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Broken KDE Plasma 5.6 on Linux Mint 18

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016SathyaLeave a comment

I’ve been a long time KDE user, loved the KDE 4.0 SC when it first arrived and probably one of the most vocal supporters for it when people were hating it. Since my recent job move, I’ve been using Linux desktop full-time. Since Linux Mint 18 was the only distro which supported WiFi/Display/Multi-monitor/HDMI out on…

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On Backupify killing their free backup service & online services’ bait and and switch tactics

May 18, 2013May 18, 2013Sathya2 Comments

Long ago when Backupify said they were going to offer their service for free, I knew it was too good to be true and weren’t going to last long. Fast forward today, they mention they’re going to not only kill their free twitter backup service, but also wipe out data of their existing free users.…

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Alienware X51 with Ubuntu makes no sense

April 6, 2013Sathya1 Comment

This morning in my half-woken state, as I was checking Hacker News, I spotted this piece about Alienware launching the X51 with Ubuntu. I initially thought I was dreaming, and woke up immediately and read the piece, and I was left dumbfounded when I read it again to be sure. Kind of dumbfounded at Dell…

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My Experience on upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012Sathya1 Comment

So after much thought, I upgraded my Windows 7 Ultimate install to Windows 8. I didn’t plan to upgrade so soon, I wanted to wait for few more months before doing the upgrade – the main reason for holding back the upgrade was lack of drivers. However with Super User‘s Windows 8 Challenge around, I…

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