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A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.
Read moreThis article picks some useful tools to help you fix C and C++ code.
Read moreBibliographic software (also known as citation software or reference managers) plays a very important role in research.
Read moreThe Radxa Cubie A7Z is a tiny single-board computer designed for seamless integration into various applications.
Read moreONLYOFFICE has launched DocSpace 3.5, their open-source document management and collaboration platform.
Read moreFor this review I’m evaluating the TEAMGROUP ULTRA Micro SDXC A2 V30 Memory Card 1TB. Yes, a whopping 1TB card.
Read moreDia is a text to speech model capable of generating ultra-realistic dialogue in a single pass.
Read moreRadio is an app for Ubuntu Touch that lets you play music streams. It includes a built-in search function to let you quickly find stations.
Read moreThis roundup focuses on terminal-based apps that help you manage and create SSH connections.
Read moreDNS is one of these things many take for granted that is critical to using the internet. Without DNS, the internet breaks.
Read moreOctober 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
Read moreA linter is a tool used to analyze source code for potential errors, stylistic issues, and adherence to coding standards.
Read moreHaving an issue with Bluetooth when dual booting? I look at an easy fix for the Minisforum AI X1 Pro mini PC.
Read moreMusic Recognition is a free and open source application for Ubuntu Touch that that provides a similar function to Shazam.
Read moreThe BrosTrend 8 Port 2.5GB Switch retails for 50ドル. It’s an inexpensive way to upgrade your local network for faster transfers. Here’s my review.
Read moreImage upscaling brings the power of AI upscaling to your fingertips, allowing you to turn low-resolution images into high-quality outputs.
Read moreThis article picks some useful tools to help you fix JavaScript code.
Read moreThis roundup selects a motley collection of useful DNS tools.
Read moreFan noise can ruin my enjoyment of using a computer. In this article I report my findings on three modern mini PCs.
Read moreWe maintain a roundup of the finest internet radio software. Let’s take a look at the top entries from a Raspberry Pi 5 perspective.
Read moreUbuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 is the first release of Ubuntu Touch that’s based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a major upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04.
Read moreThe AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has 8 cores, 16 threads and is competitive against newer processors from AMD and Intel.
Read moreThis roundup focuses on the finest web-based food and drink software for Linux.
Read moreI put the BOSGAME M4 Plus under a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
Read moreChess is a recreational and competitive board game played between two players. It’s a very popular game, played by millions across the world.
Read moreLinux has lots of software with upscaling functionality, some of which offers a wider range of features than the GIMP AI plugin.
Read moreONLYOFFICE Docs 9.1 brings a significant upgrade.
Read moreI look at a few issues I’ve experienced when upgrading to Ubuntu 25.10.
Read moreLet’s play some music on the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s a very capable music player.
Read moreA file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users manage their files.
Read moreThis roundup looks at self-hosted cloud storage solutions.
Read moreThe BOSGAME M4 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS with integrated Radeon 780M. I put it through various benchmark tests.
Read moreFor this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa ROCK 4D single-board computer.
Read moreThe BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC is a powerful computer based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
Read moreFor this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa Cubie A7A.
Read moreSeptember 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
Read moreChessMD is a free and open source lightweight PGN database viewer and analysis tool. Here’s my verdict on this software.
Read moreGaia is open source software designed for the quick setup and execution of generative AI applications on local PC hardware.
Read moreThis roundup includes mapping software which offers quick access to maps all across the world. We also include some specialised tools.
Read moreThis blog documents my adventures with using the NPU present in the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in Linux.
Read moreA distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system.
Read moreGerbil is a desktop app to easily run Large Language Models locally. The software is powered by KoboldCpp, a fork of llama.cpp.
Read moreFor this article in the series I put the Radxa Cubie A7A single board computer through a series of benchmarks.
Read moreThe AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 came to market in the third quarter of 2024. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, with 4 Zen 5 cores, and 8 Zen 5c cores.
