• Figure 1: Charly uses rss2email to deliver information from RSS feeds about acute vulnerabilities directly to his mailbox.

    Charly's Column – rss2email

    In order to keep up to date with security, Charly uses RSS feeds, among other things. He lets rss2email send the most important feeds directly to his mailbox to ensure that nothing is overlooked.

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    Command Line – Git Version Control

    If you develop open source software, you need to know how to use Git. Information on Git fills books, but this basic overview will get you started with a vital open source development tool.

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    Conversationalist

    Visually impaired users often find working with text and tables in office suites difficult. Pico TTS, a text-to-speech synthesizer, and the Read Text extension for LibreOffice and OpenOffice provide a solution.

  • Doghouse – Old Systems

    As unemployment claims surge, US computer systems are straining under the increased load. In this column, maddog weighs in on COVID-19 and COBOL.

News and Articles

  • Inside The Input Devices

    Hardware

    The Quantum Mechanical Keyboard (QMK) firmware offers some powerful options for customizing your keyboard configuration.

  • PinePhone Now Offers a Convergence Package

    The makers of the Linux PinePhone are now offering a model that makes desktop/mobile convergence a reality.

  • Flutter is Coming to Linux

    Community

    Google and Canonical have joined forces to bring Flutter to the Linux desktop.

  • Purism Launches a Mini PC

    Hardware , laptop

    The makers of the Librem line of Linux-based laptops have released a mini PC.

  • Display Deluxe

    Unlike other displays for the Raspberry Pi, Adafruit's PyPortal touchscreen provides an autonomous environment, including a microprocessor, sound output, and a WiFi connection.

  • Kernel News

    Zack covers: When a Security Hole Is OK; Kernel Documentation Updates; and Security Through Obscurity

  • On Air

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

  • FOSSPicks

    The promised profusion of extra time has failed to materialize for Graham this month, leaving him with too many synth kits to build, a table littered with components, and a leaking toilet.

  • Eloquence

    A teleprompter can help you give a polished look to your speeches and video presentations. Imaginary Teleprompter is a free tool that delivers professional teleprompting capabilities.

  • Tutorial – LÖVE

    To create an action-packed game with LÖVE, these are a few last things you should learn how to do – overlay fancy images to "physical" objects, detect collisions, and get input from the keyboard or mouse.

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