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Category: Software
Essential Utilities to Boost Productivity
Linux offers a vast collection of open source small utilities that perform functions ranging from the obvious to the bizarre. It is the quality and selection of these tools that help Linux stand out as a productive environment. A good utility cooperates with other applications, integrating seamlessly.
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6 Best Free System Recovery Software
Linux and other operating systems are blessed with powerful tools to retrieve and recover valuable data. However, it is not always possible to recover data on a running system. Sometimes the machine will not even boot. This might arise if the boot loader has become corrupted, there is damage to a partition, or vital operating system files have been lost.
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7 of the Best Free Linux Disk Usage Analyzers
A disk usage analyzer is a utility which helps users to visualize the disk space being used by each folder and files on a hard disk or other storage media. This type of application often generates a graphical chart to help the visualization process.
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18 of the Best Free Up-and-Coming Linux Games (Part 3 of 3)
Linux has an ever-expanding library of tens of thousands of free games, many of which are released under an open source license. Of course, a significant proportion of these titles are still in an early stage of development. Even relatively simple games can take several years to mature especially if the development is primarily being undertaken by a single person. However, a game should not be discounted simply because it currently lacks some core features, has a limited number of levels, or is laden with bugs. It can still pack great fun.
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7 More of the Best Free Linux Task Management Tools
Task management tools are a branch of computer software which enable users to create a list of tasks to be completed. This list is sometimes known as a to-do list or things-to-do. For the purposes of this article, the term ‘task manager’ should not be confused with monitoring software which provides information about programs and processes running on a computer.
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18 of the Best Free Up-and-Coming Linux Games (Part 2 of 3)
The plethora of free games available for Linux makes it time-consuming for gamers to randomly try even more than a small fraction of them. A good proportion of these titles are entertaining, highly addictive, offer captivating gameplay, and are challenging. While there are a variety of both printed publications and online resources which point gamers to the hottest Linux gaming titles, there are still many free games that receive little or no promotion but which exhibit real promise and merit publicity.
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18 of the Best Free Up-and-Coming Linux Games (Part 1 of 3)
There are not many people that are immune from the charms of computer games at some stage of their life. Even the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, is reported to have been hooked on playing a single game for a month.
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24 Addictive Free Linux Games (Part 1 of 3)
The purpose of this article is to identify some of our favourite free Linux games which have these addictive qualities.
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6 of the Best Free Linux Data Warehouse Software
This article highlights the best data warehouse software that runs under Linux. Although there is not a wide range available, all of the applications featured below are strongly recommended for any business which wants to tap the full potential of its information resources.
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Great Ways for Kids to Learn the Art of Coding
We are surrounded by coding (often known as programming). That’s why all the cool kids are coding, or they should be. However, computer classes in the UK are dictated by the national curriculum, with students limiting their computing activities to learning applications such as Word and PowerPoint, and using the internet to help with their school work. However, learning how to use Microsoft Office is often of little or no interest to kids. They are motivated by interactive activities such as programming, as they like to make things to find out how they work.
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Top 4 Tools for Writers
Writing is one of the essential skills in modern society. Being able to communicate effectively is paramount both at work and at home. It makes your thinking visible to others, and is the main way in which work, learning, and intellect is judged by others.
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Play the Best Linux Puzzle Games
Linux has a prodigious library of free games many of which are released under an open source license. A large proportion of these open source games are eye catching. Popular games often have full motion video, vector graphics, 3D graphics, realistic 3D rendering, animation, texturing, a physics engine, and much more. Early computer games did not have these graphic techniques. The earliest video games were text games or text-based games that used text characters rather than vector or bitmapped graphics.
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Programming Languages to Shake up the Mix?
Like a fine wine, programming languages get better with age. Programming languages take years to become established and dominant. The deciding factor for many programmers when selecting a language for a particular project has been popularity and language acceptance, so this is a hard cycle to break for newcomers.
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Reminiscing the Wonderful ZX Spectrum
In the spring of 1982, one of the most popular 8-bit home computers ever made was released to the UK market – the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The basic model with 16KB of RAM cost £125, and the 48KB RAM model cost the princely sum of £175. Both came with a rubber keyboard. Later models offered proper keyboards with built in floppy disk drives.
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