The Trials and Tribulations of a Distro Hopper

I've been a Linux user for as long as I can remember. Pretty much since I was a kid (I'm now 41) and there was a Linux distribution I could find. I didn't start with just Linux though.. I was installing OS/2 by floppy disk (30 or so of them) which was basically akin to punching oneself in the face for hours on end, especially when the last or next to last disk failed repeatedy and you had to start over. Oh OS/2. How I hated your many disks and the install time of 2+ hours. I even messed around with BeOS for a while. I purchased every release and loved it.. such a shame it didn't survive. Remember this beauty? I first got started with Linux either with Red Hat or SuSE. I remember Mandrake Linux when it first came out and being hugely excited. I remember falling in love with Slackware and feeling like a purist for using it. I remember stubbornly fighting with Red Hat to get Quake running on it and, once successful, bragging to my friends about the extra 2 frames per second I got over th
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Plasma 5.8 LTS now available in KDE Neon

KDE Neon, the newly popular distribution produced by KDE and Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell and based on Ubuntu is now available in version 5.8. The best part of this latest release? It includes the latest long term stable release of Plasma 5.8. You can get additional details about this release from Jonathan Riddell's blog. Speaking of Plasma 5.8, for those who weren't aware of the release, the details are below. Plasma 5.8 proves how far along the desktop environment is coming by further polishing the user experience from start to finish. Some changes in Plasma 5.8 include: Unified Boot to Shutdown Artwork Right-to-Left Language Support Improved Applets Simplified Global Shortcuts & More. Read the full changelog for the Plasma 5.8 release. Here's a screenshot below: To get a more in-depth lowdown on what you can expect from Plasma 5.8, check out the video here: You can get the latest release by downloading the User Edition ISO.
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Pretty Darn Perfect Sweet Dinner Rolls

You guys, I love fall. I love that baking becomes a cozy, highly anticipated event, instead of one that you cram into the early mornings of summer before the house becomes too hot. Don t get me wrong, I love that summer is full of BBQ food, salads and fresh vegetables from my garden. That time [ ] The post Pretty Darn Perfect Sweet Dinner Rolls appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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eZ Conference 2016 Day One: CMS Is Alive & Digital Transformation Is Tricky

It was a mild yet sunny October day in Paris, and just a short distance from the world famous L’arc de Triomphe, the eZ Conference 2016 was about to kick off. Before I get into the conference itself, let me just take a moment to comment on the superb venue. The Châteauform' City Le Cnit is a relatively small building in comparison to the stunning skyscrapers that surround it, but its architecture is remarkable nonetheless – both inside and out. Kudos to the eZ Platform team for their venue selection. "CMS Is Not Dead" The opening keynote was delivered by the founders of eZ Platform, Bard Farstad and Aleksander Farstad. Together, they shed light on the vision of eZ Platform, hammering home their content-centric approach. Interestingly, they saw it fit to also mention that: .@eZSystems founders @BardFarstad & @AleksFarstad: "CMS is not dead, it's just not the CMS you knew from the past." #eZConf2016 — CMS Critic (@cmscritic) October 5, 2016 What they meant of course, was that the
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Olive Oil Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary

Keep it simple. That s my mantra this fall. I m keeping it simple. It s been an insanely busy month, with my QVC appearance and my cookbook coming out in the next couple of weeks. Oh my gosh. Can I repeat that sentence? My cookbook is coming out in the next couple of weeks. Whoa, you guys. [ ] The post Olive Oil Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
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LemonStand's New CMS Combines Content with Commerce

LemonStand, the eCommerce solution for medium, large, and enterprise-grade brands, has revamped its content management system with a flurry of new features. Now, it's more than just a sofware that can sell – it's a software that can be leveraged to design, create and publish content to grow website traffic and engage customers. Content Marketing Meets Commerce LemonStand has made this move in recognition of the power of content marketing. They cited a Demand Metric study which shows that content marketing – like blogging – is three times as powerful as traditional marketing. With that in mind, introducing the following features were a no brainer for LemonStand. Content Publishing LemonStand's new straightforward publishing tools make it easy for store operators to create and manage different types of content themselves. Here's a breakdown of the new publishing features on offer: Publish multiple content types including web pages, blog posts, and announcements (with more content
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A Guide to Understanding Customer Personas

Customers are people. Whether you’re in B2B or B2C sales it is people who make the decisions be it individuals or groups of people and they all share on thing in common: personas. What is a Customer Persona? A customer persona is a thorough understanding of who you are selling to so you can deliver the proper digital experience. It consists of a customer’s job title, department, product knowledge, education, experience, likes, dislikes, where they trust information from, who influences them and who they influence, their goals, challenges, responsibilities and skills. Understanding the mass of customer personas out there — and the ones you’d like to target — enables you to ensure your marketing stack is built to maximize your return on investment. So how exactly do you go about tracking down the customer personas you want to target? It’s quite easy actually. I’ll start with some heavy tech speak and then translate it into English for the sake of waxing intellectua
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