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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

LibreOffice 6.2 – de oppresso liber officium

28th February 2019 by dedoimedo 21 comments

The world of documents, spreadsheets and presentations is roughly divided into two. There’s Microsoft Office, and then, there’s everything else. In the second…

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Free Software’s Radical Past

27th February 2019 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Something is absurd about the idea that free and open source software (FOSS) is apolitical. How could a movement that changes the way…

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Xfce apps – In the land of Tux, where the shadows lie

16th February 2019 by dedoimedo 9 comments

Last year, I decided to do a thorough analysis of the KDE and Gnome application stacks, separately, to figure out how complete these…

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Single-sourcing in LibreOffice

31st January 2019 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

LibreOffice may seem like just another word processor, but looks can deceive. A case in point is the ability to single-source, using features…

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Working with Flameshot

Flameshot – A shot in the dark

25th January 2019 by dedoimedo 2 comments

What’s your unicorn, someone asked. The answer is, a really nice screenshot tool, so that I can do my software reviews with speed,…

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Boxes for your Tuxes – Worth it?

7th January 2019 by dedoimedo 1 comment

A name was mentioned. An application was tested. In my Gnome apps review from several weeks back, one of the comments pointed out…

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PureOS and Purity

31st December 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

I have been following the development of Purism‘s Librem 13 and 15 laptops for several years. Like many Linux users, I am attracted…

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Best Gnome distro of 2018

24th December 2018 by dedoimedo 10 comments

We talked about Xfce. We talked about Plasma. ‘Twas a turbulent year, and yet, it didn’t really have any defining Linux moments. More…

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Best KDE/Plasma distro of 2018

15th December 2018 by dedoimedo 44 comments

Let us Plasma. A few days ago, we talked about the bestest Xfce distro of 2018. It was an interesting but also somewhat…

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Xubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish

Best Xfce distro of 2018

5th December 2018 by dedoimedo 20 comments

The current calendar year is slowly converging toward its end. That means one thing! Well, two things. Festivities and liver stress testing for…

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Replacing LibreOffice’s Bibliography Tool With Zotero

30th November 2018 by Bruce Byfield 9 comments

If the Bibliography Database in LibreOffice were not so cumbersome and restrictive, then connections to an application like Zotero would be unnecessary. As…

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What about Gnome apps then?

24th November 2018 by dedoimedo 16 comments

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

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Editing With Calibre

31st October 2018 by Bruce Byfield 3 comments

I’ve used Calibre to organize my ebooks for years. Despite an awkward and eccentric interface, it’s a comprehensive tool, which has every feature…

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