Yeah, I actually booted Zorin and started the install process last night, intending to put it on my secondary SSD, but instead of the usual “where would you like to install?”, the prompts were written in a way that didn’t assure me that it wasn’t going to mess with my primary SSD, then I ran out of time and bailed for the night.
This was the tool that I was most curious about anyway, so this will be much easier.
KDE connect is such an under appreciated killer app it’s not even funny.
When I go to house sit for a friend I just hook my laptop to their HDMI, pull out KDE Connect, and bam I’m kicking back 10 feet away watching my streaming stuff on my system with adblock running and everything, and the media controls just work.
I’m strongly considering using a Pi 3b+ as a TV machine where KDE Connect is the primary interface. It just works so well.
I also love getting text alerts or low battery notifications on my desktop without having to keep looking at my phone. It’s just amazing.
My favorite thing is media pausing automatically when I get a phone call and resuming when I hang up. I listen to music all day while I work, so when someone calls it automatically pauses and I don’t have to pause it myself or turn down my speakers. Really helpful for busy customer call days when I’m on the support rotation.
Notifications are also pretty great, useful for 2fa notifications since I’m at my machine for work all day.
Anyone have strong opinions about Zorin?
Already downloading it out of curiosity. The app to connect with your phone over the local network looks cool.
Try KDE Connect for connecting to your phone. Works on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Also available on both Android and iOS.
This looks so good. Ok, I’m going to install this instead of the new distro after all. Lol
Nice. Glad I could save you some time and effort.
Thank you.
Yeah, I actually booted Zorin and started the install process last night, intending to put it on my secondary SSD, but instead of the usual “where would you like to install?”, the prompts were written in a way that didn’t assure me that it wasn’t going to mess with my primary SSD, then I ran out of time and bailed for the night.
This was the tool that I was most curious about anyway, so this will be much easier.
KDE connect is such an under appreciated killer app it’s not even funny.
When I go to house sit for a friend I just hook my laptop to their HDMI, pull out KDE Connect, and bam I’m kicking back 10 feet away watching my streaming stuff on my system with adblock running and everything, and the media controls just work.
I’m strongly considering using a Pi 3b+ as a TV machine where KDE Connect is the primary interface. It just works so well.
I also love getting text alerts or low battery notifications on my desktop without having to keep looking at my phone. It’s just amazing.
My favorite thing is media pausing automatically when I get a phone call and resuming when I hang up. I listen to music all day while I work, so when someone calls it automatically pauses and I don’t have to pause it myself or turn down my speakers. Really helpful for busy customer call days when I’m on the support rotation.
Notifications are also pretty great, useful for 2fa notifications since I’m at my machine for work all day.