Went into the Mint software repository & downloaded the "Panel profiles" feature and enabled them for XFCE. I ended up selecting something that looks rather Cupertino like; I've been able to configure my desktop to my liking and I appreciate XFCE for that. It's just so adaptable to different tastes!
I've never owned a Macintosh, classic or otherwise. I've used them on occasion yes, but here in Canada the cost is astronomical for Apple products - they've always charged Canadians a premium for their stuff. I loved the elegance of classic Macs and would take any opportunity to use one; the library's, the one at school, etc.
In my mid-20s when I finally decided to get back into computing it was just easier for me to find cheap PC hardware - that's why I started using Linux because Microsoft Windows 95 was too SLOW on my old 486, so I was stuck with 3.11 & DOS 6! Once I found a CD from a magazine that had Debian on it, there was no looking back. I managed to get it partly working on that PC with no X. Had better success with a boxed version of Red Hat on CDs later on. I can hear you in the back mocking me now, shut up! I wanted the PRINTED manual. My internet connection in 1996 was still dial-up back then, alright?
Ahem. I'd been bouncing between Win2K, XP, Ubuntu, Win10, finally on Mint, with XFCE as my DE of choice. I've had a lot of fun re-discovering XFCE. Cinnamon was OK but I wanted to break away from Redmond's vision of the desktop.
All of my PCs and devices (networked or otherwise) have historically always been Russian/Greek/Cyrillic Women's names. I don't know WHY, that's just a convention I picked one day, and it stuck.
It all began with Nikita; upgraded to Nikita ][, then Natasha, Veronika, Tatiana ... you get it. I hope that doesn't sound sexist - it's an inanimate object, after all. Bad enough I'm already anthropomorphising a PC.
Now I look at the state of computing and everyone has one, however they are sealed slabs of glass and titanium or even plastic. Hrm. It's not like it used to be.
I owe FOSS everything - all of my knowledge (such as it is), is due to open standards, such as POSIX, GNU & even good old IBM PC arch; which I was allowed to take apart, upgrade, tinker and LEARN how to build a PC all by myself and I'm grateful for those times.
Open standards are good! That's my point!
