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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

Books & Comics

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Free Software Artists and their Tools — Part II: Evelyne Schulz & GIMP

31st May 2016 by Paul Brown 1 comment

When a Free Software evangelist is asked whether there is a free graphics program that can rival with the proprietary apps, the usual…

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Free Software Artists and their Tools — Part I: David Revoy & Krita

28th May 2016 by Paul Brown 1 comment

The idea that Free Software has no decent design programs, and that it is impossible to produce quality art without proprietary apps is…

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Build Interactive Stories with Ren’Py

21st May 2016 by Paul Brown 1 comment

Storytelling is the cultural cornerstone of human civilization. If I were even more pedantic than I already am, I would tell you about…

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Universal Install Script by XKCD – Combat test

16th April 2016 by dedoimedo 14 comments

Several days ago, I was gazing at the Universal Install Script comic by Randall Munroe, wondering if he may not have solved all…

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Bruce Byfield Interview: Designing With LibreOffice

1st March 2016 by Paul Brown 3 comments

Our colleague Bruce has a book coming out! It’s called Designing with LibreOffice. It tackles the subject of how to make documents look…

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Network of Fear

31st October 2014 by Paul Brown No comments.

The Internet has become a rich source of dark tales. Tonight we bring you some free sites and projects that are creepy, unsettling…

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Met Publications – 400 free art books for your browsing pleasure

29th August 2014 by Paul Brown No comments.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York is creating an ever expanding library of art books that users can freely read online…

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OpenLibra – Your online free book resource

12th August 2014 by Paul Brown No comments.

Carlos Benítez over at etnassoft has put together a comprehensive collection of mostly open and free books that you can browse and download…

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Nina Paley – Anti-copyright cartoonist

9th July 2014 by Paul Brown No comments.

The very talented Nina Paley talks about copyright, Creative Commons and the free flow of ideas in her thought-provoking and entertaining talk at…

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Macro Photography – Free Ebooks

20th June 2014 by Paul Brown 6 comments

When a notice appeared in my morning news feed telling me that there was a new, free ebook on macro photography, I couldn’t…

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