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
Review of Plasma 6.2 desktop environment, tested as part of KDE neon User Edition distribution on a laptop with AMD processor and integrated graphics, including improved look and feel, improved overall usability, numerous tiny visual glitches, Wayland vs X11 functionality, responsiveness, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Long-term usage review and report 7 of the Slimbook Executive laptop, with Kubuntu 22.04 LTS as the operating system, covering severe power management problems due to broken kernel and firmware updates - no screen dimming, no wallpaper rotation, and mouse pointer reset, log spamming due to disabled IPv6 connectivity, various bugs and issues, subsequent set of updates that partially resolves power management woes, everyday usage, overall confidence in the platform, other observations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Review of Fedora Kinoite 41 immutable distribution with the Plasma desktop environment, covering basic concepts of immutability - security and reliability, existing examples and projects, attempted failed installation on physical hardware, successful installation in a virtual machine, look and feel, customization, software management using Discover and command-line, Flatpak and OSTree packages, official and unofficial sources, bandwidth utilization, availability of third-party programs, stabi...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough review of Fedora 41 KDE edition, tested in a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup on a laptop with AMD processor and integrated graphics and SSD storage, covering live session, installation and post-install use, including counterintuitive setup wizard, deficient Wayland-only desktop, look and feel, customization, mediocre fonts, problems and artifacts with HD scaling, fast package management with extra repositories and software sources (Flatpak, optional snap, proprietary RPM arc...| www.dedoimedo.com
Detailed review of Plasma 6.4 desktop environment, covering look and feel, new dark theme, numerous ergonomic regressions, significant problems with basic font rendering and raw performance in a Wayland session on a system with integrated AMD graphics, superior X11 session behavior, problems with Discover and software management, various issues and bugs in the underlying KDE neon platform - installer inconsistency, disappearing icons, default browser configuration, repeatable Samba connectivi...| www.dedoimedo.com
Detailed review of Plasma 6.3 desktop environment, tested as part of KDE neon User Edition distribution on a laptop with AMD processor, integrated graphics and NVMe storage, including upgrade from 6.2 to 6.3, look and feel, customization, visual and functional glitches, system monitor, help pages, Wayland vs X11 functionality, performance and responsiveness, various KDE neon-specific problems like outdated ISO image, buggy installer, package management issues with missing services, missing 32...| www.dedoimedo.com
Happy, enthusiastic article showcasing an SSD upgrade on a 10-year-old Lenovo G50 laptop with i3 processor, integrated graphics and 8 GB of RAM, including overview of the existing eight-boot setup on HDD, numerous ergonomic and functional reasons for the operating system choice - Kubuntu 24.04, first installation on mechanical storage for comparison purposes, second installation on SSD with encryption, various problems and annoyances with the Calamares wizard, new Plasma session look and feel...| www.dedoimedo.com
Short tutorial showing how to improve Plasma desktop performance and responsiveness and disable borders and shadows in Spectacle screenshots by toggling the system Compositor off, a few other tips and tricks, and a bit more| www.dedoimedo.com
Detailed review of Plasma 6 desktop environment, covering testing in a virtual machine and on a laptop with AMD processor and integrated graphics, including look & feel, new UI and theme elements, Wayland and X11 sessions, HD display scaling, new system settings, screenshots without shadows, performance, responsiveness, various usability problems and visual artifacts, problems with system monitor and search, many issues with physical hardware compatibility, broken installer, other observation...| www.dedoimedo.com
Review of Slimbook Titan laptop, with 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics, and two M.2 NVMe drives, covering laptop delivery process, technical specifications, look and feel, build quality and ergonomics, operating system choices, some other early observations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Thorough, enthusiastic review of Plasma 5.26, tested in a vanilla KDE neon session, including look and feel, customization, menu and settings improvements, Discover behavior, touch functionality, performance, responsiveness, day-to-day usability, some bugs and inconsistencies, and more| www.dedoimedo.com