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Author: Steve Emms

VoIP

OpenSIPS – mature SIP server

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

OpenSIPS is a mature SIP server designed for professional VoIP and real-time communications platforms.

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Bosgame M7 Mini PC

Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

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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Clipboard

ClipShare – clipboard history and synchronization application

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

ClipShare synchronises text, images, files and messages across Linux, Android, macOS and Windows with history and relay options.

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Personal Finance

Folio – privacy-focused personal finance app

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, GUI

Folio is a privacy-focused personal finance app designed to help you track expenses, manage budgets, and analyze spending

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: whois

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

whois searches for an object in a RFC 3912 database. We spotlight alternative tools to whois.

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Network

quien – terminal-based domain intelligence toolkit

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

quien investigates domains and IP addresses using WHOIS, RDAP, DNS, mail security, TLS, HTTP, SEO checks and technology detection.

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VoIP

Baresip – modular SIP user-agent

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

baresip is a portable SIP user agent designed as a minimal and modular VoIP client.

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Clipboard

ClipShare Server – share clipboard and files

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

ClipShare Server exchanges text, images and files between Linux computers and mobile clients using a background network service.

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Selection of utilities

bttf – datetime arithmetic, parsing, formatting and more

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

biff is a command-line utility for working with dates, times, durations, and time zones from the shell.

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Clipboard

Clipboard Manager – designed for tiling window managers

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI

Clipboard Manager is a terminal clipboard history tool for tiling window managers, with pinning, content detection and secret masking.

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Clipboard

ClipCascade – cross-platform clipboard synchronisation utility

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Productivity

ClipCascade synchronises text, images and files between Linux and other devices with encrypted connections and self-hosted servers.

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Selection of utilities

Tauno Serial Plotter – graphical serial data plotting tool

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Tauno Serial Plotter graphs live embedded-device measurements with line, scatter and bar views, labels and configurable axes.

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MS-02 Ultra

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.

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Clipboard

UniClipboard – real-time clipboard sync across devices

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Productivity

UniClipboard synchronises text, images and files across Linux, macOS and Windows with encrypted spaces, history search and a CLI.

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Clipboard

Homie – terminal clipboard manager with fuzzy search

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, TUI

Homie is a terminal clipboard manager with fuzzy history search, multi-selection, Bash and Zsh integration, and tmux popup support.

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Selection of utilities

PlotJuggler – interactive time series and multimodal data analysis

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

PlotJuggler analyzes recorded and live time-series data with synchronized video, 3D scenes, custom transforms and interactive plots.

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Mailing List Managers

Haraka – extensible SMTP server

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Haraka is an extensible SMTP server with a plugin framework, mail filtering, authentication, outbound queueing, and custom delivery routes.

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Clipboard

Clippy – terminal-based clipboard history manager

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, TUI, Utilities

Clippy keeps searchable clipboard history in a terminal interface, with pinned entries, detailed previews and local storage on Linux.

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CNC Software

14 Best Free and Open Source CNC Software

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Scientific

CNC (also known as numerical control or computer numerical control) is the automated control of machining tools by means of a computer.

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Mixer

Mixxc – GTK4-based volume mixer for Linux

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Multimedia

Mixxc is a GTK4-based volume mixer for Linux desktop setups that favour compact, widget-style tools rather than full control panels.

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