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House Radio
Z-Wave – Basics of wireless technology for the smart home
Z-Wave connects components in the smart home and ensures that remote commands from the control station take effect on real household appliances. We look at how it works, its range, the security of the protocol, and some basics that every Z-Waver should know.
Action
Five screencast programs tested
To make audiovisual content easy to understand, you can use screencast programs, of which Linux has a few.
Party On
Mail-merged party invitations with gLabels
Add an individual touch to invitations or cards to help your event start with a bang.
Wrapped
Encrypt files and folders with TruPax 9
The TruPax tool specializes in encrypting small datasets to safeguard your data from prying eyes.
The Email Upgrade
Social networking the FOSS way
Forget email: Bitmessage harnesses the power of public key cryptography to create a decentralized, trustless P2P communications protocol. Messages are virtually impossible to spoof or tap.
Taking Stock
Inventory software on Linux
As a network grows in size, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of hardware, software, licenses, and infrastructure. Inventory solutions can provide significant relief.
Exposure Time
Static galleries with Expose
Expose offers a wide range of configurable options for publishing static photo and video galleries in an easy-to-use tool.
Tutorials – WM Tiling
Master Your Desktop Be a Window Wizard
Regular window managers are so 2016 – install a tiling WM and work faster, smarter, and cooler.
Fifth Generation
New features in digiKam 5
The freshly released digiKam 5 boasts a number of new features, brings many improvements, and ditches some legacy ballast.
Clever Combination
Leaner surfing with the SeaMonkey Internet Suite
SeaMonkey is a lean and time-tested alternative for web, mail, IM, and address management that supports Firefox plugins.
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