Issue #280 / Mar 2024

To keep track of how well his YouTube videos are performing, Mike Schilli writes a Go program that uses Google's YouTube Data API to query the stats and then visualizes the results.

You can use an old Chromebook to anchor your security camera configuration – the first step is to set it up with Linux.

If you use a state-of-the-art language such as C/C++, you need a package manager in your toolbox for managing libraries and their dependencies. Microsoft's vcpkg package manager offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent solution.

Full Apt archives might be unexpected, but there are a few solutions if you encounter the issue.

A few electronic components, some code, and a hand-made wooden case make a fine retro-style bedside clock.

When programming an Arduino microcontroller board for the first time, most people use the Arduino IDE, a graphical development environment. However, if you prefer the command line, you have a powerful alternative: Arduino CLI.

This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

Computer memory is tied to increases in potential uses and performance and affected by ever-increasing machine complexity.

Diffoscope finds all the differences between files or folders, but at the price of verbosity. We show you how to focus diffoscope on what you want to know.

Use shell commands to start and manage print jobs without too much clicking, while easily avoiding problems with specific file formats.