Features

Figure 2: The splash window in Aqemu seems rather spartan, but it is also uncluttered.

Zoo Keeper

Graphical desktop front ends for KVM and Qemu

Mar 28, 2017

If you want to care for a zoo full of exotic KVM guest systems on your desktop, you could use a little help from a graphical front end.

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Figure 1: The code in IPython Notebook for generating the chart.

Pinpoint Accuracy

Python graphics libraries for data visualization

Mar 02, 2017

Python's powerful Matplotlib, Bokeh, PyQtGraph, and Pandas libraries lend programmers a helping hand when visualizing complex data and their relationships.

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Figure 1: Autocorrect includes several options that improve the typography of Writer documents.

Advanced Layout with LibreOffice Writer

Looking Your Best on Paper

May 16, 2017

Some documents deserve extra attention to design and typographic detail.

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Figure 6: For a people search, digiKam needs to analyze all the images and create a database of faces.

Fifth Generation

New features in digiKam 5

Mar 02, 2017

The freshly released digiKam 5 boasts a number of new features, brings many improvements, and ditches some legacy ballast.

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Figure 4: Endless OS comes preinstalled with a variety of programs for various purposes. Gnome Software is the application manager.

A PC for the People

Endless OS – A PC for Emerging Countries

Mar 28, 2017

Endless OS is a Debian-based Linux for users who might not have access to the Internet.

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Figure 1: The Android Manifest Editor in Qt Creator.

Easy Apps

Create mobile apps with Qt Creator

Mar 02, 2017

Find out how to create a cross-platform app with the veteran tool Qt Creator.

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Figure 1: When first launched, i3 will offer to set you up with a default config file.

Tutorials – WM Tiling

Master Your Desktop Be a Window Wizard

Mar 02, 2017

Regular window managers are so 2016 – install a tiling WM and work faster, smarter, and cooler.

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OpenChain Offers Open Source Specification, Education, and Conformance

OpenChain Specification

May 01, 2017

What makes software open source? What obligations does using a free license involve? Answers to such questions are available online but require research to find – or did until recently.

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Figure 1: I-doit enables highly detailed data entry.

Taking Stock

Inventory software on Linux

Feb 03, 2017

As a network grows in size, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of hardware, software, licenses, and infrastructure. Inventory solutions can provide significant relief.

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