Articles by Jo Hinchliffe | Tom's Hardware

Always with a project on the go, Jo is a full-time maker and writer. A shed full of CNC machines, lathes, 3D printers and more keeps Jo building. From PCBs to rowing boats to rockets, Jo tries wherever possible to integrate open source hardware and software into his projects. As such he is a keen Linux user, has authored a book on FreeCAD the open source 3D modeling software, and has published designs and tutorials across a wide range of makes. Based in the mountains of North Wales UK Jo enjoys walking and running and also helps teach a kids Kung Fu class.

Articles by: Jo Hinchliffe

How to Add Effects to Audio in Audacity

By Jo Hinchliffe published 13 December 22

Apply distortion, reverb and create audio snippets for podcasts with Audacity, a free audio editing tool.

How To Remove Image Backgrounds Using Gimp

By Jo Hinchliffe published 15 October 22

Learn how to remove objects from images and place them in entirely new environs.

How To Resize Images in GIMP

By Jo Hinchliffe published 8 October 22

From holiday photos, to billboard sized posters, GIMP has the power to make your art as small or as large as you require.

How To Remove Background Noise, Distortion in Audacity

By Jo Hinchliffe published 13 August 22

Using the free audio editor, Audacity, learn how to restore old recordings and improve audio clarity.

How To Use a Multimeter to Measure Voltage, Current and More

By Jo Hinchliffe last updated 13 June 22

Multimeters enable us to measure voltages, currents and test circuits for issues. In this how to, we give you the basic steps to start checking your circuits.

How To Find Large Files on Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe last updated 13 June 22

Locate the files that are consuming your Linux disk space.

How to Breadboard Electronics Projects with Raspberry Pi Pico

By Jo Hinchliffe published 30 May 22

Breadboards are an essential component in electronics. With them we can “sketch” our circuits, test new ideas and learn how to build projects from components that cost cents, not dollars.

How To Mount and Unmount Drives on Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 28 May 22

Mounting and unmounting drives using both the terminal and the GUI is an essential Linux skill. In this article, we show how to do this and how to work with ISO image files.

How To Manage Users in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 21 May 22

Quickly and easily manage the users on your Linux systems using either the GUI or the terminal.

How to View Your Command History in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 15 May 22

Often overlooked, history is an archive of all the commands that our user has typed. But what can we do with these commands and what tools can we use?

How to Use the Grep Command in Linux to Search Inside Files

By Jo Hinchliffe published 7 May 22

Add grep to your Linux toolkit and slice through files, directories and console output to find the details that you need.

How To Check Disk Usage in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 30 April 22

Explore how to check disk usage using the df and the du commands and learn how a variety of simple arguments can enhance your workflow.

How To Kill a Process in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 16 April 22

Sometimes things go wrong and we have to kill a running process. In this how-to we show you how easy this can be via the terminal.

How To Find Files in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe last updated 12 April 22

In this how-to we will look at the find command and a range of additional arguments which will give us a variety of approaches to finding files and directories.

How to Open or Create TAR Files in Linux

How To Archive Files in Linux using TAR

By Jo Hinchliffe published 27 March 22

In this how-to, we will look at how to work with tar archives via the terminal, including two of the most popular compression methods to squeeze every last byte of space.

How To Zip Files in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe last updated 26 March 22

Compress files into a ZIP archive using the terminal emulator in Linux.

Change Permissions on the Linux Command Line

How To Change File or Directory Permissions in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 5 March 22

Use the Chmod command to change permissions from the command line.

How To Copy Files and Directories in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 28 February 22

Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

How To Delete a Directory or File in Linux

By Jo Hinchliffe published 19 February 22

Removing files and directories using the Linux command line is very efficient and can be used directly, or when accessing a system remotely.

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