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Boardwalk
Design printed circuit boards with KiCad
KiCad helps you design printed circuit boards with up to 32 layers, checks for optimal placement, and supplies schematics and assembly diagrams in the popular Gerber format for submission to PCB manufacturers.
Gamer’s Paradise
Retro games on the Raspberry Pi
With the right software, you can turn the Raspberry Pi into a versatile console for retro games.
Tutorials – Video Editing
Creating custom transitions with FFmpeg
Most video editors supply you with a generic catalog of transitions, usually in the shape of tired wipes and fades. But what if you wanted something a little more special? FFmpeg to the rescue.
Universal Desktop
Exploring the Electron application framework
GitHub's Electron project brings the benefits of web programming to the realm of desktop applications.
String Theory – Fast guitar training for classical music
Nootka
With Nootka and your guitar, you can learn to recognize musical notes in classical notation and train for precision and speed.
Sweeping Up
Customizing the way your browser stores and organizes data
Web browsers collect a large amount of data about the user’s browsing habits. If you care about privacy, you might want to clean up your browser and configure some custom privacy settings.
Bit Trip
Manipulating Binary Data with Bash
Bash is known for admin utilities and text manipulation tools, but the venerable command shell included with most Linux systems also has some powerful commands for manipulating binary data.
3, 2, 1 … Go!
A countdown counter with the MAX7221 and a seven-segment display
Build a countdown counter with a Raspberry Pi and some electronics, and you can count down the time to any event.
Analyze This!
Workflow-based data analysis with KNIME
They say data is "the new oil," but all that data you collect is only valuable if it leads to new insights. An open source analysis tool called KNIME lets you analyze data through graphical workflows – without the need for programming or complex spreadsheet manipulation.
Community Matters
Close to the {code} with Dell’s Josh Bernstein
Dell’s expansive {code} project is a cornerstone of the company’s open source strategy. Dell Technologies VP Josh Bernstein talks about {code} and the value of open source.
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