Ultrabook Katana

DestacadosSlimbook2Reading the pages of DUCC-IT 2017 speakers I discovered this:

Ultrabook Katana EN – SLIMBOOK Ultrabook, laptops, computers

With the notable exception of the CPU (6th generation versus 7th) it’s almost like the Dell XPS. So now I’m officially torn and I don’t know what to choose:

  • the “mainstream” company, so they will keep supporting GNU/Linux and other OS Liberi or
  • the small, European company that supports GNU/Linux as its core business?

 

No more excuses

I got no more excuses now: a store near me sells it and advertizes it.

FAIRPHONE 2 Coral Red SMARTPHONE, Dual SIM Quadriband – 3G – 4G-LTE – Wi-Fi Fotocamera da 8 Megapixel . Acquista online su Mediaworld.it o nei nostri negozi!

X2Go, remote desktop faster than VNC

Sometimes VNC feels too slow, expecially other slow links.

Enters X2Go – everywhere@home!

X2Go enables you to access a graphical desktop of a computer over a low bandwidth (or high bandwidth) connection.X2Go is a Remote Desktop solution, which some vendors vaguely call Remote Control. This is not to be confused with Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection, which is a competing Remote Desktop solution and protocol.

Let’s chat!

I’ve been lingering on OTFC -it IRC channel and the almighty Elena of Valhalla made me discover the importance of maintain control over our communications that nowasdays are oftn channeled into various chat, social network and the like.

So I’ve read her article «Modern XMPP Server» and Enrico Zini’s «Modern and secure instant messaging» discovering several interesting softwares like:

I also discovered Gruppo Linux Como Figli orgogliosi del pinguino 😉 (and their identi.ca account Friendica social networ)