{"id":13,"date":"2023-05-28T21:33:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T01:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fullscale4me.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:47:40","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fullscale4me.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, enjoying retirement volunteering tech help to MX Linux in my free time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/665300826967101\">MX Linux Facebook group<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.mxlinux.org\/\">MX Linux Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>MX Linux 25 How-To guides<\/h3>\n<p>The below How-To guides <i>should<\/i> be usable on MX Linux 23 and MX Linux 21 with <i>minor<\/i>, easily discernable adjustments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"HELP-MX-Boot-Repair.pdf\">HELP: MX Boot Repair<\/a> &#8211; an expansion on the current HELP file.<br \/>\nupdated December 14, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"making-a-bootable-external-usb-drive-with-mx-linux-25-installed.pdf\">Making a bootable external USB drive with MX Linux 25.1 installed<\/a><br \/>\nupdated April 2, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"MX-Linux-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf\">MX Linux 25 Quick-Start Guide<\/a><br \/>\nupdated February 7, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"uncomplicated-firewall.pdf\">4.5.1 Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) Configuration<\/a><br \/>\nupdated April 2, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Dual-Boot-MX-Linux-25-and-Windows-Installation-Guide.pdf\">Dual Boot: MX Linux 25 &amp; Windows-Installation Guide<\/a><br \/>\nupdated November 11, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Using-Samba-File-Sharing-in-MX-Linux.pdf\">Using Samba File Sharing in MX Linux<\/a><br \/>\nupdated October 3, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Printer-Setup-and-Troubleshooting-How-To.pdf\">Printer Setup &amp; Troubleshooting: How-To<\/a><br \/>\nupdated April 12, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"bluetooth-devices.pdf\">Bluetooth devices How-To<\/a><br \/>\nupdated April 9, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Scanner-How-to.pdf\">Scanner How-To<\/a><br \/>\nupdated April 12, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Ventoy-How-To.pdf\">Ventoy How-To<\/a><br \/>\nupdated January 24, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"wifi-troubleshooting-how-to.pdf\">Wi-Fi Troubleshooting: How-To<\/a><br \/>\nupdated March 8, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MX Linux 21 and 23 specific<\/h3>\n<p>These How-To guides have specific modifications for older versions of MX Linux.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Dual-Boot-MX-Linux-and-Windows-Installation-Guide.pdf\">Dual Boot: MX Linux 21\/23 &amp; Windows-Installation Guide<\/a><br \/>\nupdated August 6, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"Secure-Boot-How-to.pdf\">MX Linux 21\/23 Secure Boot: How to<\/a><br \/>\nupdated August 11, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above documents are continually augmented with *many* wise words from those answering users support requests in the MX Linux Support Forum. There are too many to name individually. These documents could NOT be as complete without them having given help there.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.mxlinux.org\/viewforum.php?f=152\">MX Linux Community How-Tos<\/a> \u00a0 Multiple topics &#8211; often updated!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my past Fortune 500 IT operations support, many of the positions required my performing email servers (MS Exchange) support How-To documentation management. At one, the writing and maintaining of user &amp; service manuals was a core deliverable. One service manual was 500+ pages.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All content by me, who else? Last updated on April 12, 2026. 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