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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Journal

May 20, 2025 Steve Emms Software

Windows Journal is a note-taking application that allows users to create and organize handwritten notes and drawings

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Wine – Part 21

October 20, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Software

Wine (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a free and open-source compatibility layer. Run Windows programs on Linux.

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Real Linux Desktop Experience with X410 and WSL?

May 29, 2019 Steve Emms Desktop, Office, Productivity, Reviews, Software

X410 is an X Window server for Windows 10. When you want to use X Window GUI apps on remote servers, simply run X410 and connect to your server via SSH with X11 forwarding. Here’s our review of X410 using ‘The Windows Subsystem for Linux’.

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12 More of the Best Free Linux Books – Part 2

October 3, 2017 Steve Emms Books

There are literally thousands of Linux books which are available to purchase from any good (online) book shop. However, the focus of this article is to highlight champion Linux books which make an invaluable contribution to learning about Linux, and which are also available to download without charge.

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