LabVIEW is a graphical programming language used by professional scientists and engineers as well as students, hobbyists and makers.
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Emulate the Sinclair ZX81 home computer with Linux
This series looks at emulating home computers. We start the series looking at the ZX81, a home computer produced by Sinclair Research from 1981.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Games – Week 6
This is a weekly blog looking at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – RAM – Part 5
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Best Free Android Apps: Orgzly – outliner for taking notes and managing to-do lists
Orgzly is an outliner for taking notes and managing to-do lists. Orgzly is free and open source software for Android.
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Digitize Your Music Collection including Tagging
We go through a simple way to digitize your CD collection using open source software.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Install Ubuntu from your USB stick – Part 4
In this article we show you how to install Ubuntu 21.04 on your hard disk. It’s a slick process.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Make a Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick in Windows – Part 3
One of the easiest ways to install Linux is by creating a bootable USB key. We will walk you through the process for the Ubuntu Desktop distro.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Storage – Part 4
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished Mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Best Free Android Apps: Vector Pinball – pinball game sporting simple vector graphics
Vector Pinball is a pinball game for Android. The graphics are deliberately simple; currently everything is drawn with lines and circles.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Choose a Distro – Part 2
Which distro should you try? We offer advice for beginners to Linux.
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Compact Text Editors Great for Remote Editing and Much More
A text editor is software used for editing plain text files.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Multiple Operating Systems – Week 5
We examine hardware virtualization, dual booting, as well as using a compatibility layer.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Motherboard – Part 3
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Best Free Android Apps: Tor Browser – stay safe while browsing
Protect yourself against tracking, surveillance, and censorship with the Tor Browser. Surf the net in safety.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Introduction
Linux for Starters is a series that offers a gentle introduction to Linux for newcomers.
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HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Hardware Acceleration in Firefox – Week 4
For this weekly blog we set up hardware graphics acceleration in Firefox.
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Excellent Free Tutorials and Resources to Learn J
J is a very terse array programming language most suited to mathematical and statistical programming. Here’s our recommended J resources.
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Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – Processor – Part 2
This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.
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Best Free Android Apps: what3words – talk about location
what3words is an easy way to identify precise locations. This app features in our Best Free Android Apps series.
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