The Art Of Listening

An example to prove there is a difference between hearing and listening.

When you hear the words do you listen to what they say ... or hear what they sound like?

Move To Mint

Another Look Into Linux Mint

This time I am opting for the Cinnamon Desktop Environment

After a couple days of 'tweaking' the system and trying out different themes, I think I have a desktop set up that I can work with.Setting up multiple workspaces still allows me to keep track of other computers on my LAN with the use of Remmina which connects to remote desktops. A quick flick of the mouse to the upper right side shows all the active workspaces and allows me to sellect which computer I want to work on.

 
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, in particular Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" is based on Ubuntu 14.04 so it is an LTS release which is supported through April of 2019.

I have become so used to Ubuntu's Unity Desktop that moving back to a Menu based launcher feels a bit retro to me, but Mint does have a menu that seems a bit more refined than many others. Of course I hade to add my faithful companions, Dropbox, GoogleDrive, Copy, and Rainlendar2. The Clock and Weather are Desklets available out of the box from the Settings menu and super easy to set up.

And the Quick-Launcher is super easy to add to, simply open the menu and navigate to what you want on the launcher and simply drag and drop.
Those that have been using Linux since before the Unity Desktop came onto the scene will like the feel of the Cinnamon Desktop, which closely follows the older look and feel of Gnome 2 but with a much more modern flair.

Two Thumbs Up for Linux Mint 17.1 and the Cinnamon Desktop! This may be a keeper ... at least for a while.