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Author: Steve Emms

cut command

cuts – Perl command-line utility

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuts is a Perl command-line utility that enhances the traditional Unix/POSIX cut tool for extracting columns from text files.

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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Review

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB review: Linux benchmarks, real-world file tests, thermals, and sustained write performance.

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Git Clients

wrkflw – validate and run GitHub Actions workflows locally

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

wrkflw is a command-line tool for validating and running GitHub Actions workflows locally.

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Reference Management

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI-Based Bibliography Tools

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, Scientific

A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.

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Emacs

MinEmacs – complete and fast Emacs configuration framework

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

MinEmacs is a complete and fast Emacs configuration framework designed for daily use.

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TimeTagger – web-based time-tracking solution

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

TimeTagger is a web-based time tracker for individuals and freelancers. It can be used a the hosted service or self-hosted locally.

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Business Intelligence

Shaper – SQL-first analytics and dashboard platform

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Shaper creates SQL-first dashboards and embedded analytics using DuckDB, with scheduled reporting, custom styling and secure sharing.

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Task Manager

TaskLite – CLI task manager

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

TaskLite is a task manager built with Haskell and SQLite.

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Document Management Systems

OpenDocMan – controlled document management system

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

OpenDocMan manages controlled documents with role-based access, revision tracking, approval reviews, custom properties and search.

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Selection of utilities

FlatSync – synchronize flatpak applications between devices

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FlatSync is a Bash-based command-line tool for Linux that helps keep Flatpak software selections consistent across multiple machines.

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Reference Management

Paperlib – academic paper and reference manager

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Education, GUI

Paperlib manages academic papers and PDFs with automatic metadata retrieval, smart filters, full-text search, notes and reference export.

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PELADN-WO4

PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Introduction to the Series

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

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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Task Manager

taskbook – tasks, boards & notes for the command-line

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

taskbook is a keyboard-driven terminal application for managing tasks and notes.

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Business Intelligence

Briefer – collaborative data workspace for teams

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Briefer is a collaborative data workspace for teams that want to analyse, present, and share data from a single web application.

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Document Management Systems

Papermerge – document management for scanned files

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI, Web Apps

Papermerge organises scanned documents with OCR, full-text search, custom metadata, page management, versioning and shared folders.

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HTTP

Slumber is a terminal-based HTTP client

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Slumber is a terminal-based HTTP client for working with REST and other HTTP services.

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Synthesizers

Six Sines – six-operator modulation synthesizer

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Six Sines explores six-operator phase, frequency and ring modulation with envelopes, LFOs, programmable routing and expressive control.

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Business Intelligence

Evidence – code-based business intelligence and reporting

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Documents

Evidence builds interactive business reports and dashboards from SQL and Markdown, with charts, templated pages and reusable components.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

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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Document Management Systems

Papra – simple document archiving platform

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Papra provides a simple document archive with full-text search, text extraction, automatic tagging, custom properties and secure sharing.

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