Features
Tutorial – LÖVE
Detecting collisions in LÖVE games
To create an action-packed game with LÖVE, these are a few last things you should learn how to do – overlay fancy images to "physical" objects, detect collisions, and get input from the keyboard or mouse.
Tweak Talk
Tips for speeding up your Linux system
If you are looking for ways to speed up your Linux, consider this collection of curated performance tweaks.
Tutorial – CalDAV/CardDAV
Personal Data Manager
You can manage your calendars and address books with the CalDAV/CardDAV standards, Nextcloud, and a few open source tools.
Interview – The Xen Project
The Big Picture
Lars Kurth of the Xen Project talks about trends, markets, and the project's various threads of development.
Convenient Connection
Tangram integrates social media services in a single app
Tangram lets you track social media portals like Facebook and Twitter, as well as web-based messengers like Whatsapp and Telegram, in a single application window.
Watchdog
System Monitoring with Glances
Admins and power users like to watch the load on their computers. Glances lets you see immediately if something is wrong.
Ghost Hunter
Search for processes by start time
How do you find a process running on a Linux system by start time? The question sounds trivial, but the answer is trickier than it first appears.
Your Virtual Store
Setting up an e-commerce OpenCart system
With OpenCart, a free, open source e-commerce system, you can put a store online in a matter of minutes.
A Troubadour's Life
Play along with ChordPro
If you play a stringed instrument and want to record lyrics and chord changes, ChordPro gives you an elegant and convenient approach to getting it all on paper.
Mark It Up
Advanced Markdown Editors – Mark Text and VNote
Upgrade your Markdown game! Markdown editors Mark Text and VNote both offer a wide range of tools and options for users who want to get the most out of a text editor.
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