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.
Read more
Category: Internet
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Drive
In this series, we’ll explore how you can migrate from Google without missing out on anything. We’ll recommend open source solutions.
Read more
Best Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Google Search
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?
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: JuiceSSH – all in one terminal client
JuiceSSH is an all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.
Read more
SongRec – open source Shazam client
SongRec is an open-source Shazam client for Linux, written in Rust.
Read more
Endlessh – SSH tarpit
Endlessh is free and open source software that offers an additional way of protecting an SSH server.
Read more
Excellent System Utilities: Fail2ban – ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors
Fail2ban is a daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors. Fail2ban is free and open source software.
Read more
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Gmail
Email is one of the most popular online activities, so let’s kick off this series in this area. Here’s our recommended alternatives to Gmail.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Skywave Schedules – listen to shortwave radio
Skywave Schedules allows you to easily find shortwave broadcast or utility stations by listing their frequency and broadcast times.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Shazam – identify songs app
Shazam can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Discord – talk and video chat
Discord lets friends communicate directly via voice, video, or text, and join servers where larger communities can interact together.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: WhatsApp Messenger – messaging app
WhatsApp Messenger is a hugely popular cross-platform messaging application for mobile devices
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Gmail – easy-to-use email app
Gmail is an easy-to-use email app that saves you time and keeps your messages safe.
Read more
Best Free Android Apps: Radioplayer – listen to hundreds of UK stations
Radioplayer is an Android app that lets you listen to hundreds of UK radio stations.
Read more
Stars and Stripes: Facebook and Linux
Facebook, Inc. is an American social media conglomerate corporation based in California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004.
Read more
Nyxt – keyboard-oriented extensible open source web browser
Nyxt is a keyboard-oriented, extensible web-browser designed for power users.
Read more
MooseFS – POSIX-compliant distributed file system
MooseFS is a Petabyte Open Source Network Distributed File System. MooseFS spreads data over a number of commodity servers.
Read more
Now and Then: The Fate of 7 Promising Free Linux Web Browsers
Now and Then is a series of articles that looks at how Linux software has fared over the years. This article picks up on 7 web browsers.
Read more
Annie – video downloader built with Go
Annie is an open source video downloader. It’s written in the Go programming language. Here’s our verdict on this tool.
Read more
AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Web Browsing – Week 6
Over the years, I’ve tried almost every web browser available for Linux. For the AWOW AK41, my focus has rested primarily with Chrome and Firefox. I’ve used them extensively on the AK41 for the past 6 weeks browsing hundreds of web sites that are laden to the hilt with JavaScript.
Read more