KDE SC 4.5 - Desktop Activities Exposed
Recently, I wrote a post about the KDE 4.5 SC release candidate. In that post, I was a little bit critical about the discoverability of desktop activities. I wasn't too sure of what the purpose of these were, and there was nothing in the interface for creating these activities that gave the user any hint of what they were. Whilst I stand by that criticism, I've found a great article that explains the purpose of...

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iOS4 and Linux
You maybe wondering what the latest version of Apple's mobile OS has to do with Linux. As set out on this page, you can now connect your iPhone to your Linux box and sync music, back it up, add ringtones to it, and tether it. One thing that always is of concern when dealing with Apple is the extent to which Apple might break "unauthorised" access to "your" device with a new OS update. As an avid user of the...

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5 Things I Miss From Linux When Using OSX
I have been a Linux user for over 10 years. I have used it exclusively on my home systems since that time and although it was a struggle at the beginning, I haven't had any desire to use any other operating system ... until now. Recently I purchased a MacBook Pro. Principally because I like the hardware, and can put Linux on it. However, it has also given me the opportunity to use OSX. In fact I've been using...

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