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

Making computers more accessible and sustainable with Linux

Free Geek is a nonprofit organization that helps decrease the digital divide by providing Linux computers to people and groups in need.

How to create outlines in Linux with TreeLine

Restore an old MacBook with Linux

Don't throw your old, slow MacBook into the recycling bin; extend its life with Linux Mint.

6 WordPress plugins for restaurants and retailers

The end of the pandemic won't be the end of curbside pickup, delivery, and other shopping conveniences, so set your website up for success with these plugins.

My review of the Raspberry Pi 400

Raspberry Pi 400's support for videoconferencing is a benefit for homeschoolers seeking inexpensive computers.

hot keys for shortcuts or features on computer keyboard

5 surprising things you can do with LibreOffice from the command line

Convert, print, protect, and do more with your files directly from the command line.

Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen

Use this bootable USB drive on Linux to rescue Windows users

WoeUSB makes Windows boot disks from Linux and help your friends unlock their out-of-commission machines.

Authored Comments

Don Watkins

7 Jul 2022

Check disk usage in Linux

Good catch Greg! I'll mention that to the editors.

Don Watkins

28 Jun 2022

Linux su vs sudo: what's the difference?

Great article David! I never understood the differences of these two commands and now thanks to your brilliant article I have a much better idea. I never used 'sudo' until I started using Ubuntu about 15 years ago. Prior to that my experience with Red Hat and Fedora was with 'su'. I have gotten used to 'sudo' now on both Ubuntu/Debian based distros and also on Fedora and have rarely used 'su'.