Features
System Saver
Create system snapshots with CYA
The CYA script helps you back up system files, which you can then restore quickly in case of an emergency.
Bloodhound
DocFetcher
DocFetcher is a practical local search tool that is easy to configure and use – even for large data collections.
Extend Your Feelers
Minimally invasive beekeeping with a Raspberry Pi
Beekeepers can get to know their colonies better without continuously disturbing the industrious insects. Using a Raspberry Pi and various sensors, two hobby beekeepers monitor the temperature and humidity of their hives, with plans to monitor their weight.
Keyboard Buddies
Tools for pair programming over the Internet
The best way to save money on software development is to get it right the first time. Pair programming, an agile technique, saves development costs by putting two coders to work on the same code. Visual Studio Code and tmate bring the promise of pair programming to remote workers.
Musical Freedom
Freeing Your Music Player with Rock
Turn your music player into open hardware with Rockbox's free firmware.
Tutorial – Writing QML Apps
Use QML to build smart graphical applications
QML makes writing desktop applications a breeze, and you can later compile them into standalone programs that work more or less anywhere.
Sail Away
Dashboard for RaspPi-controlled toy sailboat with Node-RED
With Node-RED, you can create a web dashboard that instructs a Raspberry Pi to set the rudder position on a toy sailboat.
Secret Pass
Pass is a simple shell script that helps you manage and synchronize passwords using Git.
Tutorials – Kdenlive and ImageMagick
Odd Couple
By using two very different tools, Kdenlive and ImageMagick, you can make animation less tedious and create some pretty cool video effects and transitions.
Tutorials – ODF Metadata
Metadata in ODF Files
It is no secret that the native file format of LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the OpenDocument Format (ODF), is a truly open standard for word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. What most people do not know is that ODF files contain lots of metadata that is very easy to read or modify.
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