Kategorie: EN
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“Long-term support” does not mean what you think it does
Kategorie: EN119 WörterPeople actually still believe that LTS means getting new features, new desktop environment updates, and other cool stuff for years on end. The purpose of an LTS release is to more or less freeze itself and its packages in time, so that users know exactly what they’re getting. However, part of being frozen in time means any bugs, crashes, and hardware support are also frozen in time. The end result is that LTS releases will…
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Collection of helpful Gnome extensions
Even though my systems are based on different software platforms, I like them to be set up similarly. I completely exclude Windows from this, as I start right away in Steam Big Picture mode anyway. Windows is only for gaming. But when it comes to systems I use for everyday tasks or work, I use macOS and Ubuntu. My goal is to operate these two systems in a similar way despite all their differences and…
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Turn Off LinkedIn Sound Effects
Some of you are probably familiar with LinkedIn. It’s like Facebook for business. Business Facebook describes it quite well, because it operates at the same low level as Facebook. However, it’s for business people who have ‘made it’ or at least think they have. Anyway, if you want to connect in the business world, there’s no getting around this ridiculous platform. And even if the managers‘ platitudes are annoying, or the completely superfluous motivational quotes…
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FreshRSS and NetNewsWire uri/path
If anyone is encountering problems to configure NetNewsWire to fetch RSS Feeds from your (self-hosted) FreshRSS, some tipps: Screens on the MacOS and iOS Apps may be different, but the fields are the same. Login Login: username (the username you use for your FreshRSS login) Password Password: API-Password for your User. API Password must be set first in FreshRSS configuration. Open FreshRSS in your Browser A) Enable API Access in Settings > Authentication B) Set…
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More demotivation: Dark haikus
In a short creative session last night I built a project. A small, simple page that randomly outputs a haiku. A dark haiku a day, so to speak. A cookie is set so that you don’t get a new haiku with every reload. It is valid for one hour. This way: https://kleinlercher.me/haiku
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i like it
I like it. It looks beautiful. It’s functional, everything works out of the box and is still customizable. The biggest disadvantage is and remains the software. I particularly miss Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Publisher at the moment. And the really cool build-in Tools in macOS like the quite powerful „Preview“. And of course all the iCloud stuff with Photos, Contacts, Calendar and iCloud Drive. But as an alternative for everyday tasks and surfing on…
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Ubuntu preload – preload often used applications to memory
A great application which should be installed by default. Preload checks and analyses the users behaviour and then begins to preload often used applications to the system memory, before they have been started. If you have 8 GB of RAM or more available, it absulutely makes sense to preload applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, Spotify. If you then launch them they are significantly faster. Keep in mind after install and configuration. The faster startup effect will…
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Ubuntu/Debian – automatically dim display on battery
I needed something to power up display to 100% while on AC Power and to automatically dim it to 50% while on battery. Unfortunately this can’t be configured in UI in system settings. Hey, Apple, you haven’t something like this either. I did some research and script triggered by udev should do the trick. 1. Install brightnessctl 2. Create the script Create a set-brightness.sh file Copy and Paste this (adapt to your needs) Make the…