Presentations with reveal.js

Old-fashioned PPT's presentations are from the 90's, and let's face it, we are in the age of the web browser. So, the last time I had to gave a talk, I decided to use a better technical support.

After a quick search for alternatives, I found many options, including well-known libraries, until I finally decided for reveal.js.

It is written in JavaScript with good CSS themes, and it does not require expert knowledge on those technologies. In order to play the presentation, you launch an HTML file from a web browser or you can also run it with a static server.

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Starting a gnome-shell extension

Since I moved from Ubuntu to Fedora early this year, I changed my desktop environment from unity to Gnome Shell.

I must say it is a great experience. At the beginning I was thinking on what was better compared to unity (because I did not like Unity). Regarding this comparison I found a more stable and usable window manager. I still prefer something simpler perhaps, but it works good and it is nice.

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