Plasma Got Tricks – I like big tricks and I cannot lie
I like being surprised. I like being impressed. I like seeing quality, forethought, vision, and innovation embedded in software products. I like seeing…
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Semi-Automatic LaTeX: KDE’s Kile
One reason that I appreciate KDE is that I am always discovering new applications. In fact, I make a point of regularly searching…
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Plasma 5.13 – Amazing Tux, How Sweet Plasma
Two years ago, the Plasma desktop was just another offering in the Linux pool, with a modern but overly complicated interface, bereft of…
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The Nifty Dozen: 12 cool features in Ubuntu MATE
I have to admit, I wasn’t too pleased with my experience with Ubuntu MATE 18.04 so far. I mean, it was all right and…
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KDE’s Plasma has been my chief desktop for over a decade. My work-flow depends on Activities, and I appreciate how much I can…
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Elisa music player – Fur Elise
A bunch of days ago, the first stable version of Elisa, a new KDE-oriented music player, was released unto the wild. The program…
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Plasma widgets – Beltway Bandit Unlimited
The concept of addons is an interesting one. At some point over the past decade or two, companies developing (successful) software realized that…
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Nine Plugins for the Keyboardio Programmable Keyboard
Once I reposition a few keys, what else could I want from a re-programmable keyboard? Not much, I used to think. Then I…
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Krita – Ars longa, vita brevis?
Krita? GIMP? Darmok and Jelad at Tanagra. So, if you are into any kind of image manipulation, you probably have heard of GIMP,…
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The Magnificent Seven unique Linux projects
While the technology landscape feels big, complex and colorful, the actual variation in creativity and uniqueness isn’t that huge. Often, ideas build upon…
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Keyboardio Hits a High Point in Open Hardware
My expectations for Keyboardio’s Model 01 were high. I pre-ordered the keyboard during its 2015 crowdfunding campaign, and waited for over two years with…
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IU not UI – Want a great desktop? Use the brain.
Our friend William Shakespeare once wrote: To be or not to be, we must rejoice, for our GUI is so well-designed, the user…
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