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Talking Drupal: Skills Upgrade #4

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Welcome back to “Skills Upgrade” a Talking Drupal mini-series following the journey of a D7 developer learning D10. This is episode 4.

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Resources

Chad’s Drupal 10 Learning Curriclum & Journal Chad’s Drupal 10 Learning Notes

The Linux Foundation is offering a discount of 30% off e-learning courses, certifications and bundles with the code, all uppercase DRUPAL24 and that is good until June 5th https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification-catalog/

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AmyJune Hineline – @volkswagenchick

Guests

Chad Hester – chadkhester.com @chadkhest Mike Anello – DrupalEasy.com @ultimike

Plasma 5: the early years

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With KDE’s 6th Mega Release finally out the door, let’s reflect on the outgoing Plasma 5 that has served us well over the years. Can you believe it has been almost ten years since Plasma 5.0 was released? Join me on a trip down memory lane and let me tell you how it all began. This coincidentally continues pretty much where my previous retrospective blog post concluded. ↫ Kai Uwe It took them a few years after the release of Plasma 5.0, but eventually they won me over, and I’m now solid in the KDE camp, after well over a decade of either GNOME or Cinnamon. GNOME has strayed far too much away from just being a traditional desktop user interface, and Cinnamon is dragging its heels with Wayland support, but luckily KDE has spent a long time now clearing up so many of the paper cuts that used to plague them every time I tried KDE. That’s all in the past now. They’ve done a solid job cleaning up a lot of the oddities and inconsistencies during Plasma 5’s lifecycle, and I can’t wait until Fedora 40 hits the streets with Plasma 6 in tow. In the desktop Linux world, I feel KDE and Qt will always play a little bit of second fiddle to the (seemingly) much more popular GNOME and GTK+, but that’s okay – this kind of diversity and friendly competition is what makes each of these desktops better for their respective users. And this is the Linux world, after all – you’re not tied down to anything your current desktop environment does, and you’re free to switch to whatever else at a moment’s notice if some new update doesn’t sit well with you. I can’t imagine using something like macOS or Windows where you have to just accept whatever garbage they throw at you with nowhere to go.

How to Open a UPVC Window When the Handle Mechanism Has Failed

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If you’ve ever encountered a situation where the handle of your UPVC window fails to unlock, don’t panic. This common issue typically indicates a failure in the internal mechanism. Fortunately, there’s a straightforward method to open or close the window using a simple household item.

Identifying the Issue

When pushing the button in and the handle refuses to unlock, it’s a strong indicator that the mechanism within the UPVC window has malfunctioned. This can occur due to wear and tear, misalignment, or other factors.

Solution: Using a Thin Piece of Plastic

One effective way to tackle this predicament is by utilizing a thin piece of plastic, such as a credit card. By carefully sliding the plastic in between the tap and the stuck handle, you can gently manipulate the internal components and release the lock.