CrossOver, macOS and deprecation of 32-bit bottles Here's an unhappy article discussing the implications of upcoming deprecation of 32-bit Bottles in CrossOver 27 in macOS, no automated migration path, outdated application recipes, manual reconfiguration of multiple programs using Windows 10 templates, and more. Enjoy, if you can. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/crossover-macos-32bit-deprecation.html #bottles #crossover #windows #enjoy #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Run Tropico 2 with Steam Proton in Linux - Guide Shiver me timbers! Grab yerself a wee tutorial on how to set up and run Tropico 2 pirate-theme city building game in Linux using Steam Proton, including 3D acceleration stability tweaks, screen resolution improvement, Alt-Tab behavior, Steam overlay and screenshot compatibility, and a bit more. Argh. https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/steam-proton-tropico-2.html #steamproton #runtropico #guide #linux #argh #grab #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Kubuntu 26.04 upgrade on a 2014 laptop went superbly well Here's what ought to be my finest article of 2026. With great glee, respect and joy, I present you my extremely enthusiastic article about the operating system upgrade from Kubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS on a 2014-vintage laptop with hybrid Nvidia graphics, including fast and largely problem-free process, excellent post-upgrade results, excellent compatibility with Nvidia drivers in both Wayland and X11 sessions, use of X11 session without compositing and different Nvidia PRIME profiles, improved performance and responsiveness compared to the previous release, spotless hardware and software compatibility, Samba connectivity, full disk encryption and smooth 4K playback, ability to continue using the system until 2036 with Ubuntu Pro support, some tiny glitches and issues, wonderful overall impression, and more. I'm very happy, and may you have some nice reading. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-26-04-lts-upgrade.html #kubuntu #nvidia #upgrade #lts #samba #prime #pro #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

If your Plasma desktop forgets its DPI, here's a solution This is probably my weirdest tutorial yet. Indeed, a guide on how to work around an obscure issue of selective DPI scale factor reset for Dolphin and certain other apps following reboot in the Plasma desktop environment on devices with Nvidia or hybrid graphics setups, including overview of the problem, monitoring configuration files for changes, manual fix using the touch command in a Plasma session login script, and more. Take a look. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-dpi-scale-reset.html #plasmadesktop #dpi #nvidia #indeed #take #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Measuring the brain's long-term memory forming latency I've got an amusing little essay for you, to sweeten your weekend. 'Tis a semi-scientific article about my experiment of measuring brain latency in forming long-term memories from short-term ones using the method of singing in multiple languages, including existing linguistic knowledge baseline, song-learning approach, results with four, five and seven languages and a total of eight songs, impact of variety on memory efficiency, phonetic complexity and difficulty factors, and more. You may actually like this. Follow me. https://www.dedoimedo.com/physics/brain-latency-singing.html #brain #latency #tis #follow #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Firefox 157 Nova tweaks and improvements Here's a tutorial on how to tweak and customize Firefox 157 with its Nova styling, including easy option to enable or disable the new theme, default theme variations, official Mozilla Proton theme alternative, other Mozilla themes with improved color palette, clarity and contrast, Linux-specific setting to turn gradients off, manual CSS declarations for cosmetic and ergonomic improvements, and more. Enjoy. https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-157-nova.html