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Volume 136 May, 2018 Short Topix: The 411 On 1.1.1.1 DNS Service Go Mobile On PCLinuxOS With Verizon Wireless Ellipsis Jetpack Firefox Quantum: The The Improvements Keep Coming PCLinuxOS Family Member Spotlight: Onkelho GIMP Tutorial: Sphere Variations YouTuber: More Tips To Get There With PCLinuxOS Tip Top Tips: pmiab (Poor Man's Internet Ad Blocker) - Ad Blocking Without A Browser Extension Happy Cinco de Mayo Repo Review: Day Planner Happy Cinco de Mayo And more inside ... In This Issue... 3 From The Chief Editor's Desk 5 Short Topix: The 411 On 1.1.1.1 DNS Service 10 Screenshot Showcase The PCLinuxOS name, logo and colors are the trademark of 11 PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner Texstar. The PCLinuxOS Magazine is a monthly online publication 12 Go Mobile on PCLinuxOS containing PCLinuxOS-related materials. It is published primarily for members of the PCLinuxOS community. 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Ratliff, Sr. Pete Kelly 23 YouTuber - More Tips To Get There With PCLinuxOS Daniel Meiß-Wilhelm phorneker daiashi Khadis Thok 24 Screenshot Showcase Alessandro Ebersol Smileeb 25 GIMP Tutorial: Sphere Variations Contributors: 27 PCLinuxOS Bonus Recipe Corner DaveCS 28 Repo Review - Day Planner 29 Tip Top Tips: pmiab (Poor Man's Internet Ad Blocker) The PCLinuxOS Magazine is released under the Creative - Ad Blocking Without A Browser Extension Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license. Some rights are reserved. 34 Screenshot Showcase Copyright © 2018. 35 PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions 39 More Screenshot Showcase PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 2 From The Chief Editor's Desk ... Every now and again, you just have to question what people are thinking. Let me missed that, here it says again, but readable and without the “artistic” element of show you a couple of examples. I’ve taken screenshots of some offending light gray text on a white background: how would you like for the text of this “designs” that have come across in my email, and they aren’t even the worst magazine to appear the same way, light, light gray text on a white background? offenders. In my humble opinion, it’s next to unreadable. That is, unless you highlight the text, as if you’re selecting it to be pasted to your computer’s clipboard. Maybe I’m getting old and my eyesight isn’t what it used to be. Nah, that can’t be it. That statement is only half true. I *am* getting older, but I had the Lasik procedure about 20 years ago, and I still have 20/20 vision. More likely than not, I grew up in a time when if you had something to say, you said it boldly. It’s almost as if they are afraid to say what they have to say, as if they are trying to whisper. That doesn’t mean that you type in boldface (which is equally as annoying), or in all caps (Heaven forbid!). WHO thought it was a good “design” to make the text on web pages the lightest gray possible on a white background? In the post game box score of the first image, that is about as light of a gray text on a white background as anyone should go … and that shade of gray text on a white background is difficult enough to read. But no, some of these ijits had to have an even lighter gray text on a white background (second image). It’s so light that unless you’re looking for it, you hardly notice there’s any text at all below the headline. Let’s put it to you another way: how would you like for the text of this magazine to appear the same way, light, light gray text on a white background? In case you PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 3 From The Chief Editor's Desk ... Reading text on a webpage shouldn’t cause you culture and heritage, especially in areas with large more eyestrain and headache than staring at a Mexican-American populations. In the U.S., the Disclaimer computer display already does. There’s absolutely celebrations include parades, parties, mariachi no reason to make readers squint at the text of a bands, Mexican folk dancing, and plenty of Mexican webpage as if they’re trying to figure out the grand foods, like tacos and mole poblano. Oh, and lots and 1. All the contents of The PCLinuxOS Magazine are only for general information and/or use. Such contents do not constitute advice cosmic meaning of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, lots of beer. If you want to learn more about Cinco and should not be relied upon in making (or refraining from or as if someone is trying to read an ancient de Mayo, you can check here, here or here. These making) any decision. Any specific advice or replies to queries in any part of the magazine is/are the person opinion of such Babylonian text. Readers shouldn’t have to feel as if should get you started, as there are many other experts/consultants/persons and are not subscribed to by The they are going blind when they read the text on your resources available for inquisitive minds. PCLinuxOS Magazine. page. 2. The information in The PCLinuxOS Magazine is provided on an So, until next month, I bid you peace, happiness, "AS IS" basis, and all warranties, expressed or implied of any Putting light, light gray text on a white background serenity and prosperity. kind, regarding any matter pertaining to any information, advice or replies are disclaimed and excluded. makes about as much sense as putting dark, dark gray text on a black background. And no, I’m not 3. The PCLinuxOS Magazine and its associates shall not be liable, at any time, for damages (including, but not limited to, without advocating the latter, either. Both are incredibly limitation, damages of any kind) arising in contract, rot or DUMB ideas. What is wrong with using just plain otherwise, from the use of or inability to use the magazine, or any of its contents, or from any action taken (or refrained from being black text on a plain white background? Or, if that taken) as a result of using the magazine or any such contents or isn’t your style, then can’t you at least provide a for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, reasonable amount of contrast between the deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or background and the text so that the text can be read Looking for an old article? unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of information without squinting and unnecessary eyestrain? Can't find what you want? Try the contained on the magazine. 4. 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Contrary to popular belief (misconception), Cinco de Material Submitted by Users Mayo isn’t a celebration of Mexican independence. A majority of sections in the magazine contain materials submitted by users. The PCLinuxOS Magazine accepts no responsibility for the Mexican Independence Day is actually on Donate NOW content, accuracy, conformity to applicable laws of such material. September 16. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of a poorly equipped Mexican army of 2,000 men Entire Agreement defeating a superior force of 8,000 men from These terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all France’s Napoleon III in May, 1862 at Puebla de Los prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or Angeles when the French arrived to collect on a debt oral, regarding such subject matter. owed to them by Mexico. Within Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is primarily observed in the state of Puebla, although celebrations occur across the country. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is largely observed to celebrate Mexican PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 4 Short Topix: The 411 On 1.1.1.1 DNS Service by Paul Arnote (parnote) services they offer. So no one should be surprised These are only the free services. There are other by this move. short link services that require you to pay, and we have excluded them from the list here. It’s doubtful So, that leaves the question of what other short link that you’ll be unable to find a short link service that services remain? Let’s take a look at a list, accomplishes what you (or most users) need among excerpted from The Intelligent Economist.