Category: BDLL
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Noodlings 15 | KDE Plasma 5.19, Partition Manager and a BADaptor
Really kicking it in to 3rd gear… not high gear yet. 15th Noodling of nonsense KDE Plasma 5.19 Experience It is another fantastic release with much attention being made to the finer details that enhance the usability experience without taking away from any of its functionality. KDE Partition Manager I have become quite the fan…
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UbuntuDDE | Review from an openSUSE User
The Linux and open source community is a wonderful thing and as part of a BDLL community we have these distribution challenges. Try out a different distribution and talk about your experience. There was a lot of excitement about having the Deepin Desktop on the Ubuntu base and I decided to commit to this challenge.…
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Noodlings 14 | LeoCAD, DeWalt and a UPS
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Dusting off for the 14th installment. 14th Noodling of nonsense and clamoring LeoCAD from Design to Publication Designing, organizing the timeline and publishing a MOC (My Own Creation) on Rebrickable.com using LeoCAD on openSUSE DeWalt cordless Power tool platform A little trip outside the cubicle for my appreciation for a great cordless tool platform that…
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FerenOS (2020) | Review from an openSUSE User
FerenOS undoubtedly focuses on visual aesthetics, user interface and user experience. The last time I looked at FerenOS, it was built on the Cinnamon Desktop Environment. At the time, the Plasma version was called “Feren Next” and and initially I was disappointed I didn’t use the Plasma version, but now I am very glad I…
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Noodlings 13 | Kontact Solaar through a VPN
The luckiest podcast or just a baker’s dozen of noodlings. 13th Noodling of nonsense Kontact | Akonadi Reference The killer feature of the Plasma Desktop has been the KDE Personal Information Manager, Kontact. I have been using it since 2004 time frame and although we have had a tenuous relationship over the years, specifically the…
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Fedora 31 | Review from an openSUSE User
Fedora is a Linux distribution that has been around since the beginning of my Linux adventure and for which I have incredible respect. I have reviewed Fedora before, and it was a good experience. Last time I used Fedora, I used Gnome and since I am kind of Gnome fatigued right now, I thought it…
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Noodlings 12 | Lighting the Emby Server with Kdenlive
Coming back strong in 2020… no… not coming back… I haven’t been gone, just delayed. 12th Noodling, a dozen, a foot or a cup and a half of crap? AMD System from Yester-Years Parts I recently posted about my computer build. In short, this is a computer build on parts that are in no way…
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Noodlings 10 | Christmastime, xLights, Exploring Media Servers and Computer History
To squeeze one more blathering in before the end of the year, here are a few things I am noodling around currently. The 10th Noodling arriving, not because anyone asked for it… Christmastime Activities Post Christmas Day shopping yielded me a really nice find, specifically something pretty fantastic from Lowe’s that allows me to fix…
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Elementary OS | Review From an openSUSE User
There are some Linux distributions that have a wide audience and there are others that focus in on a specific customer or user. If I were asked to describe who I think ElementaryOS is targeting, I would certainly say, not me. The reason being, ElementaryOS goes for a particular look and they have a specific…
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Noodlings 9 | Smoking a Turkey not my Linux Powered Lights
Life gets in the way of my nerding. I’d apologize but I don’t exactly see me as being accountable since this is not exactly a source of income for me. So, I’ll do these as much and as often as I can. The 9th Noodling strolling in unfashionably late to a party Smoking a Thanksgiving…