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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…

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Plasma Got Tricks – I like big tricks and I cannot lie

6th June 2018 by dedoimedo 13 comments

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

30th May 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

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

26th May 2018 by dedoimedo 64 comments

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

14th May 2018 by dedoimedo 12 comments

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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8 KDE Plasma Irritations

30th April 2018 by Bruce Byfield 7 comments

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

28th April 2018 by dedoimedo 5 comments

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

23rd April 2018 by dedoimedo 1 comment

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

29th March 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

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?

28th March 2018 by dedoimedo 15 comments

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

21st March 2018 by dedoimedo 12 comments

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

28th February 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

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.

26th February 2018 by dedoimedo 4 comments

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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