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hello everybody this is techa we got a hello everybody this is techa we got a newsletter release this came out newsletter release this came out newsletter release this came out Wednesday today is Saturday so if you're Wednesday today is Saturday so if you're Wednesday today is Saturday so if you're subscribed to this newsletter this might subscribed to this newsletter this might subscribed to this newsletter this might not be news for you starting with KDE not be news for you starting with KDE not be news for you starting with KDE releases app update with new uh mercuro releases app update with new uh mercuro releases app update with new uh mercuro I hope is how you say it App Suite so we I hope is how you say it App Suite so we I hope is how you say it App Suite so we have a good summary here it gives you a have a good summary here it gives you a have a good summary here it gives you a nice rundown but I'm going to go nice rundown but I'm going to go nice rundown but I'm going to go directly to the source here so within directly to the source here so within directly to the source here so within KDE gear at KDE gear at KDE gear at 23.08 there are a bunch of different 23.08 there are a bunch of different 23.08 there are a bunch of different updates including two dolphin which is updates including two dolphin which is updates including two dolphin which is the default file manager in KDE plasma the default file manager in KDE plasma the default file manager in KDE plasma there's been some improvements such as there's been some improvements such as there's been some improvements such as hiding temporary and backup files hiding temporary and backup files hiding temporary and backup files uncluttering your view and some other uncluttering your view and some other uncluttering your view and some other small details such as showing the small details such as showing the small details such as showing the progress of a calculation and the size progress of a calculation and the size progress of a calculation and the size of an item as it is happening and of an item as it is happening and of an item as it is happening and there's just a better overall kind of there's just a better overall kind of there's just a better overall kind of view of the information of files you view of the information of files you view of the information of files you have selected dolphin has supported tab have selected dolphin has supported tab have selected dolphin has supported tab split views for quite a while it's one split views for quite a while it's one split views for quite a while it's one of the things that makes it great and of of the things that makes it great and of of the things that makes it great and of course a whole bunch more then we have course a whole bunch more then we have course a whole bunch more then we have oakler their PDF freeder one of the very oakler their PDF freeder one of the very oakler their PDF freeder one of the very best out there new features have been best out there new features have been best out there new features have been added allowing signees to add various added allowing signees to add various added allowing signees to add various pieces of metadata such as reason pieces of metadata such as reason pieces of metadata such as reason location to a signature so overall location to a signature so overall location to a signature so overall signing features are getting a little signing features are getting a little signing features are getting a little bit better also you can now choose the bit better also you can now choose the bit better also you can now choose the default scaling mode in printing PDFs default scaling mode in printing PDFs default scaling mode in printing PDFs which is nice and here is a mercuro I which is nice and here is a mercuro I which is nice and here is a mercuro I think this is a renaming and rebranding think this is a renaming and rebranding think this is a renaming and rebranding of the calendar application so that at of the calendar application so that at of the calendar application so that at the moment is the primary functionality the moment is the primary functionality the moment is the primary functionality of that right now you can use it to of that right now you can use it to of that right now you can use it to manage your events tasks and more manage your events tasks and more manage your events tasks and more including your contacts and soon they're

including your contacts and soon they're including your contacts and soon they're going to be adding email making this a going to be adding email making this a going to be adding email making this a full Suite which is going to be super full Suite which is going to be super full Suite which is going to be super cool and of course these applications cool and of course these applications cool and of course these applications within the suite are optional you can within the suite are optional you can within the suite are optional you can have just a calendar only contacts or have just a calendar only contacts or have just a calendar only contacts or both depending on your needs as you see both depending on your needs as you see both depending on your needs as you see here now itinerary this personally I've here now itinerary this personally I've here now itinerary this personally I've never used it but it does look like a never used it but it does look like a never used it but it does look like a really snazzy tool for traveling it now really snazzy tool for traveling it now really snazzy tool for traveling it now supports rail tickets and the booking supports rail tickets and the booking supports rail tickets and the booking reference and passenger names so you reference and passenger names so you reference and passenger names so you could grab details directly from a could grab details directly from a could grab details directly from a certain operator's website but this is certain operator's website but this is certain operator's website but this is only available looks like probably in only available looks like probably in only available looks like probably in Europe and here's other transport Europe and here's other transport Europe and here's other transport companies that you can import