If you want an easier way to control UxPlay on Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution using GNOME Shell), there’s a new extension to help. The UxPlay Control GNOME Shell extension does exactly what it says it says: it gives you control over over UxPlay. It does this by adding a small applet to the top panel. From there, you can easily start and stop AirPlay server sessions as/when you need. You can also access a GUI Preferences panel from which to dial in your preferred behaviour. But if you’re looking at be a bit weird, thinking “what’s UxPlay?”, I’ll […]

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If you spend a lot time in a terminal on Linux you’ll have preferred command-line text editor, but Microsoft’s recently announced open-source offering, simply called Edit, might be worth checking out — if only so you know you’re not missing out. Edit is a remake/reboot of the old MS-DOS Editor, updated to suit current sensibilities. Built using Rust, it aims to deliver a user experience that, per its GitHub page, provides “modern interface and input controls similar to VS Code.” Microsoft says it made Edit “to provide an accessible editor that even users largely unfamiliar with terminals can easily use” on […]

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