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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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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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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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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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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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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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pyRenamer: Bulk Renaming Made Easy

29th September 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Renaming files in batches is a rare task. Probably, that is why, with the exception of Xfce’s Thunar, desktop file managers can only…

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The Keyboardio Model 01: Six Months After

29th August 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

One trouble with software and hardware reviews is that they are usually based on a few days of testing. If any long term…

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In Open Hardware, “Free as in Beer” Matters

30th July 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, is famously fond of distinguishing between “free as in freedom” and “free as…

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Writing LaTeX Using Kile

29th June 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Last month, I reviewed Kile, a KDE editor for LaTeX. This month, I am going to show the basics of formatting a document…

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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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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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Plasma Mobile: So far, so adequate

30th January 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Ever since Plasma Active was released in 2012, I’ve been waiting for KDE to release another desktop environment for mobile devices. Last week,…

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