Article announcing and explaining my rationale for moving away from Windows as the operating system of choice, covering current and future problems and restrictions in the system stack - new online account requirement during Windows Pro setup and possible future desktop-as-a-service model, my usage model and needs, software support in Linux with specific focus on gaming and office suite, potential risks related to TPM and security chips, strategic migration plan until 2025 and beyond, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Tutorial showing how to maximize productivity and use of available panel space by utilizing selective grouping option for the icons-only task manager in the extremely flexible and customizable Plasma desktop environment| www.dedoimedo.com
Second tutorial presenting additional common tips and tricks in LaTeX and LyX, focusing on typical styling and formatting problems that a user may encounter when migrating from an office suite, including working with LaTeX Preamble, title fonts, date and author placement, document classes, unneeded layout elements, page-spanning images in multiple-column documents, definite image placement, ragged and justified document bottoms, table and figure numbering reset, tracking changes, Feynman diag...| www.dedoimedo.com
Tutorial showing how to copy music and other types of media and documents onto an iPhone using KDE Connect in Linux, including additional functionality, plugins, sharing, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Enthusiastic review of LibreOffice 24.2, a free, open-source office suite, covering installation and setup, look and feel, UI layouts and customization, preinstalled themes and new icon sets, scaling, clunky styles management, surprisingly good Microsoft Office file format support, performance, responsiveness, spell check and grammar functionality, printing and PDF export, macro security, some other observations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, detailed, thorough review of Samsung A54 mid-range smartphone, covering reasons for purchase, specifications, first-time setup and data migration from an existing Android device, privacy-focused configuration and tweaking, problems with default apps, permissions and requirement for Samsung account, security updates, everyday usage and performance, problems using Play Store - ads and difficulty finding right software, ergonomics - weight, feel, audio quality, and screen scratching, camer...| www.dedoimedo.com
Enthusiastic article about my success with using the Steam Proton compatibility layer to play Windows-native titles in Linux, covering AMD-, Intel- and Nvidia-based hardware, various complex game titles, import of game settings and saves from Windows, use of HD and UHD graphics, DLCs, mods, performance comparison, some other observations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com