Google Sites is a structured wiki and web page creation tool. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Author: Steve Emms
Best Free and Open Source Software – November 2022 Updates
November 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to SAS Enterprise BI Server
SAS Enterprise BI Server provides a solid basis for vendor consolidation and BI standardization. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 2 – Specifications
This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. We check out the specs of the T470.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to SAS/STAT
SAS/STAT provides tools and procedures for statistical modeling of data. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 1
This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. Refurbished laptop can offer a great solution.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple VoiceOver
Apple VoiceOver is a screen-reader that tells you exactly what’s happening on your device. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Mimic 3 – neural Text to Speech (TTS) engine
Mimic 3 is a neural text to speech engine that can run locally, even on low-end hardware. It’s free and open source software.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Stickies
Apple Stickies is a small utility that lets users keep notes, lists and pictures in sticky notes on the desktop. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Excellent Utilities: Sticky – note-taking app
Sticky is a note-taking app for the Linux desktop that simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery on your desktop.
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Excellent Utilities: Kooha – simple screen recorder
Kooha is billed as a simple GTK-based app to “elegantly record your screen”. It’s free and open source software written in Rust.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner is a planning application for creating Kanban boards. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Excellent Utilities: AES Crypt – file encryption tool
AES Crypt is file encryption software that uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to easily and securely encrypt files.
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Awesome Linux Game Tools: Heroic Games Launcher – GOG and Epic Games
Heroic Games Launcher (“Heroic”) is a free and open source games launcher for Epic Games and GOG. It’s a cross-platform tool.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Disk Utility
Apple Disk Utility is a system utility for performing disk and disk volume-related tasks on macOS. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Saving Money with Linux: Gaming
Gaming is often synonymous with guzzling electricity. We explore ways to minimise your energy footprint while still having great fun.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – October 2022 Updates
October 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Double, double toil and trouble – NVIDIA drivers
This is a personal post mostly representing anecdotal information sharing my personal experience with the ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card tested exclusively under Ubuntu 22.10.
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40 Excellent Ways to Manage Your System – Essential System Tools
This is a series of cornerstone articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems.
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Excellent Utilities: Imagine – image optimization
Imagine is software to compress PNG, JPEG and WebP images. This graphical utility sports a modern interface.
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