directly companies that you can import directly companies that you can import directly from again none of these look familiar from again none of these look familiar from again none of these look familiar to me in the states granted our public to me in the states granted our public to me in the states granted our public transit system is absolutely horrible I transit system is absolutely horrible I transit system is absolutely horrible I think we have two options other than think we have two options other than think we have two options other than public transit and that's a Amtrak and public transit and that's a Amtrak and public transit and that's a Amtrak and Greyhound both of them are pretty Greyhound both of them are pretty Greyhound both of them are pretty horrible experiences unless of course horrible experiences unless of course horrible experiences unless of course you buy a private room on a Amtrak train you buy a private room on a Amtrak train you buy a private room on a Amtrak train then that's not as bad then that's not as bad then that's not as bad scan utility now lets you reorder scan utility now lets you reorder scan utility now lets you reorder multiple page scans drag and drop and multiple page scans drag and drop and multiple page scans drag and drop and offers more adjustment options like offers more adjustment options like offers more adjustment options like brightness contrast gamma and color brightness contrast gamma and color brightness contrast gamma and color balance overall just the KDE Suite of balance overall just the KDE Suite of balance overall just the KDE Suite of applications are really really in-depth applications are really really in-depth applications are really really in-depth there's a ton of options I've covered there's a ton of options I've covered there's a ton of options I've covered this before just how many KDE plasma or this before just how many KDE plasma or this before just how many KDE plasma or just KD applications there are that you just KD applications there are that you just KD applications there are that you can use in plasma I know there is a can use in plasma I know there is a can use in plasma I know there is a difference overall it's dramatic and difference overall it's dramatic and difference overall it's dramatic and it's getting to the point where you can it's getting to the point where you can it's getting to the point where you can probably use KDE for a vast majority of probably use KDE for a vast majority of probably use KDE for a vast majority of your workflow Kate Kate is a wonderful your workflow Kate Kate is a wonderful your workflow Kate Kate is a wonderful text editor I use it no matter the

text editor I use it no matter the text editor I use it no matter the desktop environment or ecosystem I desktop environment or ecosystem I desktop environment or ecosystem I happen to be in so that's gotten some happen to be in so that's gotten some happen to be in so that's gotten some pretty impressive updates we have pretty impressive updates we have pretty impressive updates we have neochat another one that I have never neochat another one that I have never neochat another one that I have never used I don't really use the metrics used I don't really use the metrics used I don't really use the metrics network but if you do there has been a network but if you do there has been a network but if you do there has been a visual overhaul so it does look like a visual overhaul so it does look like a visual overhaul so it does look like a pretty application to say at least kind pretty application to say at least kind pretty application to say at least kind of looks like Discord in a way with your of looks like Discord in a way with your of looks like Discord in a way with your groups over here and members and more groups over here and members and more groups over here and members and more information over here but there are information over here but there are information over here but there are location options now so that's pretty location options now so that's pretty location options now so that's pretty cool Toko is a mastodon client with KDE cool Toko is a mastodon client with KDE cool Toko is a mastodon client with KDE received a visual overhaul real nice received a visual overhaul real nice received a visual overhaul real nice clean application to go ahead and view clean application to go ahead and view clean application to go ahead and view that if you did not know I do have a that if you did not know I do have a that if you did not know I do have a account over on Boston so you can follow account over on Boston so you can follow account over on Boston so you can follow me there if you are not a fan of Twitter me there if you are not a fan of Twitter me there if you are not a fan of Twitter or which is now X or which is now X or which is now X if we go back here one of my favorite if we go back here one of my favorite if we go back here one of my favorite KDE projects has its very own change log KDE projects has its very own change log KDE projects has its very own change log this is a k then live absolutely this is a k then live absolutely this is a k then live absolutely wonderful video editor it does look like wonderful video editor it does look like wonderful video editor it does look like in this release they're focusing on a in this release they're focusing on a in this release they're focusing on a lot of fixes and whatnot which is really lot of fixes and whatnot which is really lot of fixes and whatnot which is really good beautiful application with a ton of good beautiful application with a ton of good beautiful application with a ton of different options and tools that you'd different options and tools that you'd different options and tools that you'd expect in the video editor but it's expect in the video editor but it's expect in the video editor but it's known for being like buggy like in these known for being like buggy like in these known for being like buggy like in these animations here if I had this many animations here if I had this many animations here if I had this many timelines honestly I'd be a little timelines honestly I'd be a little timelines honestly I'd be a little stressed to help that it would crash any stressed to help that it would crash any