Issue #230 / Jan 2020

From a simple task list to a collection that keeps tabs on your books, Symphytum lets you quickly and easily build databases for storing and working with any type of data imaginable.

Experienced system administrators attach great importance to always being up to date when it comes to information technology. Urlwatch is a command-line tool that presents the latest news from websites that do not offer RSS feeds by email.

Flatpak's development may have been prompted by container development, but its future depends on the desktop.

Who is constantly creating the new processes that are paralyzing the system? Which process opens the most files and how many bytes is it reading or writing? Mike Schilli pokes inside the kernel to answer these questions with bpftrace and its code probes.

Pyro allows multiple hardware devices to interact as if they are all on a local machine by hiding the networking.

Combining open firmware with recycled hardware, Inkplate launches a crowdfunding campaign for an open source e-paper display.

Python and tk_tools let you create software versions of Raspberry Pi mini-displays, LED keypads, and NeoPixel hardware.

Maddog ponders how the number of women in programming has changed over the course of his career and is pleased to see more women coming back into the tech workspace.

Replace proprietary cloud-based push notification services with a self-hosted open source notification solution.

Calibre can help manage your ebooks by bulk converting files, adding metadata, and making content available across all your devices.