De wereld is overvol van wachtwoorden, pincodes, inloggegevens, bsn-nummers, klantnummers en weet ik wat niet al. Ik droomde dat ik bij Sint Pieter kwam – en mijn pincode was vergeten… Ik moest natuurlijk eerst weer terug. Gelukkig zijn er handige en veilige hulpmiddelen om al die gegevens te bewaren en makkelijk toegankelijk te houden: wachtwoordbeheerders, […]
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PDF editing revisited
In the past I have posted about PDF tools and handling PDF forms. On Linux you can do a lot without expensive proprietary software, but that may be a bit of a cumbersome job, also requiring commandline actions. Now I have come across a very nifty program which simply includes virtually all available tools in […]
Printing on Linux (revisited)
Sometimes one learns the hard way. In the past I reviewed my printer history and concluded with my happiness about my new HP LaserJet. But that has changed, simply because I misunderstood a few things. So, now I am back to the inkjet printer days of yonder with another new machine, a Canon PIXMA MX925 […]
Websurfen & Vivaldi
Laatste update: 10 mei 2018 – zie ook dit bericht Sinds mensenheugenis is Firefox mijn favoriete webbrowser. Nou ja, in elk geval al behoorlijk wat jaren. Draait prima van Windows tot Linux en zelfs mobiel, is uitgebreid op eigen smaak te brengen en heeft een hele berg nuttige extensies, niet in de laatste plaats voor je […]
Streaming on Linux
On mobile devices streaming media seems to be hot. Well, not on our smartphones or tablets. I always get the uncanny feeling anyone can track me while I am viewing or listening. Besides, these screens are so small and the sound is so tiny. But sometimes there is some need to stream audio or video […]
Sleep well
All Linux systems have a number of options built into their power management at kernel level. Unwary users – eg. like me – tend to neglect their meaning and use. But they are useful options though. Time to explain. Generally there are three options with varying levels of power saving: shutdown, hibernate and suspend. To […]
Krusader update trouble
Constantly updating your system is a basic requirement if you want to keep things running safely. However, the word ‘patch‘ can give good sysadmins really bad feelings, especially in the common Windows world. And so they wait for the opportune moment – until it is too late and bad feelings turn into bad dreams, as […]
Kontact pecularities
On Linux systems running KDE as desktop manager Kontact is the default application for handling email, address books, calendar, and more. Kontact integrates different applications to work together seamlessly, eg. KMail (email), KAddressbook (contacts) and KOrganizer (calendar). Others can be added, eg. KJots (notes), KTimeTracker (time management), KNode (news reader) or Akregator (RSS feeds). Essentially […]
Bluetooth simplicity
To make my PC talk over bluetooth I need a wee USB adapter, aka ‘dongle’. It sits on a USB port and does its job in utter silence. Until it just stops working. Usually without any prior warning, and it only happens on my computer, not on the other ones in our house. Well, time […]
Microsoft fonts outwith Windows
To get out a word you need Word. That is how things usually work at most desktops around the globe. To be exact: Microsoft’s Word, not God’s. So, even if you happily work on LibreOffice, or another open-source office suite, you will come across Microsoft’s core fonts on a very regular basis. Of course all […]