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Mark Text – simple and elegant open source Markdown editor

September 14, 2020 Steve Emms Documents, Reviews, Software

Mark Text is billed as a simple and elegant open-source markdown editor that focuses on speed and usability.

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Moving Forward with Linux

Now and Then: What happened to 3 promising open source Linux terminal emulators?

September 12, 2020 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

This is a new feature that looks at the progress made by open source software which appeared highly promising. Have they reached production quality, are they best-of-breed in their field, or only remembered like fingerprints on an abandoned handrail? We look at 3 terminal emulators.

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cointop

Cryptonose – Cryptocurrency trading tool

September 11, 2020 Steve Emms Financial, Reviews, Software

Cryptonose is a small open source utility that might be helpful if you’re interested in trading cryptocurrency. The tool supports 3 exchanges: Binance, Bitfinex and Poloniex.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy – Free and Open Source Software that’s Fun

September 8, 2020 Steve Emms Software, Utilities

Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We only feature open source software in this series.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: eDEX-UI – sci-fi computer terminal emulator and system monitor

September 7, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

eDEX-UI is a fullscreen, cross-platform terminal emulator and system monitor that looks and feels like a sci-fi computer interface.

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BpyTOP

BpyTOP – resource monitor tool

September 4, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

BpyTOP is a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes. It’s a Python port of bashtop. Here’s our review.

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cointop

Digital Assets – cryptocurrencies prices and statistics

August 31, 2020 Steve Emms Financial, Reviews, Software

Digital Assets is a GUI that lets you monitor movements in the prices of cryptocurrencies. The program is written in Python.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Variety – wallpaper changer software

August 28, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Variety is a wallpaper manager for Linux systems. It supports numerous desktops and wallpaper sources, including local files and online services: Flickr, Wallhaven, Unsplash, and more.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: pipes.sh – animated pipes terminal screensaver

August 21, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

pipes.sh is a bash script which draws randomly pathed pipes over the terminal. pipes.sh is free and open source software. Harmless fun, and a screensaver.

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Vooki

Vooki – lightweight image viewer offering fast image preview

August 17, 2020 Steve Emms Graphics, Reviews, Software, Utilities

One of our favorite adages is “A picture is worth a thousand words”. It refers to the notion that a still image can convey a complex idea. Images can portray a lot of information quickly and more efficiently than text.

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Termgraph

Termgraph – draw basic graphs in the terminal

August 7, 2020 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Scientific, Software, Utilities

Termgraph is a command-line tool which draws basic graphs in the terminal. Termgraph is free and open source software and written in Python.

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Stretchly

Stretchly – reminder to take breaks

August 3, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Stretchly is a cross-platform Electron program that reminds you to take breaks when working on your computer. Stretchly is free and open source software.

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Best Free Window Managers

23 Best Free Linux Window Managers

August 1, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Utilities

A window manager manages the windows that applications bring up. We recommend the best c.ompositing, stacking, tiling, and dynamic window managers.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Buoh – online strips comics reader

July 31, 2020 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Buoh is a reader for online strips comics. It’s free and open source software.

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System Administration

Excellent System Utilities: Glances – CLI curses-based monitoring tool

July 27, 2020 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, System Software, Utilities

Glances is a system administration tool that replaces a whole host of command-line utilities. Here’s our review of Glances.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Boxes – command line ASCII boxes

July 24, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Boxes is a text filter which can draw ASCII art boxes around its input text. It can spice up news posting, emails, documenting files, and much more.

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ExifCleaner

ExifCleaner – image metadata tool

July 20, 2020 Steve Emms Graphics, Reviews, Software, Utilities

ExifCleaner lets you remove privacy-invading information from your photos. It’s a cross-platform tool that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

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tint2

tint2 – simple and light open source taskbar

July 17, 2020 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar made for window managers. It was specifically made for Openbox, a popular stacking window manager.

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Cyber Security

Linux Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know

June 29, 2020 Steve Emms Internet

Linux is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to improve their cybersecurity. Here’s what you can do to improve your cybersecurity.

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Fraidycat

Fraidycat – organize your content

June 22, 2020 Steve Emms Internet, Reviews, Utilities

Fraidycat acts as a central hub for internet content. It supports a wide variety of services including Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud, web sites, and more.

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