November 7, 2011
If you've been introduced to the world of Linux, it probably didn't take too long to notice that it doesn't have a single "face". Linux can sport all kinds of desktop environments, or none at all. That alone is one of the great benefits of Linux among many more. But while that's impressive, it leaves a very important question for you to decide: What desktop environment should you choose?
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November 5, 2011
One of the major benefits of the Linux desktop is the ability to customize literally every aspect of your computing experience. If you want an ultralight and speedy desktop, you're covered. If you want a flashy, powerful desktop that you can show off to your friends, you're covered. KDE has plenty of customization features but did you know it offers an optimized desktop interface for netbooks?
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August 25, 2011
People use various tools to manage their email, the two most popular being the Gmail website and the Thunderbird desktop app. However, today we'll be looking at a top KDE choice that has plenty to offer for those of you who crave some power and control over their applications. It's called KMail.
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August 18, 2011
One of Linux's most popular desktop environments, KDE, released their latest series (version 4.7) at the end of July. This version improves on work done in previous releases by adding new features while improving performance and stability. However, this new version does not provide a drastic change such as GNOME 3 as most changes are under the hood.
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August 13, 2011
One possible choice for twitterholics is to have Twitter up and running in the browser most of the time. While this is a feasible solution, you'll start missing out when the browser is minimized. Also, a browser isn't exactly lightweight on system resources. Therefore, your best bet would be to use a well-built Twitter desktop client.
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August 8, 2011
Music players come a dime a dozen on any operating system, and it's easy to lose sight of those that are actually worth something. Amarok is probably one of the most feature-rich music players I've seen, and is proudly showcased as the default music player for the KDE desktop environment.
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August 4, 2011
If you haven't tried out Google Earth, you may be missing out. But it can sometimes be a resource hog. Additionally, Google Earth is made by, well, Google, which might lead some people to automatically boycott it. In any case, even though there is a Linux version, there's also a decent open source alternative that users can try as well.
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July 30, 2011
Blogging apps, such as WordPress, offer a great, intuitive interface of their own. However, some people, for whatever reason they may have, might like to use a blogging client on their computer rather than blogging straight in the browser. There are options available for Windows and Mac, but what about Linux? No need to fear, Linux is covered too.
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July 25, 2011
KDE for Linux comes with plenty of customization options that exist on all distributions, adding to the uniform beauty of KDE.Today we'll be looking at very small portion of the possible options: the desktop.
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July 21, 2011
It hasn't been too long ago (since the beginning of this month, in fact) that I switched from using a GNOME desktop to a KDE desktop for my Linux system. Now, I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything, but I've personally found KDE to be better because, for me, it is more intuitive, has very nice eye-appeal, and comes with lots of options built-in.
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July 14, 2011
In my last article I covered how to make GTK/GNOME applications follow in line with the way KDE applications look by default in Linux. However, if you've been tinkering around a little, you may have noticed that Firefox seems to ignore this, and instead continues to use the uglier replacement.
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July 11, 2011
Are you someone who'd like to use KDE but still keep the GNOME apps? The integration of those GNOME apps (which rely on a theme engine known as GTK) with KDE's appearance (where KDE uses a theme engine known as Qt) has never quite worked out. Now, a new project has started to try to finally bring the sides closer.
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October 11, 2010
A while ago I wrote an article about why you should consider giving Ubuntu a go. A few of you asked why I never mentioned Kubuntu, and some seemed convinced that KDE was the way to go. Well guess what? Here’s how you can have both. Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop environment straight out of [...]
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April 17, 2010
It’s coming. On April 29, 2010, the latest version of Ubuntu will be ready for the public. We talk about Ubuntu quite a bit here at MakeUseOf; most recently I discussed 7 things easier to do in Ubuntu than in Windows. And I stick to the claims made in that article: in many ways Ubuntu [...]
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January 10, 2010
Windows users are familar with FoxIt Reader; we mentioned it when we talked about light alternatives to Adobe Reader. It’s a lightweight, closed-source but free alternative to Adobe PDF Reader which ““ unlike Adobe Reader ““ loads up instantly. It’s pretty snappy when compared to Adobe’s infamously bloated reader. Linux users probably aren’t family with Foxit, however, because [...]
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