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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux – Part 2 – Specifications
This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. We check out the specs of the T470.
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Excellent Utilities: AES Crypt – file encryption tool
AES Crypt is file encryption software that uses the industry standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to easily and securely encrypt files.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Disk Utility
Apple Disk Utility is a system utility for performing disk and disk volume-related tasks on macOS. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Saving Money with Linux: Gaming
Gaming is often synonymous with guzzling electricity. We explore ways to minimise your energy footprint while still having great fun.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – October 2022 Updates
October 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Excellent Utilities: Imagine – image optimization
Imagine is software to compress PNG, JPEG and WebP images. This graphical utility sports a modern interface.
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VPN for Linux: How to pick & install the best one
Given a VPN is primarily about safeguarding online privacy and security, is one necessary with Linux?
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Terminal
Apple Terminal provides a command line interface to control the UNIX-based operating system that lurks below macOS. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.
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Spotube – Flutter based lightweight Spotify client
Spotube is billed as a “fast, modern, lightweight and efficient Spotify music client”. Here’s our verdict.
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TIDAL Hi-Fi – Electron-based software for TIDAL
TIDAL Hi-Fi is a third-party music streaming program using Castlabs’ version of Electron for widevine support.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – September 2022 Updates
September 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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Streaming with Linux: Deezer
Deezer is a French online music streaming service. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels, as well as podcasts on various devices online or offline.
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spotify-player – command driven Spotify player
spotify-player is a command-line Spotify client that’s written in Rust. It’s published under an open source license.
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Saving Money with Linux: Power Settings in GNOME
We explore a few ways you can reduce the running costs of your computer without sacrificing your productivity or workflow.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – August 2022 Updates
August 2022 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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ncspot – ncurses Spotify client
ncspot is a command-line Spotify client that’s written in Rust. It’s published under an open source license.
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Spotify TUI – Spotify client for the terminal
For this review, we’re looking at Spotify TUI. It’s a Spotify client for the terminal written in Rust.
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Kasts – convergent podcast software
Kasts is billed as a “convergent podcast application”. It is written in C++ and QML and uses the Kirigami UI Framework. It’s free and open source software.
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spotify-qt – lightweight Spotify client
spotify-qt is billed as a lightweight Spotify client. As its name indicates it’s built using Qt. Here’s our review of this open source client.
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