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Author: Steve Emms

Google Public DNS

Best Free Alternatives to Google Public DNS

June 28, 2021 Steve Emms Internet

A DNS, short for domain name system, is used to resolve a particular domain name to its IP equivalent. Here’s alternatives to Google’s DNS.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: duf – disk usage utility

June 25, 2021 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

duf is a simple disk usage utility that offers a more attractive representation than the classic df utility. It’s written in Go.

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Learning

Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Navigating the Desktop – Part 6

June 21, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

This article guides you around the desktop in Ubuntu. It’s part of our Linux for Starters series teaching you all the basics.

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Learning

Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – 8 Things to do after installing Ubuntu – Part 5

June 16, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

After installing Ubuntu 21.04, you’re ready to use your new system. But there are some additional steps we recommend you do.

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Google Earth

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Earth Pro

June 14, 2021 Steve Emms Scientific, Software

Google Earth Pro lets you fly anywhere to see satellite imagery, 3D buildings, 3D trees, terrain, Street View, planets and much more. Here our recommended open source alternatives.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Fondo – wallpaper tool

June 11, 2021 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews, Software

Fondo lets you quickly find beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash. Enjoy your new wallpaper with a single click.

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Google Drive Alternatives

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Drive

June 7, 2021 Steve Emms Internet, Software

In this series, we’ll explore how you can migrate from Google without missing out on anything. We’ll recommend open source solutions.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

Best Free and Open Source Software – April and May 2021 Updates

June 1, 2021 Steve Emms Software

April and May 2021 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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Google Search Alternatives

Best Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Google Search

May 31, 2021 Steve Emms Internet

Google Search is a hugely popular web search engine with more than 92% market share. But they are many who are concerned about how the service tracks them. If you believe that Google invades your privacy, what alternatives do we recommend?

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ebook tools

Foliate – simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

May 26, 2021 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Foliate is a simple and modern eBook viewer written in JavaScript. Here’s our review of this free and open source software.

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