPA, it’s becoming increasingly important to find alternatives to US-based, un-encrypted cloud storage services like Dropbox. The question for poor saps like me … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Stuff
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How I Buy Games (as a Flowchart)
Being the geek that I am, one thing I’ve wanted for a while is a diagram of how I decide what to do when a video game catches my eye. I finally made one. (Note: further commentary below the diagram) … Continue reading
Posted in Web Wandering & Opinion
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When Linux Freezes…
Like many geeks, I’ve moved less tech-savvy relatives to Linux and, in my mother’s case, common ideology goes a long way to overlooking bugs and rough edges. However, working with her has revealed a serious problem in the Linux desktop … Continue reading
Posted in Web Wandering & Opinion
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Preventing Broken Links
TL;DR: If you’re going to move to a new URL, fill out my templates and put them at the old one to make damn sure other people’s links don’t break. Yesterday, I finally found a use for the root http://ssokolow.com … Continue reading
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My Issues With AppIndicators
With the work I’ve been doing on my systray icons in the last few days, it occurred to me that I should probably mention that, when given the choice, I explicitly turn off Ubuntu-style AppIndicators for applications with regular systray … Continue reading
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Polishing up the Lubuntu Notification Area
Whether you call them system tray icons, systray icons, or notification icons, you have to admit that these things can easily get out of control, even on Linux. Attempts are being made to tidy them up, like appindicators and the … Continue reading
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