http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:50:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2007/01/20/for-all-your-kernel-needs/ I am a long term KDE user and have tried many KDE based distros in the past in order to find my personal favourite. A while ago I settled with Kubuntu. I like it but there’s room for improvement. I always hoped Canonical would put more weight behind it. Then ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2006/04/26/charting-the-future-of-kubuntu/ quote from egovmonitor.com Bristol City Council is set to save 60 per cent on software costs over five years following its decision to switch from Microsoft Office to Sun’s StarOffice. The decision was taken following a full evaluation of the costs and benefits of both platforms that included staff retraining, migration and ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2006/03/31/bristol-city-council-converts-5500-desktops-to-staroffice-2/ Recently I played around with AJAX. AJAX means Asynchronous JavaScript And XML as I am sure you know. However you don’t have to use XML for the data exchange. There is a more lightweight data interchange format available called JSON. It’s well suited for use on the web but it’s ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2006/02/12/json-the-fat-free-alternative-to-xml/ It was posted on the dot but just to be sure nobody misses it: Please consider donating to Quanta Plus if you are a user of it. Eric and Andras are great guys (amongst others) who deserve a thank you! http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/12/18/kde-web-dev-fund-raiser/ Rotation of adequate figures creates a three-dimensional illusion. Also known as KDE = Kinetic Depth Effect or should we say “Kool Depth Effect” http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/12/03/also-known-as-kde/ An off topic post from me but I just want to share a very nice optical illusion. Cool isn’t it? If you want more of that look here. http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/11/24/off-topic-dont-trust-your-eyes/ After trying out SuSE 10 I am back to using Kubuntu as my main distro and it seems that this is a good decision. I always hoped that someday Ubuntu and Kubuntu would be treated equally by Canonical. Well it’s still a long way to go but now we are ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/11/06/kubuntu-news/ Written by Jem Matzan Thursday, 06 October 2005 When you’re done installing OpenSUSE 10.0, your desktop system is not complete. You still need support for Java programs, MP3 audio files, and browser plugins for Macromedia Flash, Adobe Acrobat, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Video. You may also want to add support for playing ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/10/07/hacking-opensuse/ great news for KOffice (and OpenOffice.org): Massachusetts set to switch off Microsoft The state of Massachusetts has laid out a plan to switch all its workers away from Microsoft’s Word, Excel and other desktop software applications, delivering what would be one of the most significant setbacks to the software company’s battle against ... http://www.very-clever.com/kde-blog/2005/09/03/koffice-opendocument/