Episode 219: Studying Gnome Users

The Gnome design team conducted a research project to better understand their users. The results were surprising! We'll give you an update about the Vero 4K, a FOSS app to track your GPS history.

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01:15 IT War/Disaster Stories Call Out

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02:00 Jon caller

• Emailed about Noah's soft spot for Red Hat




• Latest thoughts on System76 PopOS!




• Home Lab/Docker Questions

12:40 Vircadia VR Responds to Episode - Vadim

FOSDEM Talk

13:50 Building an Online Presence - Joel

• Don't buy lifetime services/domain names - Not sustainable business model




• register4less.com




• Don't buy a domain in your real name




• A records - mail.mydomain.com nextcloud.mydomain.com etc.mydomain.comment




• Redirects mydomain.com/server1 mydomain.com/server2




• Start with a web server, lessons learned apply everywhere

21:00 User responds for MS SQL - Richard

• rdiff-backup - like rsync with history




• Other backup utilities

  
  
  • backuppc
  
  
  • veaam (closed source)
  
  
  • redic (with rclone)
  
  
  • restic
  
  



• Send in your backup solutions!

23:00 Pick of the Week - Zombie Tracker GPS

• Lightweight Linux+KDE equivalent to Garmin's "Basecamp"




• Manages collections of GPS tracks




• Local Data




• Charting, Graphing, Advanced sorting and querying




• Live GPS via GPSD

26:10 Gadget of the Week

• Blackmagic Decklink Duo




• SDI is the professional version of HDMI




• HDMI without copy protection




• Make your own cables with RG-6+quad shielded+BNC ends, use them as SDI cables.




• Works with Linux, you do need to install the driver, but FLAWLESS as compared to USB devices




• Much higher quality / capacity




• You will need to convert HDMI to SDI

31:00 Gnome 40 - UX Changes The Research

• Gnome Blog Post

40:00 Vero 4K Update

• Very well packaged system




• Incredible UI - Couldn't believe it was Kodi underneath




• Both RF and IR functionality




• Includes wall mounting plate




• Doesn't stream Blu-rays over WiFi




• Plays DVD rips just fine




• Vero 4K

47:30 Plasma

• New app launcher




• Breeze Twilight - Hybrid Theme




• Plasma Firewall settings page (ufw and firewalld)




• More effort put into Wayland support in Kwin

49:50 Pine Updates

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