stressed to help that it would crash any moment but it's really good that they moment but it's really good that they moment but it's really good that they are focusing on just general fixes but are focusing on just general fixes but are focusing on just general fixes but of course in these animations we can see of course in these animations we can see of course in these animations we can see some visual improvements such as a new some visual improvements such as a new some visual improvements such as a new fit all tracks option so you can fit all tracks option so you can fit all tracks option so you can actually see everything shift Z will actually see everything shift Z will actually see everything shift Z will adjust the timeline zone two selected adjust the timeline zone two selected adjust the timeline zone two selected Clips so you can see you select those Clips so you can see you select those Clips so you can see you select those shift Z and now you have your Zone there shift Z and now you have your Zone there shift Z and now you have your Zone there so you can easily render out just a

so you can easily render out just a so you can easily render out just a little section of the project if you little section of the project if you little section of the project if you need to toggle between timeline tabs need to toggle between timeline tabs need to toggle between timeline tabs using keyboard that's very nice and of using keyboard that's very nice and of using keyboard that's very nice and of course added character count and zoom course added character count and zoom course added character count and zoom options in the subtitle editor with how options in the subtitle editor with how options in the subtitle editor with how good these updates are turning out to be good these updates are turning out to be good these updates are turning out to be I'm really excited for that next version I'm really excited for that next version I'm really excited for that next version of plasma now before we go on to the of plasma now before we go on to the of plasma now before we go on to the next little bit of news I do need to next little bit of news I do need to next little bit of news I do need to thank the sponsor of today's video thank the sponsor of today's video thank the sponsor of today's video Akamai connected Cloud they sponsor a Akamai connected Cloud they sponsor a Akamai connected Cloud they sponsor a lot of the videos on the channel and lot of the videos on the channel and lot of the videos on the channel and that is because I love them I love to that is because I love them I love to that is because I love them I love to use them I use their services to easily use them I use their services to easily use them I use their services to easily spin up Linux servers in the cloud if I spin up Linux servers in the cloud if I spin up Linux servers in the cloud if I want to do either something really quick want to do either something really quick want to do either something really quick or host something that I need to not be or host something that I need to not be or host something that I need to not be local such as my analytics instance for local such as my analytics instance for local such as my analytics instance for my website it's really easy you can pick my website it's really easy you can pick my website it's really easy you can pick between a wide variety of Linux between a wide variety of Linux between a wide variety of Linux distributions or you could use their distributions or you could use their distributions or you could use their Marketplace of applications to get Marketplace of applications to get Marketplace of applications to get something spun up super easy and quick something spun up super easy and quick something spun up super easy and quick and for new users you could go ahead and and for new users you could go ahead and and for new users you could go ahead and get yourself a hundred dollars 60 day get yourself a hundred dollars 60 day get yourself a hundred dollars 60 day credit to get started today next up credit to get started today next up credit to get started today next up where you do have some Fair phone news where you do have some Fair phone news where you do have some Fair phone news if I were to compare it to something it if I were to compare it to something it if I were to compare it to something it would be just like the framework laptop would be just like the framework laptop would be just like the framework laptop it's very easy to take apart switch out it's very easy to take apart switch out it's very easy to take apart switch out components upgrade various things if components upgrade various things if components upgrade various things if needed doesn't connect directly to the needed doesn't connect directly to the needed doesn't connect directly to the Linux World however the values and Linux World however the values and Linux World however the values and whatnot are very close to the whatnot are very close to the whatnot are very close to the communities they they're releasing their communities they they're releasing their communities they they're releasing their fifth version of the phone which is fifth version of the phone which is fifth version of the phone which is extremely modular you can see the extremely modular you can see the extremely modular you can see the modular components so you can upgrade modular components so you can upgrade modular components so you can upgrade very individual sensors cameras and very individual sensors cameras and very individual sensors cameras and whatnot which is very good if one thing whatnot which is very good if one thing whatnot which is very good if one thing breaks you're not going to put a whole breaks you're not going to put a whole breaks you're not going to put a whole phone in the trash bin and just create phone in the trash bin and just create phone in the trash bin and just create E-Waste things are ethically sourced E-Waste things are ethically sourced E-Waste things are ethically sourced there's a five year warranty and they'll

