In this article, I examine the Minisforum M2’s power consumption and compare it with a range of other machines.
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Biwin RS200 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 32GB Review: 2 x 16GB Tested
Biwin RS200 DDR5 SODIMM review: Linux testing, benchmarks, dual-channel performance, and why 2 x 16GB beats a single 32GB module.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M7’s BIOS.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Benchmarking
In this article, I benchmark the PELADN WO4 5600H across a range of tests, most of which are run using the Phoronix Test Suite.
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28 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Git Workflow Tools
Git workflow tools help teams manage the day-to-day process of changing, reviewing, testing, and releasing source code
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HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Keyboard Review
The HHKB Professional Hybrid is a compact 60-key keyboard with a very particular audience in mind. Here’s my review.
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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB review: Linux benchmarks, real-world file tests, thermals, and sustained write performance.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Introduction to the Series
The PELADN WO4 is built around a familiar idea: keep the price low, the design simple, and the performance good enough for everyday desktop use.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum M2 Mini PC using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.
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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS
There are a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction
The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking
The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Easy Diffusion
Easy Diffusion’s newer v4 engine can use the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370’s Radeon 890M GPU for image generation. It makes a big difference.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H mini PC running Linux.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2026 Updates
April 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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wayshot – screenshot tool for wayland compositors
wayshot is a native screenshot utility for Wayland systems that target wlroots-based compositors such as sway and river.
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6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Command Schedulers
The software utility cron also known as cron job is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems.
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OpenCircuits – web-based digital circuit and logic designer
OpenCircuits is a web-based digital circuit and logic designer that provides an interactive environment.
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Canutin – personal finance application
Canutin is a personal finance application for tracking money data without relying on a hosted finance platform.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Linux SSH Servers
SSH or Secure Shell is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network
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Net Worth Tracker – personal finance web application
Net Worth Tracker is a personal finance web application aimed at Italian investors.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Astrology Software
Astrology is a set of traditions, beliefs and systems which hold that there is a connection between the movement of heavenly bodies and events that take place on Earth such as human affairs, and personality.
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CaptainHook – flexible Git hook manager
CaptainHook is a flexible Git hook manager that helps teams share and enforce repository workflows through a simple JSON configuration file.
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Astrologer Studio – astrology workspace
Astrologer Studio is a astrology workspace that helps astrologers manage client records, generate a wide range of precise charts.
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Smemstat – reports the physical memory usage
smemstat is a command-line tool for examining Linux process memory usage with shared memory divided proportionally.
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Treeline – local-first personal finance app
Treeline is a local-first personal finance app that stores financial data on the user’s own computer in a DuckDB database.
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Githooks – platform-independent hooks manager
Githooks is a platform-independent Git hook manager written in Go.
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19 Best Free and Open Source Remote Desktop Clients
This article examines the best free and open source Linux remote desktop clients.
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smem2 – reports on memory usage on Linux systems
smem2 is a command line utility for Linux that reports process and system memory usage with a focus on proportional set size (PSS).
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Russh – low-level Tokio SSH2 client and server implementation
Russh provides asynchronous building blocks for developers who need to embed SSH client or server functionality into their own software.
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6 Best Free and Open Source CalDAV Servers
CalDav (Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV) is an internet standard allowing clients to access scheduling or meeting information on a remote server.
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quovibe – self-hosted portfolio tracker
quovibe is a self-hosted portfolio tracker for managing investments such as stocks, ETFs, and bonds.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Partitioning Tools
Disk partitioning is the means of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions.
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