Don Watkins (He/Him/His)

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Franklinville, New York

Educator, entrepreneur, open source advocate, life long learner, Python teacher. M.A. in Educational Psychology, M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership, Linux system administrator.

Open Source Star Best Interview Award 2016 Best Interview Award 2017 Moderator's Choice Award 2018 Moderator's Choice Award 2019 People's Choice Award Social Sharer Award 2014 Conversation Starter Award 2015 Author Comment Gardener Open education 100+ Contributions Club Contributor Club

Authored Content

13 open source backup solutions

Readers suggest more than a dozen of their favorite solutions for protecting data.

A Linux user review of the Darter Pro laptop from System76

In spite of its light weight, the Darter Pro stacks up well against other powerful laptops.

magnifying glass on computer screen, finding a bug in the code

How Linux testing has changed and what matters today

Michael Larabel, the founder of Phoronix, shares his insights on the evolution of Linux and open hardware.

A introduction to creating documents in LaTeX

Introducing kids to computational thinking with Python

Coding program gives low-income students the skills, confidence, and knowledge to break free from economic and societal disadvantages.

Terminal command prompt on orange background

Which open source backup solution do you use?

Share your favorite Linux backup solution in our new poll.

web development and design, desktop and browser

Getting started with Scalar, a semantic web publishing platform

Scalar enables academics to publish their work as media-rich, long-form content.

Authored Comments

Don Watkins

3 Nov 2021

Turn any website into a Linux desktop app with open source tools

Cool article! Thanks for sharing this.

Don Watkins

19 Oct 2021

Why Mark Text is my favorite markdown editor

Scott, I just installed Typora on your recommendation. That's an amazing editor. So many ways to import/export. Thanks for teaching me something new!!