XFCE desktop: now with remote fileshare support

Summary: Just a quick note to say that the latest version of the elegant and lightweight XFCE window manager now includes support for remote file sharing. I like XFCE, I use it on my network of old Dell training laptops.

XFCE 4.8

Just a quick note to say that the latest version of the elegant and lightweight XFCE window manager now includes support for remote file sharing. I like XFCE, I use it on my network of old Dell training laptops.

This isn't a huge leap for mankind but it is darned useful for front-end web development work like what I do: whizz open an SFTP connection in the file manager, boot up my trusty GUI text editor Geany and an-editing-I-will-go.

I know, I know, I could learn Vim, and do everything through a terminal. But I can never remember all those darned shortcuts for moving the cursor around and putting stuff places.

Topic: Software Development

Jake Rayson

About Jake Rayson

A web designer since the 20th century, I am a pragmatic advocate of Free Software and I use proprietary software when appropriate. I made the full-time switch to Linux back in 2007, and my desktop tools of choice are Linux Mint, Inkscape, GIMP and Sublime Text.

As a Front End Developer, my core skills are HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery, and my working life reflects my commitment to open standards and accessible websites (ie accessible by everyone, regardless of browser, platform, ability or technology).

For web publishing platforms, I use WordPress for ease of use and Drupal for more complex solutions.

I am also learning about Ruby, Rails, Sinatra and CoffeeScript. I like the minimalist Ruby Way. To this end, my personal portfolio website is built with NestaCMS.

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