https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/categories/personal-computing/Recent content in Personal Computing on Joe McCarthyHugoen-gbMon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/one-month-on-raspberry-pi-5/Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/one-month-on-raspberry-pi-5/After a month using a Raspberry Pi 5 as the daily machine, general work and coding are smooth, heavy CAD and slicing stay on the desktop, and the constraints noticeably improve focus and output.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/distraction-free-development-raspberry-pi/Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/distraction-free-development-raspberry-pi/A Raspberry Pi 5 set up as a no-distraction development box, with no audio and a bit of physical friction, turned browsing time into building time.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/replacing-lightroom-on-linux/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/replacing-lightroom-on-linux/Dropped the last Windows dependency by pairing digiKam for library management with RawTherapee for RAW edits on Linux, with a clear note on round-trip and storage trade offs.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/what-i-learnt-today-with-terminal-clear/Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/what-i-learnt-today-with-terminal-clear/A small but satisfying discovery: Ctrl+L clears the terminal instantly, reducing friction and keeping momentum while working.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/raspberry-pi-5-daily-driver/Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/raspberry-pi-5-daily-driver/A Pi 5 with an NVMe base and Pi OS handles day to day work across Codium, terminal, and Chromium, with the main issue being cooling under full screen video.