Issue #223 / Jun 2019

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Figure 1: In conversations such as this one with Professor MacBride, you not only learn interesting facts about the characters, but also get tips for solving the puzzles.

Unforeseen Incidents combines suspense with easy puzzles Point-and-Click Mystery

LINUX VOICE: Game Review

In Unforeseen Incidents, a deadly virus and a spooky government quarantine are the prelude to an exciting point-and-click adventure for adults.

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Figure 1: After the first start, Joplin offers to create a notepad directly, but it is worth configuring some basic settings first.

Open source note taking with Joplin Listed and Distributed

LINUX VOICE: Joplin

If you are looking for an open source alternative to Evernote, why not switch to Joplin?

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1. Import/export: There's a huge number of ways to import and export your work, including integration with dvdauthor. 2. Clip view: Create a tray of clips to work on and process them, such as with image stabilization. 3. Effects: These and transitions can be dragged into the time line and moved without affecting their properties. 4. Effect properties: Drag and drop effects, change parameters, and see a preview in real time. 5. Clip and project monitors: Drag either monitor out of the main view into its own screen. 6. Time line: Video and audio is now separated by default. 7. Control: Resize, drag clip length, split, and remove, all from the time line. 8. Flags: Enable automatic transitions, comments, and audio thumbnail.

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

If there's one thing writing FOSSPicks has taught Graham, it's that there are as many ways to install and build a package as there are to cook an egg.

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Prepare calculations and chart results with Bash Math, Shell Style

LINUX VOICE: Tutorials – Shell Math

While Bash is not the most advanced environment for doing and visualizing math, its power will surprise you. Learn how to calculate and display your results with shell scripts.

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Figure 1: An arm for holding a sports camera helps you film your prints.

Using OpenSCAD to build custom 3D pieces Build Your Own Body

LINUX VOICE: Tutorials – OpenSCAD

OpenSCAD lets you use simple scripts to build 3D bodies from primitive shapes that you can then send to your 3D printer. It also lets you create custom shapes for pieces and objects. In this article, we look at two ways to do just that.

3D Printing