Issue #281 / Apr 2024

Mike Schilli recently ordered a low-budget LED display and is all set to customize the firmware and add some homemade scripts.

Software from unknown sources always poses some risks. With the strace analysis tool and the Firejail sandbox, you can monitor and isolate unknown applications to safeguard your system.

Design and construct a battery-powered GPS receiver and recorder in a compact package, with firmware and a Linux-based GUI application for visualizing the data recorded.

Adding Python to your Node-RED arsenal lets you create easy Raspberry Pi robotic and IoT projects.

This month in Linux Voice.

A new LPI certification can help those outside of tech gain a meaningful understanding of open source.

UFW takes the complexity out of iptables, which is great for beginners and is even good for experienced users who want to keep it simple and avoid hidden mistakes.

LSDeluxe and eza are modern implementations of the ancient Unix ls command in the Rust programming language.

Returning to London from Vancouver this month, Graham was incredibly lucky to have his flight enveloped by the northern lights, cascading down over the entire plane for at least 60 minutes.

Artisan keycaps elevate the mechanical to the magnificent.