I was a Mac user in very difficult times, between the transition from Motorola microprocessors to Intel CPUs. I experienced the transition from traditional MacOS to the innovative MacOS X and I had a lot of fun as beta-tester for all the new technologies that the Unix world was bringing into the machines of the bitten apple. The moments of[…]
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Patent trolls should never target free software. GNOME fights
GNOME, the foundation behind one of our favorite DE, was hit by a patent troll. Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC offered to settle for the dispute about developing the Shotwell image management application. It’s the first time a free software project has been targeted in this way, perhaps it won’t be the last. We want to send a message to all[…]
Read moreHappy again, with Linux
On how people become happy again using Linux on their PCs and Macs. If you want to rediscover the beauty of Information Technology, using a secure and reliable system, but also having fun, then give Linux a chance. And have more fun choosing from its many distributions. Through the years, as my MacBook’s hardware failures became increasingly inconvenient, and as[…]
Read moreA better Ubuntu Linux without the crappy Snap
Snap is a software deployment and package management system originally designed and built by Canonical, the company behind the for the Ubuntu phone operating system. After the fall-down of that last one, the Snap system was brought to desktop and updated to work across a range of Linux distributions as independent upstream software deployment system. But, all that glitters is[…]
Read moreAndroid Stock Experience on Xiaomi devices without Root and Roms
How to get a similar Android Stock Experience on Xiaomi devices without Root and Roms. The Xiaomi Mi A1 has gone in the market last year and started something big, the Android Stock Experience on Xiaomi devices. The best of two worlds: quality phones at cheap prices and Android One, the cleanest Android system, in one place. Users liked it,[…]
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