One of our favorite adages is “A picture is worth a thousand words”. It refers to the notion that a still image can convey a complex idea. Images can portray a lot of information quickly and more efficiently than text.
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One of our favorite adages is “A picture is worth a thousand words”. It refers to the notion that a still image can convey a complex idea. Images can portray a lot of information quickly and more efficiently than text.
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Over the years, I’ve tried almost every web browser available for Linux. For the AWOW AK41, my focus has rested primarily with Chrome and Firefox. I’ve used them extensively on the AK41 for the past 6 weeks browsing hundreds of web sites that are laden to the hilt with JavaScript.
Read moreVeonim is a simple modal IDE built on Neovim and VSCode extensions. The goal is to create an ideal programming environment. Veonim is bundled with its own custom vim color scheme and the Roboto Mono font. This allows for a
Read moreGonvim is a graphical user interface for Neovim. It uses a Golang Qt backend. Gonvim is free and open source software. This software is no longer maintained. Features include: Modern user interface with tabline, statusline, lint message, command line, and
Read moreKatalon Studio is an all-in-one test automation solution. Built on top of the open-source Selenium and Appium frameworks, Katalon Studio allows teams to get started with test automation quickly by reducing the effort and expertise required for learning and integrating
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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.
Read moresara is a simple and lightweight tiling window manager. sara was originally a fork of catwm, now an offspring of dwm with a streamlined feature set, plus some bspwm. sara is free and open source software. Features include: Modes: Tiling
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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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Ancestris is free and open source generalogy software that is fully compatible with the GEDCOM standard. Manage your genealogy.
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For this week’s blog, Luke examines terminal emulators on the Raspberry Pi 4.
Read moreEtherCalc is a web spreadsheet that’s designed to let you work remotely and collaborate with others. It’s the spreadsheet equivalent of a wiki document, without logins and without editing locks. People can collaborate on a spreadsheet-like page simultaneously. It’s sort
Read moreOdamex is a Doom Engine source port which focuses on client/server based multiplayer action and portability, allowing the player to enjoy multiplayer Doom. Odamex strives for full Boom compatibility and also has other enhancements over regular Doom such as mouselook
Read moreZDoom now comes in multiple flavours. The primary port, GZDoom, sports advanced hardware (OpenGL) and enhanced software rendering capabilities, while the port LZDoom serves as an alternative with a different feature set. GZDoom is a modder-friendly OpenGL and Vulkan source
Read moreEternity is an advanced DOOM source port. Eternity’s goal that makes it different from feature ports such as GZDoom is demo compatibility similar to that of PrBoom+, kept specifically to ensure that every new feature added fits seamlessly with what
Read moreZandronum is a multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II by id Software. Zandronum brings classic Doom into the 21st century, maintaining the essence of what has made Doom great for so many years and, at
Read moreDOOM Retro is the classic, refined DOOM source port. DOOM Retro is intentionally minimalistic, and does a few things differently if compared with other modern DOOM source ports. It supports vanilla, limit removing, BOOM and MBF-compatible maps and mods. In
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Keeping a diary of your daily life is an activity that is held dear by many people. In this week’s blog, Luke checks out RedNotebook, Lifeograph, jrnl, and Org on the Raspberry Pi 4.
Read moreValentina is a cross-platform pattern making program which allows designers to create and model patterns of clothing. This software allows pattern creation, using either standard sizing tables or an individual’s set of measurements. It blends new technologies with traditional methods
Read moreSeamly2D is Qt-based pattern making software to create reusable, scalable, sharable custom-fit patterns with using historical, couture and bespoke pattern techniques. Seamly2D saves time and improves fit by creating patterns that are reusable parametric CAD engineering documents. Seamly2D allows designers
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Minase is a terminal file manager that uses libsixel, an encoder/decoder implementation for DEC SIXEL graphics. Minase is free and open source software.
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