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Here's a tutorial on how to improve Firefox's default ergonomics by installing new from-Mozilla themes with better colors and contrast, with focus on security and privacy, potential fingerprinting ramifications, confusing and conflicting theme metadata, a…

Let us all rejoice with this swell article about the worrying trend of digitization of society and associated alteration of digital information, the oxymoron of digital ownership, the value and importance of physical media like books or DVDs, the future o…

I've written a short, sad review of the OpenOffice cross-platform free office suite, tested in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS, including difficult installation and conflict with LibreOffice, inadequate Microsoft DOCX support, UI look and feel, nostalgia factor, and a…

Here's a wee review of the Zoho Writer hybrid desktop-cloud office program, including setup in Linux, first launch and mandatory Internet connectivity, use with and without network, UI look and feel, lack of customization and settings, Microsoft DOCX supp…

Something arcane but useful today.

If you have some spare brain cycles for the weekend, here's a tutorial on how to upscale low-resolution videos to HD quality using the ffmpeg media processing tool, including practical limitations, upscaling with different aspect ratios, video padding, use

Today's piece shalt be nerdy, nerdy shalt be today's piece.

Life in the avantgarde lane.

Today's piece is going to make you laugh.

Something fun for the weekend.

Here's my long-term usage review and report 14 of the Slimbook Executive laptop running Kubuntu 24.04 LTS, including UEFI and Secure Boot keys update nonsense, still present intermittent random suspend and wake problem, bugs and problems with various prog…

Hello there!

I've written a somewhat shorter review of /e/OS 4.0 de-Googled Android operating system, using Fairphone 6 as the test device, including upgrade process, privacy and security baseline post upgrade, system improvements, weather application, Murena cloud su…

Blimey am I happy!

Dedo happy, yay!

Merry weekend.

Upside down, Tux you turn me.

I believe you will find today's piece most invigorating.

'Tis the season to be jolly.

Here's a nice way to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Dedoimedo.

Celebrate good times, come on!

Mr.

I've written a largely negative review of Fedora Workstation 44 Gnome edition, covering installation in a dual-boot setup and some post-install usage, including dangerous software management that offers unofficial packages for popular programs while simul…

Time flies, especially when you're flying.

Brief, but not short.

Here's some solid reading for the weekend.

I am extra cheerful today, as opposed to my normaly mega-grumpy.

A sustainable, clean mobile experience.

Fighting anti-ergonomic pseudo-modern minimalism one CSS tweak at a time, yet again.

Will someone think of the economy?

Windows baddies?

Your newly elected Patrician saying hello.

I've written a short tutorial on how to configure application windows with absolute position when started up in the Plasma desktop environment, with extensive built-in window management capabilities, some notes on X11 versus Wayland, additional tips and t…

Good news until 2036!

Today's article ought to be very interesting.

I have a need, a need for slower speed.

New is always better, or is it?

Let my programs run!

I've written my review slash report 11 of my Samsung A54 mid-range smartphone long-term usage, including day-to-day stuff and changes after several rounds of updates, camera permissions, overzealous photo editing AI and similar nonsense, deteriorating bat…

May you enjoy my long-term usage review and report 13 of the Slimbook Executive laptop running Kubuntu 24.04 LTS, including major performance boost with new HWE kernel 6.17, reduced heating and extended battery life, corrupt filesystem on external USB disk

Words do come easy to me, but is there a program that will accept them all nice like?

Some light reading ere the weekend.

This ain't no April's Fool joke.

Today, on Friday Obscure!

Today, we have a second tutorial on how to improve performance in DOS games running in DOSBox emulator with the use of JEMM memory manager, including required DOSBox configuration changes, JEMMEX loading and memory range, added bonus of sound improvements,

Here's a long-term review and usability report of the iPhone 11 with iOS 26 Liquid Glass, including new impressions and findings, performance and responsiveness with latest patches, Lockdown mode functionality, iCloud and data popups, on-idle reboots, eve…

This is my second tutorial on how to improve sound and music compatibility in old DOS games played in the DOSBox emulator, including Sound Blaster tweaks, AdLib Gold tweaks, digital effects, separate configurations, other tips and tricks, and more.

I don't worry, worry don't agree.

The software quality deteriorating bingo card.

Last time we had nerdy and neat, now we have super nerdy and super neat.