I would put her on the latest Ubuntu LTS, make a single-user Ubuntu pro account so she keeps getting security updates and don’t do major OS updates on that machine for the next decade. You and her can decide which DE, either Gnome (more mac-like) or Budgie, Mate, or KDE (more windows-like. Those are my win-like preferences in that order)
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Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Linux@lemmy.ml•Looking for a Desktop Environment recommendation for my Mother's new 2-1 laptop.English1·2 months agoGnome is more touch friendly and simpler.
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Wikipedia@lemmy.world•Initial Teaching Alphabet - WikipediaEnglish1·2 months agoies, i theenk it ees becoz it ees uriten a beet more fonetikaly, uich is jow spanish uorks as a languaj
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Wikipedia@lemmy.world•Initial Teaching Alphabet - WikipediaEnglish3·2 months agoMy Latin American friend took one look at an English sentence written in this script and said it was a lot easier for them to understand.
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Privacy@lemmy.ml•Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-inEnglish3·3 months agoProton Mail Bridge requires a paid account.
Homicides in the country I live in are down, and so are homicides by police.
I read this post as along the lines of: “Isn’t it a shame that even if you don’t use instagram because of privacy issues, it is so pervasive in modern society that you will end up on it regardless”
Instagram almost certainly do facial recognition/tracking on a huge scale, and due to the popularity of instagram it’s practically impossible to opt out of it.
That was my reading of the article.
A play on organic meaning carbon-based (as in organic chemistry). Also I feel like it should be easy(ish) for speakers of other languages to pronounce. I may be wrong though!
IIRC this works when the controller is plugged into the computer over USB. Bluetooth does not allow this.
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•Steam Deck Refurbished Back in Stock (UK, and maybe EU)English3·5 months agodeleted by creator
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Underground Music Discovery@sh.itjust.works•Cassius Select - Bruv [Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Garage, House]English2·6 months agoThanks for posting this, it’s mental
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Linux@lemmy.ml•Who tf put a gnome logo on the sidewalk?????English212·6 months agoWhat a terrible post. This has nothing to do with Linux.
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto OpenStreetMap community@lemmy.ml•Rapid editor v2.5 released with advanced pedestrian mapping and more!English1·8 months agoAs someone who exclusively uses iD to edit, can you please expand on how exactly RapiD is faster than iD? The AI features seem decent but what else is faster?
Thanks :)
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto OpenStreetMap community@lemmy.ml•Maps.me co-founder tries to close down Organic Maps open-source fork - HNEnglish22·10 months agoOrganic Maps is better for “normal” users if you ask me. Osmand is better for pro users but quite clunky.
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How much do you pay for your phone plan, what do you get in return and in which country?English5·10 months agodeleted by creator
Pleat1752@feddit.ukto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Does anyone else feel like tech peaked around 10+ years ago?English2·10 months agoAny websites or projects showing the 2 sec of audio in a QR code? Sounds cool!
lol no problem! Someone’s gotta do it! 😂
Much appreciated!