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- Mon May 20, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: Forum issues
- Topic: Site suggestion?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13
Site suggestion?
I am not very good at BB Code and I find it hard to get to the documentation for its usage. It might be useful to have BB Code usage info as either a pinned comment somewhere in the forum, or perhaps an an article on the main site page with the other documentation. And perhaps a link on the forum si...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Trackballs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 137
Re: Trackballs
I do not use a trackball with games, because I do not do any gaming. Here is the trackball I like. <https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-solutions/trackball-products/slimblade-pro-trackball/> Generally I roll the ball about using the heel of my palm, using the upper set of button...
- Sat May 18, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Bitlocker by default with Win11 24H2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 82
Re: Bitlocker by default with Win11 24H2
I enjoy Cris' antics. He appears to be one of the somewhat rare people that is not only good at what he does, but also seems to have a great deal of fun doing it. I have alway appreciated the fact that overall he is very OS agnostic.
- Sat May 18, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Distros
- Topic: Asmi linux
- Replies: 7
- Views: 98
Re: Asmi linux
I downloaded the minimal iso and gave it a spin on my 2010 MBP. I am very impressed with how quick and fast this distro runs from a USB. I believe you could install this to a USB thumb drive and have a perfectly functional portable system. I personally find XFCE to be intimidating and knowing nothin...
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Trackballs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 137
Re: Trackballs
Trackballs pre date computers. From what I have read, trackballs were developed by the Royal Navy for use in aiming the big guns on their battle ships. Computer trackballs are perhaps more accurately considered a reinvention. Nothing technically is known about the Royal Navy Trackballs, since the Br...
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: Distros
- Topic: Asmi linux
- Replies: 7
- Views: 98
Re: Asmi linux
I like The Register. They along with Ars Technica have outstanding tech articles that are useful enjoyable reads. I had not heard of Asmi Linux or its predecessor Zinc before that mention. I find it amusing that Ubuntu has joined Microsoft in the realm of punching bag OSes. Perhaps since Ubuntu spaw...
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Trackballs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 137
Trackballs
I started with just a keyboard and when the mouse came along, I was just not that impressed. Mice did not work poorly, but they always seemed to get in the way. A friend pointed me to a Trackball and I switched from a mouse to a trackball. I took to it like a duck to water. I had one with a ball the...
- Wed May 15, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Impression
- Replies: 1
- Views: 46
Impression
I came across this application recently. It it serves the same function as the Raspberry Pi Imager or Etcher. It strips out the Pi specific stuff from Imager, leaving a very simple interface with no advertising. It does have the ability to download many iso installer images and install them to USB w...
- Tue May 14, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Distros
- Topic: Endless OS 6
- Replies: 2
- Views: 82
Endless OS 6
Endless OS updated to version 6 today. Since userland is built on flatpaks, there will not be much difference, but the base system is moving to Debian Bookworm. I am a bit eager to give it a try. Endless OS has never installed on my old Macbook Pros, but then neither had Debian until Debian Bookworm...
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: Distros
- Topic: Fedora 40 is out.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 201
Re: Fedora 40 is out.
I ran up Fedora 40 Silverblue edition in a VM. Since it is an immutable system using the Gnome DE and flatpaks for applications it is very very similar to Endless OS. The big difference is SilverBlue is based on Fedora while Endless is based on Debian. Endless is focused a lot on education and famil...