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KDE Plasma

33 Excellent KDE Plasma Widgets (Updated 2022)

March 30, 2022 Steve Emms Desktop, Roundup

KDE is one of the most popular desktop environments. It’s also one of the most configurable. KDE widgets (sometimes called Plasmoids) help to improve the user experience. Here are the widgets we love.

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System Administration

Excellent System Tools: nnn – portable terminal file manager

February 24, 2020 Luke Baker CLI, Reviews, Utilities

nnn is a free and open source terminal file manager written in the C programming language. nnn focuses on performance over features.

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CPU-Z

Best Free Android Apps: CPU-Z – system profiling and monitoring

April 3, 2021 Eilidih Parris Android, Reviews, Software, System Software

CPU-Z is a system profiling and monitoring application that detects the central processing unit, RAM, and more.

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Excellent Utilities: broot – next gen tree explorer and customizable launcher

August 27, 2021 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Utilities

broot is a utility that gives an overview of a directory, and much much more.

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Tor on Linux

Can You Use Tor on Linux?

September 21, 2021 John O'Donnell Internet

Let’s check out what makes Tor different and how you can use it on Linux.

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Terminal Emulators

kitty – hardware-accelerated terminal emulator

October 11, 2019 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews

kitty offers GPU-acceleration and is targeted at power keyboard users. It’s billed as a modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator. Here’s a concise review of this terminal emulator.

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Refurbished Hardware

Run Linux on Refurbished Mini PCs – RAM – Part 5

May 17, 2021 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC

This series recommends what to choose when buying a refurbished mini PC to run Linux as a desktop computer.

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Goggles Music Manager

Goggles Music Manager – music collection manager and player

August 3, 2021 Luke Baker Multimedia, Reviews, Software

Goggles Music Manager is free and open source software that lets you play and organize your music collection.

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Programming Tutorials

Excellent Free Tutorials to Learn Eiffel

January 28, 2021 Erik Karlsson Programming, Tutorials

Eiffel is an object-oriented programming language designed by Bertrand Meyer and Eiffel Software. Here’s our recommended free tutorials to learn Eiffel.

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Learning

Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – 8 Things to do after installing Ubuntu – Part 5

June 16, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Desktop

After installing Ubuntu 21.04, you’re ready to use your new system. But there are some additional steps we recommend you do.

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