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A Mac-like experience on Linux
https://pointieststick.com/2025/10/04/a-mac-like-experience-on-linux/
Published: October 4, 2025 14:14
In 2016, after being a Mac guy for 23 years, I took the plunge and made a full-time switch to Linux. I did my research, and over and over again encountered the idea that GNOME was good for MacOS refugees like myself. So I gave it a try! But my experience…
Talk at Akademy 2025 — minding the big picture: opportunity from chaos
Published: September 27, 2025 14:24
At Akademy 2025 this year, I had the privilege of giving a talk about a big picture topic close to my heart, and you can watch it here: For those who prefer reading over watching and listening, I’ll give a quick summary: I believe that the challenges…
A few corrections about the transition from Blue Systems to Techpaladin
Published: September 16, 2025 15:01
By now, many have probably read Jonathan Riddell’s blog post yesterday about his departure from KDE and the events that led up to it. And today, an article has been published in ItsFoss about the topic that unfortunately seems to have misunderstood some of…
Akademy 2025: something big is happening
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/14/akademy-2025-something-big-is-happening/
Published: September 14, 2025 18:50
I’m back from Akademy 2025 in Berlin, and what an experience it was. At this point, I’ve gotten a reputation as a “big picture guy”, so that’s what I’ll focus on here, rather than the details of my experiences in specific events. Lots of other folks are…
Announcing the Alpha release of KDE Linux
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/06/announcing-the-alpha-release-of-kde-linux/
Published: September 6, 2025 11:08
Today I have something very exciting to share: the Alpha release of KDE Linux, KDE’s new operating system! Many of you may be familiar with KDE Linux already through Harald Sitter‘s 2024 Akademy talk about it (slides; recording), or the Wiki page, or its…
The perfect laptop
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/03/the-perfect-laptop/
Published: September 3, 2025 17:47
…might be the one you already have. I’m sure some of you are chucking over my realization of something so obvious! Yeah, fair enough. Perhaps this will at least burnish my KDE Eco credentials a bit. Last October, the loud fan noise, poor multi-core CPU…
The hunt for a perfect laptop continues
https://pointieststick.com/2025/07/13/the-hunt-for-a-perfect-laptop-continues/
Published: July 14, 2025 00:33
This is a bit of a rant; feel free to skip it if you’re here for the KDE content. This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about the dearth of truly great PC laptops out there, and I suspect it won’t be the last. I limit myself to a single computer for…
A slight UX change in Plasma 6.4.1
https://pointieststick.com/2025/06/25/a-slight-ux-change-in-plasma-6-4-1/
Published: June 25, 2025 14:19
Those of you upgrading to Plasma 6.4.1 (released yesterday) may notice a more substantive change than the type we typically make in bug-fix releases: The “highlight window” effect for Task Manager thumbnails is now off by default. This is the effect that…
About Plasma’s X11 session
https://pointieststick.com/2025/06/21/about-plasmas-x11-session/
Published: June 21, 2025 15:58
X11 is in the news again, so I thought it would make sense to be clear about the Plasma team’s plans for X11 support going forward. Current status: Plasma’s X11 session continues to be maintained. Specifically, that means: This is actually not too bad;…
Interview on FLOSS Weekly
https://pointieststick.com/2025/06/05/interview-on-floss-weekly/
Published: June 5, 2025 18:38
I was recently interviewed by Jonathan Bennett of the FLOSS Weekly show! If you aren’t totally sick of my ugly mug yet, you can hear me talk about some of my favorite topics: KDE on hardware, onboarding people to Plasma, the importance of preserving…