KDE and the Menu Crisis
The menu crisis has been slow in coming — so slowly that few people are aware of it. Bit by bit, they have…
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Krunner: When Minimalism Goes Wrong
In most ways, KDE’s Plasma 5 is an improvement over earlier releases. It is more minimal, and many functions are easier to use…
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Nomad desktop – You’ll never walk alone
If you’ve been using Linux for a while, you have probably heard or even played with various desktop environments; Unity, Gnome, Plasma, Xfce,…
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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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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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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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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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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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The State of Plasma
Over the years, my experience with KDE can best be described as a rollercoaster – on ice, with rocket thrusters. KDE3.5 was a…
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Best KDE/Plasma distro of 2016
The end is near. I mean, 2016 has less than a month left on its credit. We should now step back and contemplate.…
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