How To Compile The NextCloud Client For Linux

Hey there, Internet peeps! Steph and I have been discussing cloud storage. Last week we introduced a shared solution that we love here at The Nerd Garden. NextCloud. We even showed you how to setup your NextCloud server. This week, we’re going to help you put all that cloud awesomeness to use. Sure, you can […]

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A Cloud Of Our Own / #NextCloud

Happy Friday! Man, that took long enough, didn’t it? Good thing we’re sharing a new project with you in time for the weekend. On Tuesday, Steph shared a “home cloud” solution with you, called NextCloud.  If you haven’t read it already head on back to A Cloud Of Your Own. As promised, we’re going to […]

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A Cloud Of Your Own

Hey peeps! Welcome to mid-September. It’s also our one-month anniversary at The Nerd Garden. How’ve you been liking it so far? Elvis appreciates all of the fan mail you’ve been sending him. For those of you who are new, Elvis-the little pug on our homepage-is kind of our mascot. We dig him. Okay, enough about […]

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Installing Linux Part 2: Installing Linux Mint

Grettings from The Nerd Garden.  My name is Aaron. Today I am going to continue our Linux saga from our previous post Installing Linux Part 1. The world of open source software is vast to suit the needs various people. So why not try another flavor of Linux? To start lets try another similar Linux […]

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Microsoft Word Formatting Tips For Writers

I’ve got a confession to make. It won’t come as a surprise. I hate Microsoft Word. See? You’re not exactly shocked, are you? Still, as a writer, I’m stuck with it, because agents, editors, and publishers use it all the time. Lately, I’ve been on the receiving end of a slew of manuscripts that include major formatting […]

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So you installed Linux… now what?

Last week I showed you how I typically set up partitions when installing a desktop Linux distribution. I chose Ubuntu Desktop 16.04. If you decided to try it for yourself, you probably found the install was super-awesome and rather painless. So you installed Linux… now what? Where’s The Software? If you have installed Ubuntu or a […]

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The Cloud Computing Decoder Ring

One of the questions I get most often is: What exactly is “The Cloud?” How do I use it? I blogged about some cloud storage options last year, you can read that post here. However, I thought it might be a good idea to cover what cloud storage actually is and why it’s so important. […]

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