Mastodon Mastodon Mastodon Systeemkabouter blog

Using my Dymo label printers running Linux

Posted on zo 21 januari 2024 in desktop

According to the receipts I've owned my Labelwriter 450 since 2015 and my Labelmanager PnP since 2018. Both are very good at producing labels for all sorts of uses. The only thing that has always annoyed me is the official Dymo software and its updates. It would change the interface …


Continue reading

Home computing goals for 2024

Posted on vr 12 januari 2024 in desktop

As I was not as satisfied with proprietary solutions as I used to be, it was time to reconsider some past choices. Some of the choices have suited me very will for quite some time, but circumstances have changed so I'm open to other options.

Switching to more open solutions …


Continue reading

Introductie hub.mastodon.nl

Posted on do 28 december 2023 in mastodonnl

Screenshot hub.mastodon.nl website

Vandaag heb ik de eerste echte post geplaatst op de mastodon.nl hub. Mastodon.nl specifieke informatie zal hier worden verzameld, maar het start nu met een blogpost over de begroting voor 2024. Het idee is om hier gebruikerstips, -handleidingen en bijvoorbeeld informatie over donaties en bestedingen een plek te …


Continue reading

Hello Forgejo, goodbye Gitlab

Posted on wo 27 december 2023 in software

While Gitlab continues to be free to use, the bloat is real and the disabled enterprise features are somewhat annoying.

Gitea was on my radar for some time, but I never felt the real urge to try it out. The recent fork to forgejo caught my attention. Also, the party …


Continue reading

Creating custom desktop launchers on the linux desktop

Posted on zo 24 december 2023 in desktop

Right now I'm switching out some flatpak installed apps in favor of manually downloaded and installed apps on my Debian12 desktop. Main reasons are inconsistent window decoration, some bug when switching external displays where some flatpak based windows are borked and performance.

This adds the 'burden' of having to manually …


Continue reading