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A technology enthusiast and privacy, security and FOSS advocate that specialized in DevOps for companies and individuals across North America and Europe. Founder and operator of Adamsdesk. https://www.adamsdesk.com/

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A dark green underlays a bold title of 'How To Fix Could Not Load The QT Platform Plugin Wayland' next to the Qt logo against an abstract background made up of light and dark green shapes. Text is primarily in white with highlighted keywords in yellow, 'Fix QT Platform Plugin'.

A dark green underlays a bold title of 'How To Fix Could Not Load The QT Platform Plugin Wayland' next to the Qt logo against an abstract background made up of light and dark green shapes. Text is primarily in white with highlighted keywords in yellow, 'Fix QT Platform Plugin'.

Resolve Could Not Load The Qt Platform Plugin Wayland

Use this troubleshooting guide in resolving the error message of “Could Not Load The Qt Platform Plugin Wayland” on GNU/Linux.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/resolv...

#blog #linux #qt #tech #technology

13.03.2026 21:19 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Protect Canadian democracy: Sunset C-4! 🇨🇦’s political parties are using Bill C-4 to permanently exempt themselves from basic privacy law. We have days to force the House to accept the Senate’s sunset clause compromise. Tell your MP: respec...

🇨🇦’s political parties are using Bill C-4 to permanently exempt themselves from basic privacy law. We have days to force the House to accept the Senate’s sunset clause compromise. Tell your MP: respect voter privacy, sunset Bill C-4! openmedia.org/C4Sunset-bsky @openmedia.org

07.03.2026 17:01 👍 11 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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What is the Social Media Platform Bluesky? Explore a new social network Bluesky by finding out what it is all about, where it came from, who owns it, how to join and more.

Updated: What is the Social Media Platform Bluesky?

- Update Post Accuracy
- Add New Post Images
- Fix Link References

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/what-i...

#blog #SocialMedia #bluesky #tech

10.03.2026 19:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A magnifying glass positioned over top of two paper documents with illegible text next to a bold title that reads '2025 Adamsdesk Review'.

A magnifying glass positioned over top of two paper documents with illegible text next to a bold title that reads '2025 Adamsdesk Review'.

Adamsdesk Review of The Year 2025

Join me in a review of reflecting upon achievements with statistics, what can be improved moving forward, and mental health for the year of 2025.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/adamsd...

#blog #adamsdesk #AnnualReview

09.03.2026 21:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Best Markdown Viewers for the Linux Command Line Investigate, play, and explore the benefits of using one of these GNU/Linux command line interface application Markdown viewers.

Updated: The Best Markdown Viewers for the Linux Command Line

- Add viewer smd

Investigate, play, and explore the benefits of using one of these GNU/Linux command line interface application Markdown viewers.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/linux-...

#blog #markdown #commandline #linux #100DaysToOffload

02.03.2026 19:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Senate Passes Bill C-4 While Sharply Criticizing Political Parties Bill C-4 has passed the Senate with a three-year sunset clause, giving federal political parties a time limit to self-regulate their use of voter data and remain exempt from privacy laws. OpenMedia ex...

🚨 Bill C-4 has passed the Senate with a three-year sunset clause. Federal parties get three years to self-regulate, still exempt from privacy laws. What does this mean for your voter data? Find out in our latest blog post.

openmedia.org/article/item...

02.03.2026 19:08 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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The Best Markdown Viewers for the Linux Command Line Investigate, play, and explore the benefits of using one of these Linux command line interface application Markdown viewers.

Updated: The Best Markdown Viewers for the Linux Command Line

Investigate, play, and explore the benefits of using one of these Linux command line interface application Markdown viewers.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/linux-...

#blog #markdown #commandline #terminal #linux #100DaysToOffload

20.02.2026 19:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On a dark red background sits a light red Inkscape logo and two outline hearts between the name of 'Inkscape'. Next to it stands a title of 'Design Heart Shapes'.

On a dark red background sits a light red Inkscape logo and two outline hearts between the name of 'Inkscape'. Next to it stands a title of 'Design Heart Shapes'.

Design The Perfect Heart Shape In Inkscape With Confidence

Gain confidence and knowledge in this comprehensive guide on how to create the perfect heart shape using the vector graphics editor called Inkscape.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/inksca...

#blog #inkscape #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

20.02.2026 16:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On dark red background a large bright red heart with small ones below sitting over top  a message in white of 'Thank You For Your Contributions To Software Freedom!' Below this lists out the Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software, run, study, modify and share all separated by small hearts.

On dark red background a large bright red heart with small ones below sitting over top a message in white of 'Thank You For Your Contributions To Software Freedom!' Below this lists out the Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software, run, study, modify and share all separated by small hearts.

I Love Free Software Day: Maintainers Matter

Learn about a day that celebrates and shows appreciation of our dear maintainers of free and open source software projects.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/love-f...

#blog #ILoveFS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #software #tech

14.02.2026 15:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #33'.

