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Backup software

FreeFileSync – folder comparison and synchronization software

May 9, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

FreeFileSync is a folder comparison and synchronization application that creates and manages backup copies of files.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: VirtualBox Performance

May 6, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article we’re looking at the FIREBAT from a VirtualBox perspective. We investigate how well virtual machines run on this Mini PC.

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radion – internet radio TUI client

May 2, 2024 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Reviews

radion is an internet radio TUI client, written in Bash. This is free and open source software. There’s also a Python version available.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Installing and Configuring Rhino Linux

May 1, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

We explore installing and configuring Rhino Linux on the FIREBAT. Rhino Linux is a rolling release Ubuntu-based distribution

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TEAMGROUP QX2 2TB

TEAMGROUP QX 2TB 3D NAND QLC Solid State Drive Review

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

TEAMGROUP are an emerging brand in the consumer SSD market. They provided a review sample for the QX 2TB SSD for review and testing.

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System Administration

Linux Assistant – tool to help you master Linux system administration

April 26, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software, Utilities

Linux Assistant is a helper tool that aims to guide you through your daily Linux usage. It performs a variety of system tasks.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Fantascene – dynamic wallpaper

April 23, 2024 Steve Emms Desktop, Reviews

Fantascene is a wallpaper changer. But it’s not a bog standard changer. It plays video wallpapers on your background.

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Music

Audioloader – web-based MPD client

April 21, 2024 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Web Apps

Audioloader is a web based Music Player Daemon (MPD) client with special focus on playing music organized in folders.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Installing and Configuring EndeavourOS

April 19, 2024 Steve Emms Distro, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this article in the series, we explore installing and configuring EndeavourOS.

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Backup software

Grsync – graphical user interface for rsync

April 18, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Grsync is a graphical frontend for rsync. This GTK tool is designed to provide the most commonly used rsync options.

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Backup software

fwbackups – simple backup software

April 16, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

fwbackups is a simple backup program that allows you to backup your data. It’s free and open source software.

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Music

Faircamp – static site generator for audio producers

April 16, 2024 Steve Emms Multimedia, Reviews

Faircamp is designed to offer the best featured of Bandcamp, an online and app music distribution service for musicians.

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Sound System

PMS – interactive console client for the Music Player Daemon

April 15, 2024 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Reviews

Practical Music Search (PMS) is an interactive Vim-like console client for the Music Player Daemon. It’s written in Go.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Windows Subsystem for Linux 2

April 14, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

We see how Linux runs under Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL). This uses virtualization to run the Linux kernel inside a virtual machine.

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Music

pimpd2 – Perl Interface for Music Player Daemon

April 12, 2024 Luke Baker CLI, Multimedia, Reviews

pimpd2 is a command-line based Music Player Daemon client. This is free and open source software written in Perl.

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Backup

cronopete – graphical backup utility based on Apple Time Machine

April 11, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, System Software

Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple’s Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

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Best Free and Open Source Social Networking Software

Sherlock – find social media accounts by username

April 10, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Reviews

Sherlock is billed as a powerful command line tool to find usernames across many social networks.

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ebook reader

Librum – modern e-book reader and library manager

April 10, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Reviews

Librum is billed as software designed to make reading enjoyable and straightforward for everyone.

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DXRacer MASTER XL Black Microfiber Leather

DXRacer MASTER XL Black Microfiber Leather Chair Review

April 9, 2024 Steve Emms Hardware, Reviews

The DXRacer Master XL is an ergonomic gaming/office chair which aims to provide exceptional comfort and support.

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FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Gaming

April 8, 2024 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

For this part in the series, we investigate the gaming performance of the FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC under Ubuntu.

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