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Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop

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  1. Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I use Rectangle [0] for the same purpose, it has a few more bells and whistles and is open source. It does have a bit of a debounce problem on multiple screens though (one tap might move the window two positions).<p>[0] <a href="https://rectangleapp.com" rel="nofollow">https://rectangleapp.com</a>.

    #Mac Tools #Window Manager #Developer Tools 447 social mentions

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    KDE

    The KDE® Community is a free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and …

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 77 social mentions

  3. We are delighted to provide a ready-to-run image for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 43 social mentions

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    i3

    A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions

  5. NOTE: Termite Terminal has been discontinued.
    A keyboard-centric VTE-based terminal, aimed at use within a window manager with tiling and/or...
    I tried a bunch of terminals and ended up switching from urxvt to termite <a href="https://github.com/thestinger/termite" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/thestinger/termite</a> a few years back (mainly for it's better handling for refreshing certain curses style output).<p>This might be the best recent overview of some of the pros and cons between some of the different options: <a href="https://anarc.at/blog/2018-04-12-terminal-emulators-1/" rel="nofollow">https://anarc.at/blog/2018-04-12-terminal-emulators-1/</a>.

    #Remote PC Access #Terminal Tools #SSH 10 social mentions

  6. Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    > - I like the various iCloud/multi device integration features<p>Next time you give linux a try, you might want to check out <a href="https://kdeconnect.kde.org/" rel="nofollow">https://kdeconnect.kde.org/</a> and <a href="https://syncthing.net/" rel="nofollow">https://syncthing.net/</a>. I'm not a Mac user but I'd be surprised if between these you'd be missing any features.

    #Cloud Storage #File Sharing #File Sharing And Backup 827 social mentions

  7. HyperSwitch provides a compelling alternative to HyperDock for keyboard junkies. What's New

    #Mac #Window Manager #Note Taking 4 social mentions

  8. Select windows by moving the mouse over a dock item and more. FaqFrequently Asked Questions. HyperDock shows "Trial .

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 16 social mentions

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    Welcome to the world of W. i. t. c. h.

    #Mac #Window Manager #Productivity 24 social mentions

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