A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #33'.

Little Bits: Issue #33 For January 2026

A brief life update of challenges and a loads of little bits to explore covering an array of topics such as blogs, gaming, open source and security.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little...

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #news #LinkDump

12.02.2026 21:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stop Canada’s “Buy Now, Regret Later” AI Future Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 h...

Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org

05.02.2026 00:47 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
A prominent thunderbird wrapped around a white envelope next to bold white text that reads 'Mailbox Quota Size Usage & Limit' against a black to dark purple gradient background.

A prominent thunderbird wrapped around a white envelope next to bold white text that reads 'Mailbox Quota Size Usage & Limit' against a black to dark purple gradient background.

View Mozilla Thunderbird Mailbox Quota Size Usage and Limit

A complete guide to acquire the necessary knowledge and required steps to view a mailbox’s quota size usage and limit in Mozilla Thunderbird.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mozill...

#blog #email #thunderbird #OpenSource @thunderbird.net

06.02.2026 16:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A white rectangle freezer sits in a puddle of water and a bold title above that says 'Freezer Repair'.

A white rectangle freezer sits in a puddle of water and a bold title above that says 'Freezer Repair'.

Repair a Danby Freezer Not Cooling and Clicking Noise

Reveal the steps I took in this adventure of repairing a Danby Designer freezer that has symptoms of no longer cooling and making a clicking noise.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/dandby...

#blog #repair #RightToRepair #DIY

21.01.2026 17:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two Christmas trees stand next to a bold golden title of '2025 Christmas Festivities' with each tree is draped in white garland and topped off with a golden star.

Two Christmas trees stand next to a bold golden title of '2025 Christmas Festivities' with each tree is draped in white garland and topped off with a golden star.

Unwrapping Christmas Festivities of 2025

Follow along as I describe the Christmas festivities of 2025 on how each one unfolded along with the unwrapping of some of the gifts received.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/christ...

#blog #story #family #Christmas

16.01.2026 22:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The white neoclassical building of the Internet Archive headquarters appears through blue jigsaw puzzle pieces with text: "Wikipedia 25. Happy Birthday from Internet Archive."

The white neoclassical building of the Internet Archive headquarters appears through blue jigsaw puzzle pieces with text: "Wikipedia 25. Happy Birthday from Internet Archive."

🎉 Can you believe Wikipedia is 25 years old? 🎂

A quarter-century of free knowledge—built on a simple but powerful idea: show your sources. That commitment to citations is one of our favorite things about Wikipedia. ℹ️📚🔍
🧵⬇️ (1/5)

#Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @wikipedia.org

15.01.2026 23:00 👍 773 🔁 191 💬 5 📌 12
A Mozilla Firefox logo sits next to text that reads, What's New For Firefox 147.0 against a purple pattern background of a squares.

A Mozilla Firefox logo sits next to text that reads, What's New For Firefox 147.0 against a purple pattern background of a squares.

What's New for Mozilla Firefox Release 147.0

Examine that latest new features, improvements and fixes for Mozilla Firefox version 147.0 broken into easy to follow headings.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/mozill...

#blog #tech #technology #news #Firefox #Mozilla

16.01.2026 16:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #32'.

A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #32'.

Little Bits: Issue #32 For December 2025

Allow this fresh issue of little bits discovered over the course of December to be my gift to you providing joy, opportunity and fulfilled curiosity.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little...

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #news #LinkDump

09.01.2026 16:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On a light blue background stands a dark blue file folder with a white paper inside and on the outside is a faded dolphin that represents the Dolphin file manager application. Next to the folder is a strong title of 'Activate Administrator Mode' beside a wavy line with a dolphin emerging  out of the water.

On a light blue background stands a dark blue file folder with a white paper inside and on the outside is a faded dolphin that represents the Dolphin file manager application. Next to the folder is a strong title of 'Activate Administrator Mode' beside a wavy line with a dolphin emerging out of the water.

Dolphin File Manager: Enable Administrator or Root Access

Attain the necessary steps on how to activate the administrator or root mode access using KDE Plasma’s default file manager application Dolphin.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/dolphi...

#blog #KDE #linux #unix #tech

08.01.2026 16:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A large foot print stands next to the word 'GNOME' in white and light purple text that reads 'Repair GNOME Display Manager To Start Wayland' on top of a dark purple shaped rectangle orientated to the left at a 45 degree angle.

A large foot print stands next to the word 'GNOME' in white and light purple text that reads 'Repair GNOME Display Manager To Start Wayland' on top of a dark purple shaped rectangle orientated to the left at a 45 degree angle.

Resolve GNOME Shell v49 Failed to Start Gnome-Session-X11

Resolve the frustrating circumstance to the problem where GNOME Shell Display Manager version 49 fails to start unit gnome-session-x11.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnome-...

