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Category Archives: KDE

KDE4 using the livecd

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

I have yet to upgrade to KDE4 in Kubuntu. I have spent sime time with it in the LiveCD though. So far, it’s been an experience. I like some of the new features in Konqueror. The new Kickoff menu almost obsoletes katapult, but doesn’t quite make it. It requires the use of keystrokes with [...]

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Kontact in Kubuntu

Thursday, January 10, 2008

This is going to be a lofty goal, detailing the rich feature-set of the free KDE-based PIM known as Kontact.
Because many things integrate into Kontact, I’ll start with the base install on Kubuntu.
Kontact is built from the components of KOrganizer, KMail, KAddressBook, Kolab, and the ever-important Summary. Other components, such as a news reader like [...]

Filed in Akregator, BasKet Notepad, Groupware, IMAP, KAddressBook, KDE, KNode, KNotes, KOraganizer, Kontact, Kubuntu | Comments (0)

SpeedCrunch In-Depth

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

After Top 10 Kubuntu Applications Part 1 I noticed the fellows at SpeedCrunch linked to me, and it prompted me to look into the software a little further. I am always interested in active open-source projects, and here is a group that is really interested in their software.
Researching it further, I am very happy with [...]

Filed in KDE, Kubuntu, Software Review, SpeedCrunch | Comments (0)

Hardy Heron Coming Soon

Thursday, December 6, 2007

With the release of Hardy Heron’s Alpha1 ISO, I thought it wise to check the release schedule as I’m trying to get a friend switched, and he’s got the Feisty disk. I did get the Kubuntu Hardy disk burned for him.
Having two computers, I’m ready to begin testing Hardy on one of them… I think… [...]

Filed in Dolphin, Hardy Heron, KDE, LiveCD | Comments (0)

Top 10 Kubuntu Applications Part 1

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

This is going to highlight my top 10 Kubuntu applications that are installed in the Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon base install. It’s going to focus on all KDE native apps for the purpose of integration into KDE. I use almost all of these on a daily basis, and with few exceptions do I have alternatives [...]

Filed in Akregator, Gutsy Gibbon, KDE, Kaffeine, Katapult, Kate, Konqueror, Kontact, Konversation, Kopete, Windows, XP, ark, k3b | Comments (6)

HOWTO : KSquirrel is a better image viewer

Saturday, October 6, 2007

I’d heard mention of KSquirrel in other neighborhoods before (Gentoo and Debian systems mostly) and thought anything would be better than gwenview. I was right. It’s much faster and a major improvement. It was a little tricky to install, but I was able to do it. Here’s how:
Installing KSquirrel
From the above link, click on Downloads [...]

Filed in Desktop, Feisty Fawn, Graphics, GwenView, Image Viewer, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Multimedia, konsole, ksquirrel | Comments (0)

Katapult – Do away with the kmenu

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Today’s post discusses one of my new favorite apps for Ubuntu. It’s designed with KDE in mind. It’s called katapult and allows a user to quickly access their bookmarks, applications, kmenu entries, documents, etc.. by typing a couple letters that represent the intended item. I highly suggest it. You can install it by using

sudo apt-get [...]

Filed in Feisty Fawn, KDE, Katapult, Tips & Tricks | Comments (0)

Converting a MPG to DVD Using ManDVD

Thursday, July 12, 2007

In my quest for the perfect program to use for burning DVD’s from AVI or MPG I found ManDVD. It’s very nice. It reliably creates quality output. Overall I am quite pleased with the application and I do find myself returning to use it, so I’ve spent some more time with it. Because of the [...]

Filed in Feisty Fawn, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Multimedia, Software Reviews, Video | Comments (1)

How to install a DEB in Kubuntu

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Having chosen to dedicate myself to Kubuntu, I needed a proper way of installing Debian packages. These files can be found across the .net as ending with a .DEB extension.
 KDE, Kubuntu, and Konqueror make this process easy. Simply right click on the downloaded file and then select Package Manager -> Install Package.

Filed in Feisty Fawn, File Management, KDE, Konqueror, Kubuntu, Tips & Tricks, Tutorial | Comments (1)