there's a five year warranty and they'll there's a five year warranty and they'll offer support until 2033 which is 10 offer support until 2033 which is 10 offer support until 2033 which is 10 years which is a huge time frame years which is a huge time frame years which is a huge time frame compared to other phone manufacturers compared to other phone manufacturers compared to other phone manufacturers now this specific phone has gotten some now this specific phone has gotten some now this specific phone has gotten some improvements to make it a little bit improvements to make it a little bit improvements to make it a little bit more modern and just a better phone more modern and just a better phone more modern and just a better phone overall 80 Hertz OLED screen dual 50 overall 80 Hertz OLED screen dual 50 overall 80 Hertz OLED screen dual 50 megapixel camera and 30 watt fast megapixel camera and 30 watt fast megapixel camera and 30 watt fast charging charging charging prices in Europe are starting about 699 prices in Europe are starting about 699 prices in Europe are starting about 699 dollars now overall there is just one dollars now overall there is just one dollars now overall there is just one con when it comes to things that are con when it comes to things that are con when it comes to things that are incredibly upgradable phones like this incredibly upgradable phones like this incredibly upgradable phones like this right here this is the pixel 6 that I right here this is the pixel 6 that I right here this is the pixel 6 that I use daily this if I dropped it in a bowl use daily this if I dropped it in a bowl use daily this if I dropped it in a bowl of water or something it will be fine of water or something it will be fine of water or something it will be fine these do not have like submergable IPS these do not have like submergable IPS these do not have like submergable IPS ratings so if you dunk this in water ratings so if you dunk this in water ratings so if you dunk this in water because all the components are because all the components are because all the components are upgradable there's not as much sealants upgradable there's not as much sealants upgradable there's not as much sealants and glues and things like that so water and glues and things like that so water and glues and things like that so water can get into these things pretty easily can get into these things pretty easily can get into these things pretty easily so there are pros and cons in the so there are pros and cons in the so there are pros and cons in the comments on the verge we do see some comments on the verge we do see some comments on the verge we do see some people criticizing the price which is a people criticizing the price which is a people criticizing the price which is a little steep for what you're getting little steep for what you're getting little steep for what you're getting technically but this person does argue technically but this person does argue technically but this person does argue the company is delivering sustainability the company is delivering sustainability the company is delivering sustainability with a little premium the fact that with a little premium the fact that with a little premium the fact that Apple and Google aren't doing this is Apple and Google aren't doing this is Apple and Google aren't doing this is disappointing and if we go down we see disappointing and if we go down we see disappointing and if we go down we see the criticism for the price you could the criticism for the price you could the criticism for the price you could get yourself a pixel 7 get insurance and get yourself a pixel 7 get insurance and get yourself a pixel 7 get insurance and donate some money which to me is a bit donate some money which to me is a bit donate some money which to me is a bit of a silly response that's not the point of a silly response that's not the point of a silly response that's not the point but yeah if you do want to get involved but yeah if you do want to get involved but yeah if you do want to get involved in the debate and arguments there's in the debate and arguments there's in the debate and arguments there's always going to be debate and arguments always going to be debate and arguments always going to be debate and arguments somewhere on the internet vanilla OS somewhere on the internet vanilla OS somewhere on the internet vanilla OS released the developer version of orchid released the developer version of orchid released the developer version of orchid the next version which is going to be

the next version which is going to be the next version which is going to be based on or built on top of Debian based on or built on top of Debian based on or built on top of Debian instead of Ubuntu making it really easy instead of Ubuntu making it really easy instead of Ubuntu making it really easy for the team or making it more efficient for the team or making it more efficient for the team or making it more efficient for the team because they don't have to for the team because they don't have to for the team because they don't have to go through and remove Ubuntu bloat go through and remove Ubuntu bloat go through and remove Ubuntu bloat basically when they uh come up with more basically when they uh come up with more basically when they uh come up with more releases if you don't know vanilla OS is releases if you don't know vanilla OS is releases if you don't know vanilla OS is a really nice immutable operating system a really nice immutable operating system a really nice immutable operating system which I have covered in the past I'll go which I have covered in the past I'll go which I have covered in the past I'll go ahead and link to that video directly ahead and link to that video directly ahead and link to that video directly down below if you do want to check it down below if you do want to check it down below if you do want to check it out overall it has some really cool out overall it has some really cool out overall it has some really cool features there's a virtual sub system features there's a virtual sub system features there's a virtual sub system which exposes your desktop to various which exposes your desktop to various which exposes your desktop to various packages that you have installed in that packages that you have installed in that packages that you have installed in that subsystem subsystem subsystem overall it's really cool if you do want overall it's really cool if you do want overall it's really cool if you do want to