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Build your own kitchen timer with a dual alarm

NEWS: Kitchen Helper free

The Big Picture

NEWS: Interview – The Xen Project free

Exploring the Sayonara audio player

REVIEWS: Easy Listening free

Wireless control over a long distance with the LoRa modem

NEWS: Long Range free

Build your own pulsemeter

NEWS: Close to Your Heart free

Exploring the Tiny $9 C.H.I.P. Computer

Up Close with C.H.I.P.

31.08.2018

The C.H.I.P. is a cute little thing, but don't let appearances fool you: It is quite the beast deep down, and you can squeeze some seriously fun projects out of it.

A countdown counter with the MAX7221 and a seven-segment display

NEWS: 3, 2, 1 … Go! free

How Free Software Got Its Fonts

A History of Open Source Fonts

14.06.2016

With the advent of free software for non-programmers, users ran into a licensing dilemma in a world of proprietary fonts.

The League of Moveable Type

Open Source Fonts

18.11.2014

The Free Font Movement is transforming free software, one character at a time.