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Figure 1: git-big-picture provides a map of the current repository that can be kept open in a separate window.

Git Essentials

Seven general-purpose Git utilities

15.09.2020

While Git tools and add-ons abound, these seven utilities can help any user make the most of Git.

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Record screencasts with VokoscreenNG

NEWS: On Air free

The VokoscreenNG screencast tool offers many options but is still surprisingly easy to use.

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Figure 1: Nextcloud's Contacts app is the interface to its own CardDAV server.

Personal Data Manager

LINUX VOICE: Tutorial – CalDAV/CardDAV free

You can manage your calendars and address books with the CalDAV/CardDAV standards, Nextcloud, and a few open source tools.

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Drawing diagrams with PlantUML

IN-DEPTH: Picture This free

With PlantUML, you can quickly create all kinds of diagrams using human-readable text and reuse them anywhere.

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Figure 1: The author found Windows 3 clunky and slow.

Reviving old tools and games with FreeDOS

LINUX VOICE: What's Old Is New free

The FreeDOS Project turned 25 years old this year. We'll show you why a free version of DOS is still cool in 2020.

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Figure 8: The YAD command-line tool supports selection lists, file dialogs, and simple buttons.

From disk to paper

LINUX VOICE: Tutorial – Printing in the Shell free

A few commands and some simple shell scripts make it easier to manage your printer so that you can access print functions quickly and automate recurring tasks.

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Figure 1: Simple documents can be converted to EPUB directly from Writer.

Designing Ebooks with Free Software

Custom Publishing

03.03.2020

With LibreOffice Writer and Calibre, you can publish your own ebooks with better results than most online conversion tools.

Calibre , Desktop Publishing , LibreOffice , libreoffice , Tools
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Official Evernote Client Coming to Linux

30.01.2020

The most widely-used note-taking app is coming to Linux.

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Figure 4: The Readline search functions show entries in the Bash history as you type.

Using Readline Functions in Bash

LINUX VOICE: Tutorial – Readline free

Readline provides you with a rich set of tools for working with text and moving around quickly and efficiently on the command line.

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Using the curses library to view IoT data

NEWS: Old School free

When you need some quick graphical output, the old school curses library can save you some time and effort.

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