#blog #GNOME #linux #unix #tech

07.01.2026 16:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A prominent thunderbird wrapped around a white envelope next to bold white text that reads 'Improve Link Readability' against a black to dark purple gradient background.

A prominent thunderbird wrapped around a white envelope next to bold white text that reads 'Improve Link Readability' against a black to dark purple gradient background.

Improve Mozilla Thunderbird Email Message Hyperlink Readability

Learn all available options to improve hyperlink or link readability in email messages when using Mozilla Thunderbird.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/improv...

#blog #Email #accessibility #tech

02.01.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Upon a black background stands golden outline of three evergreen trees with white and gold snow flakes falling down. Next to the tress is a title of 'Merry Christmas'.

Upon a black background stands golden outline of three evergreen trees with white and gold snow flakes falling down. Next to the tress is a title of 'Merry Christmas'.

Merry Christmas Dear Reader!

A message addressed to you Dear Reader wishing a Merry Christmas for this holiday season, thoughts to self reflect upon and giving thanks.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/merry-...

#blog #Christmas

26.12.2025 00:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Have yourself an 8-bitty little Christmas 🎄👾

🎶 Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo 🤯

The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.

⬇️ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...

#8Bit #Chiptune

22.12.2025 19:02 👍 240 🔁 52 💬 4 📌 6
A large painted sun dominates the background with a bold title of 'Bring GNOME To Life' and a subtitle of 'Gnomelets Review'. Gnomelets puppy and kitten are sitting on top of the title. Tux and Santa Gnomelets are standing on either side of the title facing each other.

A large painted sun dominates the background with a bold title of 'Bring GNOME To Life' and a subtitle of 'Gnomelets Review'. Gnomelets puppy and kitten are sitting on top of the title. Tux and Santa Gnomelets are standing on either side of the title facing each other.

Bring Your GNOME Shell to Life with Gnomelets!

Turn a dull GNOME Shell graphical environment into an exciting and active one with a whimsical little desktop toy extension called Gnomelets.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnomel...

#blog #review #GNOME #Linux #tech #technology

24.12.2025 16:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to Change LibreOffice Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour Learn the necessary steps to change or customize spelling mistakes underline colour in LibreOffice applications using this complete guide.

Updated: How to Change LibreOffice Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour

- Add macOS instructions

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/libreo...

#blog #LibreOffice #tech #technology

22.12.2025 17:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Bash Countdown To Christmas Find the festive joy in this countdown script for Christmas using Bash along with three simple commands, date, clear and sleep on Linux/Unix.

A Bash Countdown To Christmas

Find the festive joy in this countdown script for Christmas using Bash along with three simple commands, date, clear and sleep on Linux/Unix.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/bash-c...

#blog #BASH #commandline #terminal #tech

22.12.2025 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On a burgundy background stands a dark mustard coloured title that reads 'Customize Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour' next to a white LibreOffice logo and a light green typewriter.

On a burgundy background stands a dark mustard coloured title that reads 'Customize Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour' next to a white LibreOffice logo and a light green typewriter.

How to Change LibreOffice Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour

Learn the necessary steps to change or customize spelling mistakes underline colour in LibreOffice applications using this complete guide.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/libreo...

#blog #LibreOffice #tech #technology

19.12.2025 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #31'.

A perspective view between two walls of white binary text with a blue background that has an explosion in the middle coming towards the viewer sits large bold text that reads, 'Little Bits Issue #31'.

Little Bits: Issue #31 For November 2025

Road blocks may have delayed this release, but it is still full of endless little bits to explore along with a message of gratitude and positivity.

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little...

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #news #LinkDump

17.12.2025 20:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Enable Natural Scrolling Using a Mouse or Touchpad Step by step instructions of how to reverse or flip the mouse or touchpad scroll direction on Linux and Microsoft Windows 10/11 to a natural scroll.

Updated: Enable Natural Scrolling Using a Mouse or Touchpad

- Update GNOME version
- Add KDE Plasma 6

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/enable...

#blog #linux #windows #GNOME #KDE #PowerShell

16.12.2025 20:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Learn To Read EDID / DisplayID Metadata On A Raspberry Pi My learning experience to retrieve EDID/E-EDID/DisplayID metadata from display device such as resolution, refresh rate, manufacturer, serial number and more.

Updated: Learn To Read EDID / DisplayID Metadata On A Raspberry Pi

- Update post clarity

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/learn-...

#commandline #linux #RaspberryPi #tech #100DaysToOffload

16.12.2025 18:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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11 Ways to Check Linux/Unix Operating System Uptime An all-encompassing overview on how to check a GNU/Linux or Unix operating system’s uptime duration since the last boot (power on/restart).

Updated: 11 Ways to Check Linux/Unix Operating System Uptime

- Change Neofetch to Fastfetch

An all-encompassing overview on how to check a GNU/Linux or Unix operating system's uptime since the last boot (power on/restart).

www.adamsdesk.com/posts/check-...

#commandline #linux #GNOME #tech

16.12.2025 18:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0