In this week’s blog, I look at some of the ways you can run programs from different operating systems on the AWOW AK41. I examine hardware virtualization, dual booting, as well as using a compatibility layer.
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3 Free Books to Learn Vala
Vala is an object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code and uses the GObject system. Here’s our recommended books to learn Vala.
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Excellent System Utilities: Glances – CLI curses-based monitoring tool
Glances is a system administration tool that replaces a whole host of command-line utilities. Here’s our review of Glances.
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Linux Candy: Boxes – command line ASCII boxes
Boxes is a text filter which can draw ASCII art boxes around its input text. It can spice up news posting, emails, documenting files, and much more.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Video and Audio – Week 3
A weekly blog about the AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC. This week examines multimedia on this tiny PC including video, audio, and more.
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Excellent Free Tutorials to Learn XML
XML is a set of rules for defining semantic tags that describe the structure and meaning of a document. Here’s our recommended free tutorials to learn XML
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ExifCleaner – image metadata tool
ExifCleaner lets you remove privacy-invading information from your photos. It’s a cross-platform tool that runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
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tint2 – simple and light open source taskbar
tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar made for window managers. It was specifically made for Openbox, a popular stacking window manager.
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AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC – Running Linux – Benchmarks – Week 2
This article benchmarks the AWOW AK41 Mini PC with three other systems to put the results into context. All the tests use the Phoronix Test Suite unless stated. This is the second article in a series focusing on the AWOW AK41 Mini Desktop PC.
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10 Excellent Free Books to Learn XML
XML is a set of rules for defining semantic tags that describe the structure and meaning of a document. Here’s our recommended free XML books.
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