check that out you can look here now to check that out you can look here now to check that out you can look here now we are going to talk about Firefox there we are going to talk about Firefox there we are going to talk about Firefox there is both good and bad news when it comes is both good and bad news when it comes is both good and bad news when it comes to the uh 117th version release if we to the uh 117th version release if we to the uh 117th version release if we scroll down here a little bit we do have scroll down here a little bit we do have scroll down here a little bit we do have a brief overview here but if you go over a brief overview here but if you go over a brief overview here but if you go over to the nine to five Linux page you get to the nine to five Linux page you get to the nine to five Linux page you get much more information there is some much more information there is some much more information there is some typical updates such as removing the typical updates such as removing the typical updates such as removing the screen sharing indicator on the Weyland screen sharing indicator on the Weyland screen sharing indicator on the Weyland systems you can disable Firefox from systems you can disable Firefox from systems you can disable Firefox from forcing the context menu to be displayed forcing the context menu to be displayed forcing the context menu to be displayed when pressing various keys on the web when pressing various keys on the web when pressing various keys on the web page there's been improvements in page there's been improvements in page there's been improvements in scrolling YouTube video lists when scrolling YouTube video lists when scrolling YouTube video lists when navigating with a screen reader and now navigating with a screen reader and now navigating with a screen reader and now you have credit card auto fill for you have credit card auto fill for you have credit card auto fill for various locales now so honestly some various locales now so honestly some various locales now so honestly some pretty decent and not too exciting pretty decent and not too exciting pretty decent and not too exciting updates in that regard it didn't make it updates in that regard it didn't make it updates in that regard it didn't make it into this release but they are soon into this release but they are soon into this release but they are soon going to be doing local translation going to be doing local translation going to be doing local translation which is a really nice for privacy and which is a really nice for privacy and which is a really nice for privacy and whatnot didn't make it in this release whatnot didn't make it in this release whatnot didn't make it in this release but that may be something we see soon but that may be something we see soon but that may be something we see soon now going over to some more depressing

now going over to some more depressing now going over to some more depressing news according to Foss post Firefox has news according to Foss post Firefox has news according to Foss post Firefox has lost 70 million users in the last five lost 70 million users in the last five lost 70 million users in the last five years taking it down to roughly 176 years taking it down to roughly 176 years taking it down to roughly 176 million users and of course this isn't million users and of course this isn't million users and of course this isn't how linear projections actually work but how linear projections actually work but how linear projections actually work but at this rate Firefox won't have anybody at this rate Firefox won't have anybody at this rate Firefox won't have anybody using them in about 10 years that's using them in about 10 years that's using them in about 10 years that's probably not going to be true but that probably not going to be true but that probably not going to be true but that just helps kind of visualize how much just helps kind of visualize how much just helps kind of visualize how much people are actually dropping the browser people are actually dropping the browser people are actually dropping the browser and I can't really scold anybody or to and I can't really scold anybody or to and I can't really scold anybody or to be too hard on it I'm currently using be too hard on it I'm currently using be too hard on it I'm currently using Edge at the moment I do have Firefox I Edge at the moment I do have Firefox I Edge at the moment I do have Firefox I switch between my browsers for different switch between my browsers for different switch between my browsers for different use cases I personally find that easier use cases I personally find that easier use cases I personally find that easier than having multiple profiles on a than having multiple profiles on a than having multiple profiles on a single browser I'm weird but with that single browser I'm weird but with that single browser I'm weird but with that are you still on Firefox is that a are you still on Firefox is that a are you still on Firefox is that a browser that you actually use on a daily browser that you actually use on a daily browser that you actually use on a daily basis I'd like to know down below I've basis I'd like to know down below I've basis I'd like to know down below I've been using been using been using basically Microsoft Edge and Firefox basically Microsoft Edge and Firefox basically Microsoft Edge and Firefox back and forth probably 50 50 for quite back and forth probably 50 50 for quite back and forth probably 50 50 for quite a while now so yeah let us know down a while now so yeah let us know down a while now so yeah let us know down below and with all that I do hope you below and with all that I do hope you below and with all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day have an absolutely beautiful day have an absolutely beautiful day um like always everything I mentioned um like always everything I mentioned um like always everything I mentioned will be linked down below either will be linked down below either will be linked down below either directly or in this newsletter so with directly or in this newsletter so with directly or in this newsletter so with all that I do hope you have an all that I do hope you have an all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and good bye