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It's not often that I IT suppliers, but there's one that definitely deserves it: Konica Minolta.

We lease our printers. They're the most stable cattle we have, never given us any issues, they're just getting old. Konica: "hey how about we give you completely new printers for a third of what you are paying now? Installation, configuration and support included, because non-profit. We'll bring them whenever works for you."

An IT supplier that makes my life easier, finally. 🙌

As I was delving into the world of this week and discovering its benefits and drawbacks, I stumbled upon a gem, a fantastic implementation named ! Serious recommendation and must-have thanks to that integration with !

github.com/open-keychain/open-

GitHubGitHub - open-keychain/open-keychain: OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android.OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android. - open-keychain/open-keychain

I think I want to join on #nameandfame every week, as I do want to promote these awesome projects.

This week: GStreamer

Because I really like not having to worry about filetypes, thanks to it elementary Videos & Music (amongst others) can play whatever video or audio file I give it. No fuss.

I don't find mainstream/proprietary software achieves this level of "IT JUST WORKS!"

For Friday, I'd like to give a shout out to a tool that plays an important role in my daily work: Ansible!

Ansible is an amazing automation tool with very clear syntax, which can manage anything over ssh; servers, switches, apps, or workstations. We will be using it today to deploy our entire new infrastructure from code. This article gives a fun intro on how to configure a workstation with Ansible: opensource.com/article/18/3/ma

Who would you like to boost for Friday?

Opensource.comHow to manage your workstation configuration with AnsibleLearn how to automate your workstation setup via Ansible, which will allow you to easily restore your entire configuration. If you have multiple workstations, you can use this approach to make the configuration identical on each one.

A last minute Friday. An easy one because I've been enjoying far too much wine here in Florence. Nonetheless, a lot of / devs deserve some love!

I'd like to give a shoutout to mediaplayer. I've been using it all week to cast the latest GoT episodes to my tv. It's just amazing software. These guys could have been crazy rich by now, but they chose to distribute their software for free.

Who do you want to boost on Friday?

friday: I'd like to thank @inkscape for existing, because I got an A in arts class with designs I made using it (partially recycled as my current avatar and banner).

I know a lot of people probably will have heard about it already, but I really wanted to say thanks :)