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LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2022

December 22, 2022 Steve Emms Software, System Software

We’ve trawled through our statistics and found our ten most well received posts/series that saw the highest page views for 2022.

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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 5 – Multimedia

December 19, 2022 Steve Emms Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, Software

For this part in the series, we investigate the multimedia performance of the Lenovo T470 laptop including power management.

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Christmas presents

Linux Candy: ctree – Christmas tree on your terminal

December 16, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Software

Given the time of year, it seems only appropriate to start decorating the desktop. ctree offers a Christmas tree right on your terminal.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Cerebro – productivity tool

December 14, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Cerebro is billed as a launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency. This is free and open source software.

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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 4 – Benchmarks

December 12, 2022 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Reviews

This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. In this article we benchmark the T470 against other machines.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: KOReader – versatile document viewer

December 9, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.

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WiFi

BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 AC1L Review

December 7, 2022 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

This review looks at the BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200. We test this USB 3 key under Ubuntu and Manjaro.

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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 3 – Installing Manjaro

December 5, 2022 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Reviews

This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook. We take you through installing Manjaro on the T470

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Wiki Engines

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Sites

December 2, 2022 Steve Emms Software

Google Sites is a structured wiki and web page creation tool. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

Best Free and Open Source Software – November 2022 Updates

December 1, 2022 Steve Emms Software

November 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Business Intelligence

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to SAS Enterprise BI Server

November 30, 2022 Steve Emms Software

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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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 2 – Specifications

November 28, 2022 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Reviews

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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Introduction to R and R Studio for Data Science

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to SAS/STAT

November 25, 2022 Steve Emms Scientific, Software

SAS/STAT provides tools and procedures for statistical modeling of data. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 1

November 23, 2022 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

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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Universal access

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple VoiceOver

November 22, 2022 Steve Emms Multimedia, Software

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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Speech

Mimic 3 – neural Text to Speech (TTS) engine

November 21, 2022 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, Software

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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Sticky Notes

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Stickies

November 18, 2022 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

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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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Sticky – note-taking app

November 16, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

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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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: Kooha – simple screen recorder

November 14, 2022 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews, Software

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

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Planner

November 11, 2022 Steve Emms Office, Software

Microsoft Planner is a planning application for creating Kanban boards. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

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