Read moreScrobbling is the process of automatically tracking and recording the music you listen to, sending the data to a service.
Read moreFor this article in the series I put the Radxa ROCK 4D single board computer through a series of benchmarks.
Read moreWaydroid is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on Ubuntu Touch running Wayland based desktop environments.
Read moreRadxa OS, or Radxa, is an open source operating system developed by the Radxa team based on the Debian Linux distribution.
Read moreRadxa Cubie A7A is billed as an ultra-compact yet feature-rich SBC designed to deliver powerful performance in space-constrained environments.
Read moreLet’s start with ComfyUI, open source node-based software for generative AI. I install ROCm, ComfyUI and a useful model manager.
Read moreA simple real-world test of the performance of the Radeon 890M with Jan, an open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline.
Read moreThis series looks at the Radxa ROCK 4D single board computer. It’s billed as a high-performance SBC for Edge AI and 4K multimedia.
Read moreI put the Minisforum AI X1 Pro mini PC under a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
Read moreI’m exploring GIMP AI plugins for the Arc 140T. These provide a set of OpenVINO based plugins that add AI features to GIMP.
Read moreLibertine is a confined sandbox where you can install deb-packaged desktop-based Ubuntu applications on the Volla Quintus.
Read moreWhatsApp is a popular, free messaging, social media, and voice-over-IP service that lets users send text, voice messages, and video messages
Read moremtoc (music table of contents) is billed as a visually-rich music player and library browser. It’s written in C++ and built with Qt, TagLib and GStreamer.
Read moreThe Minisforum AI X1 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M.
Read moreFor this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS.
Read moreI explore the apps already present on the Volla Phone Quintus, a premium smartphone running Ubuntu Touch.
Read moreThe machine has the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with integrated Radeon 890M. This is no ordinary processor and no ordinary integrated GPU.
Read moreHam radio is a popular hobby and service bringing people, electronics and communication together. We pick our favorite ham radio tools.
Read moreThe best video converters make the process simple, and support a wide number of different codecs and formats.
Read moreWe highly recommend installing a framework with Zsh as it makes dealing with configuration, plugins and themes a lot more straightforward.
Read moreThe NUC BOX-255H has the mobile/embedded class 15th generation Intel Core 7 255H processor, based on the Arrow Lake architecture.
Read moreFor this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa ROCK 5T single-board computer.
Read moreOur popular series on the best free and open source Linux software, hardware, programming, Android, and much more.
Read moreThis is a new series looking at the Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch. This phone sports a powerful Mediatek Dimensity 7050 with 8 cores and 8GB of RAM.
Read moreThe plugins provide AI-enabled effects, generators and analyzers. I can run them on the NUC Box-255H with no internet connection needed.
Read moreIn the series I’m going to explore the GPU capabilities of the machine covering AI and gaming. Let’s start with deep learning.
Read moreFor this article in the series I’m looking at the power consumption of the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H.
Read moreIn this article I’ll benchmark the machine. The tests are run using the Phoronix Test Suite, unless otherwise stated.
Read moreThis is a series of articles looking at the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H. In this series, I examine every aspect of this Mini PC in detail.
Read moreFractorium is a Qt-based fractal flame editor which uses a C++ re-write of the flam3 algorithm named Ember.
Read moreGrumpy is billed as a very advanced IRC client. It aims to take the best out of every major IRC client and leave out the bad.
Read moreAsteria is a comprehensive astrological chart application that combines traditional astrology with modern AI technology.
Read moreCable is a PyQT GUI application to dynamically modify Pipewire and Wireplumber settings at runtime.
Read moreThis CLI utility can read a prepared list in advance and connect ssh/scp/sftp the selected host.
Read moreFLAM3 is an original fractal flame renderer and genetic language.
Read moretraceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.
Read moreQuickBib fetches BibTeX entries from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and known journal URLs. Quickly convert identifiers into usable BibTeX records.
Read moreThis article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.
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