Live music over Zoom can sound terrible for the audience: Tinny audio, short notes, or worse yet silent. It doesn’t have to be this way. Complete the first two sections in 10 minutes to noticeably improve your sound. Continue with later sections if you have the money and time to further improve your sound.

I just switched from Quicken to Money Manager Ex for tracking personal finances. Here’s what it took to transfer the data.

LinuxSampler is one of the best samplers available for Linux, yet the installation process requires a high level of technical expertise. My instructions differ from the official instructions by observing the following rules:

1. The instructions are strictly sequential.
2. The instructions explain any technical terms that are beyond the vocabulary of a typical computer user.
3. The instructions are current. They refer to the latest versions of Ubuntu and the latest code for LinuxSampler.