Let’s talk about password management. Basically, it sucks. There’s no universal, trusted single sign-on service for everything (not really a bad thing, I think), so every user is forced to come up with some sort of password management scheme whether they want to or not. And seriously, does anyone really want to? How about remembering just one password, which opened up a database that contained the rest of your passwords instead? KeePassX to the rescue There’s one bit of software that has greatly simplified my life, at least the password-related aspects of my life, and that is KeePassX. KeePassX is… Continue Reading

People sure do like to customize things, and GNU/Linux users are no different. I want to take a look at some of the “Aftermarket Bling” you might want to add to Netrunner after installation. Each application is something I use frequently — in fact, most are among the first things I install after getting Netrunner up (the very first thing is usually any machine-specific drivers). Yakuake I’m not here to argue GUI vs. CLI (cli is better!), but no matter your preference you’ll still find yourself needing a terminal from time to time. If you like and enjoy the terminal… Continue Reading

Hello fellow KDE devs and users! At the end of January 2012, I started working on the FolderView Plasma applet. The FolderView applet allows you to place a folder on the desktop for quick access when used as an applet, but most importantly, it allows you to use the desktop the conventional Windows way – that is, as an icon store. The former is pretty useful when working on a certain task to have the necessary files handy, whereas the latter is absolutely crucial for those distros that want to embrace a more traditional desktop paradigm, for example, in order… Continue Reading