Features
Coming of Age
Desktop Organization with Plasma Activities
If you haven't looked at Plasma Activities in awhile, you should take a second look. Recent updates make the tool the ultimate for organizing your desktop.
What’s Old Is News Again
The Return of the Tiling Window Manager
Tiling desktops have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Here are a few options that can help keep your desktop better organized.
LibreOffice vs OpenOffice
The Clear Choice
While LibreOffice and OpenOffice have a shared past, LibreOffice outstrips OpenOffice in contributors, code commits, and features.
Impersonating Other Systems with the Zorin Appearance Tool
Chameleon
The Zorin Appearance tool can mimic the desktop layout of proprietary operating systems, making it appealing to newcomers.
Getting Ready for PipeWire
Heir Apparent
In the coming year, PipeWire will replace PulseAudio resulting in better audio on Linux. If you can't wait, here's what you need to know to get started with PipeWire.
Exploring the Trinity Desktop
TDE: Museum Piece or Modern Desktop Alternative?
Trinity Desktop Environment's latest release may seem like a trip back in time due to archaic features, but it does offer a functional desktop for modern computing and, more importantly, freedom of choice.
AltSearch
An alternative search tool for LibreOffice Writer
AltSearch offers extended functionality to LibreOffice Write's default find and replace tools, making it the ideal for editing and formatting longer documents.
Reconsidering TweetDeck
An Alternative Twitter Interface
Once a problem child on Linux, the Twitter client TweetDeck now installs easily, offering unrivaled features. However, potential changes in the updated beta version raise potential concerns for its future as an alternative Linux-based Twitter interface.
Basic Hacks for Kobo E-Readers
E-reader Liberation
With a little hacking, you can free your Kobo e-reader from its proprietary chains. You may even transform your e-reader into a more general-purpose device.
The Latest Challenge to Copyleft
Copilot
GitHub's Copilot takes code autocompletion to a new level but raises copyleft licensing issues.
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