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Excellent Utilities: KOReader – versatile document viewer

December 9, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.

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Excellent Utilities: Sticky – note-taking app

November 16, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Sticky is a note-taking app for the Linux desktop that simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery on your desktop.

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Awesome Linux Game Tools: Heroic Games Launcher – GOG and Epic Games

November 7, 2022 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Utilities

Heroic Games Launcher (“Heroic”) is a free and open source games launcher for Epic Games and GOG. It’s a cross-platform tool.

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Excellent Utilities: Imagine – image optimization

October 28, 2022 Steve Emms Graphics, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Imagine is software to compress PNG, JPEG and WebP images. This graphical utility sports a modern interface.

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System Administration

Essential System Tools: kmon – manage Linux kernel modules

October 26, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, System Software, Utilities

kmon is a text-based tool to help you manage the Linux kernel modules and to monitor the kernel activities.

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Linux Candy: No More Secrets – data decryption effects

October 19, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

No More Secrets (nms) is a command line tool that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen in the 1992 thriller film Sneakers.

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Essential System Tools: GreenWithEnvy – NVIDIA graphics card utility

October 14, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, System Software, Utilities

GreenWithEnvy (GWE) is a system tool for NVIDIA graphics cards. This free and open source tool is written in Python.

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Excellent Utilities: CopyQ – advanced clipboard manager

September 30, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

CopyQ is an advanced clipboard manager. This software stores content of the system clipboard whenever it changes.

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Essential System Tools: gWakeOnLAN – turn machines on through Wake On LAN

July 4, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, System Software, Utilities

gWakeOnLAN is a small utility that lets you wake up machines using the Wake on LAN (WOL) feature. WOL lets you wake a computer from a low-power state.

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Excellent Utilities: Extension Manager – Browse, Install and Manage GNOME Shell Extensions

June 27, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Stories, Utilities

Extensions Manager is a small utility that lets browse and install GNOME extensions without using a web browser.

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Essential System Tools: btop++ – resource monitor

June 3, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, System Software, Utilities

btop++ is an alternative to top. It’s a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

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Excellent Utilities: horcrux – file splitter with encryption and redundancy

June 1, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

horcrux is an open source tool that’s designed to split files and keep them secure with encryption.

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Linux Candy: projectM – music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop

May 27, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

projectM is a music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop. The software enters our Linux Candy series.

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GNOME Extensions

36 Excellent GNOME Desktop Extensions (Updated 2022)

April 4, 2022 Steve Emms Desktop, Productivity, Reviews, Roundup, Utilities

Add additional functionality to a GNOME desktop with these great GNOME extensions. This roundup showcases 36 excellent GNOME extensions.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: emoj – find relevant emoji from text

March 25, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

emoj is a utility that lets you find relevant emoji without having to leave your terminal. This open source tool is written in JavaScript.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Emote – modern popup emoji picker

March 18, 2022 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

Emote is billed as a modern emoji picker. The software is free and open source and written in the Python programming language.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Rusty Aquarium – monitoring by visualization

March 4, 2022 John O'Donnell Desktop, Reviews, Software, Utilities

Rusty Aquarium is a utility that’s billed as a “monitoring visualization as an aquarium” program.

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Blanket – focus and productivity tool

March 2, 2022 John O'Donnell Multimedia, Reviews, Utilities

Blanket is a free and open source utility written in Python that aims to help you improve focus and enhance productivity.

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Excellent Utilities: croc – securely transfer files and folders

February 4, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

croc is a command-line utility to send files and folders from one computer to another.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: PDF Mix Tool – perform common editing operations on PDF files

December 17, 2021 Steve Emms Reviews, Software, Utilities

PDF Mix Tool is free and open source software that lets you perform common editing operations on PDF files.

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