Liri – Loves me, loves me not … at all
What does the world of Linux need more? Desktop environments? Nope. Ah, well, you’d be surprised, because a fresh new challenger appears! Its…
LibreOffice: Professional Typography Fully Arrives
Three decades ago, StarDivision, the ancestor of LibreOffice and OpenOffice, was designed as an intermediate desktop publisher. However, many LibreOffice improvements are designed…
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Plasma secrets – Tips and tricks for the KDE desktop
I used the word secret. Well, it’s a bit misplaced. It’s not like Plasma really hides its options from the users so that…
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A Guide for New KDE Users
KDE repeatedly polls as the most popular Linux desktop environment. However, since its numbers are 30-35%, that still means that over two-thirds use…
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Activities Activities Activities
Several weeks ago, my colleague Bruce posted an article on KDE/Plasma Activities, and this got me thinking again about this rather interesting and…
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Okular – An eye for an eye
Documents, documents, documents. Didn’t Steve Ballmer shout that at some expo some time ago? No? Never mind. Let’s talk about Okular instead, then.…
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KDE vs. GNOME Design Philosophies
The days are gone when the Linux desktop was dominated almost entirely by KDE and GNOME. However, the influence of their design philosophy…
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Oh Snap – to boldly package where no one has packaged before
One of the great disadvantages of the Linux desktop is its software distribution mechanism. While the overall concept of central software repos works…
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Latte Dock – An anchor for your Plasma stuff?
You must test this new dock for KDE/Plasma, my friends told me the other day. I’m kidding. I do not have any friends.…
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Adjusting Application Launchers to the Task with KDE Plasma
The classical desktop, consisting of a menu, panel, and a workspace, has been obsolete for years. What was adequate in the days of…
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Discover Discover
Nailing the perfect software design is tricky. It is all too easy to confuse simplicity of aesthetics with simplicity of functionality. A piece…
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22 things Amarok does: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hope
Ask not what you can do for Amarok. Ask what Amarok can do for you! Many years ago, just the mention of this…
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How Plasma Activities Save the Desktop
Plasma Activities — virtual desktops — remind me of word processor styles. Both improve work-flow, yet few ever use them. In fact, often…
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