KDE help: ‘KDE lost my widget!’
Recently I was arranging widgets on my dual screens when I tried to drag one from one monitor to the other. I dropped it where I wanted it to go, and was surprised to see it wasn’t there. No matter, …
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My Favourite Linux Commands
As a child of the DOS era, I’ve always been comfortable communicating with a computer without a mouse. Most of my use of Linux is via a desktop environment (KDE and Xfce are my favourites), but I still like to …
KDE help: LibreOffice icons missing in KDE menu?
Recently, I noticed that the Writer icon had disappeared from the favourites tab of my K menu. Naturally, I right clicked and used the Edit Applications function to reset the icon back to normal by finding it in the system …
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KDE help: Kubuntu Oneiric Won’t Shut Down Anymore?
I’m really loving Kubuntu 11.10. As usual, I upgraded during the beta phase to avoid the slow downloads after the official release. It was a flawless upgrade: the best I can remember. I even did it using the wireless connection, …
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Unlimited Gmail aliases
A helpful tip from Google, if you didn’t know about this already: Gmail doesn’t offer traditional aliases, but you can receive messages sent to your.username+any.alias@gmail.com. For example, messages sent to jane.doe+notes@gmail.com are delivered to jane.doe@gmail.com. You can set up filters …