Om vandaag een gewone bureaubladomgeving op mijn computer te kunnen laten werken heb ik minimaal 2 GB geheugen en 20 GB schijfruimte nodig. Alle software neemt gecomprimeerd en wel toch nog altijd 1.6 GB in beslag. Grote aantallen en het wordt alleen maar groter. Maar wordt het werk dat ik op mijn computer doe ook […]
Berichten van juli 2016
Printing on Linux
In the old days printing on a Linux computer could be a bit of a hassle and it was anything but a matter of simply plug & play. CUPS (the Common Unix Printer System) has always done a great job organizing and executing print jobs. (It still does, even now Apple has required the source […]
Getting out & back again
OpenStreetMap (OSM) has become a proven alternative to GoogleMaps, BingMaps, iOS Maps , HERE Maps (just rebranded as HERE WeGo) and other proprietary navigation software. Still, GoogleMaps seems to be the most obvious for most people. You can easily look up any location around the globe, or plan your trip. But, of course, all of […]