Features
Alternative Engines
Safer Internet Searches
If you are interested in data privacy, you might want to try an alternative search engine. We discuss a few search engines that serve up good results, along with an option for setting up your own search engine.
Weighing In
An introduction to electronic weighing
Create your own weighing device with easily available components and open source software.
Impersonating Other Systems with the Zorin Appearance Tool
Chameleon
The Zorin Appearance tool can mimic the desktop layout of proprietary operating systems, making it appealing to newcomers.
Moving Pictures
Create screencasts with menyoki
Short snippets using animated GIFs are often sufficient to show what's happening on your desktop. With menyoki, you can create these animations from the command line.
Log In and Go
Automate your web logins
Automated web logins with command-line tools and Selenium ensure you don't miss scheduling an activity.
The Users' Network
An interview with IRCNow's Aaron Lin
IRCNow empowers users and lets them break free from social media giants. Project leader Aaron Lin shares his vision.
Virtual Whiteboard
Freehand writing and drawing
Xournal brings the whiteboard to the PC to aid in all of your online learning activities.
Cycles for Science
Distributed computing in the service of COVID research
Linux and the BOINC distributed computing platform help researchers fight the COVID-19 virus.
Peer Group
Tox: Text, voice, and video chats without a central server
The Tox protocol uses file-sharing techniques for messaging and audio-video chats, which gives users a greater degree of privacy and freedom.
Getting Ready for PipeWire
Heir Apparent
In the coming year, PipeWire will replace PulseAudio resulting in better audio on Linux. If you can't wait, here's what you need to know to get started with PipeWire.
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