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

Authored Content

5 markdown editors I recommend trying

Everyone has their favorite markdown editor. Here are a few I have tried.

My favorite LibreOffice productivity tips

Here are some LibreOffice keyboard shortcuts and formatting tips that might save you valuable time.

Use this Linux command-line tool to learn more about your NVMe drives

The nvme-cli command has lots of useful options, and it's a great way to take control of how you manage your data.

Why my public library chooses Linux and open source

My library's IT Director shares her community's Linux journey.

How to turn a Raspberry Pi into an eBook server

Access your iPhone on Linux with this open source tool

Communicate with iOS devices from Linux by using Libimobiledevice.

Multi-colored and directional network computer cables

What do we call post-modern system administrators?

Our community discusses the responsibilities, possible titles, and potential skills of today's sysadmins.

Authored Comments

Don Watkins

25 Aug 2022

Happy birthday, Linux! Here are 6 Linux origin stories

Thanks for compiling these stories AmyJune! It's always fun to hear how others got started with Linux.

Don Watkins

22 Aug 2022

How I get students excited about math with Python and Raspberry Pi

Thanks Bryan!