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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…

Hardware

The Keyboardio Model 01: Six Months After

29th August 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

One trouble with software and hardware reviews is that they are usually based on a few days of testing. If any long term…

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In Open Hardware, “Free as in Beer” Matters

30th July 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, is famously fond of distinguishing between “free as in freedom” and “free as…

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Nine Plugins for the Keyboardio Programmable Keyboard

29th March 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Once I reposition a few keys, what else could I want from a re-programmable keyboard? Not much, I used to think. Then I…

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Keyboardio Hits a High Point in Open Hardware

28th February 2018 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

My expectations for Keyboardio’s Model 01 were high. I pre-ordered the keyboard during its 2015 crowdfunding campaign, and waited for over two years with…

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Purism and Its Critics

27th September 2017 by Bruce Byfield 7 comments

Purism, the company that has delivered free laptops, is now hoping to do the same for phones. As I write, the fundraising campaign…

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Using Solid State Drives on Linux

30th April 2016 by Bruce Byfield 7 comments

If your computer doesn’t already include a solid state drive (SSD), the odds are that it soon will. In less than a decade,…

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Video: Installing Coreboot — HOWTO & WHYTO

3rd February 2016 by Paul Brown 1 comment

That the UEFI firmware should die in a fire and that its instigators for its adoption should hang their collective heads in shame…

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How the Raspberry Pi-based Pi-Top Laptop Computer came to be, as told by its creators

19th November 2015 by Bruce Byfield 6 comments

First came the Raspberry Pi, the single board computer the size of a wallet. Now, after a year of anticipation, the do-it-yourself community…

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3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 1: Hardware, Modules and the Network Subsystem

18th October 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

Most Linux distros today will automatically configure your network as soon as you boot. Indeed, most will set up networking for you as…

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Freedom in a Box: What to look for in a Truly Free Laptop

4th October 2015 by Paul Brown 2 comments

If you like your computers with an extra dash of Freedom, Libiquity and Ministry of Freedom have something you may be interested in.…

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CLI Quickies (II): Fiddling with Sound

25th September 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

The same way you can use the GNU/Linux command line to troubleshoot the brightness of your laptop backlight, it is also possible to…

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Fixing the Throwaway Society

14th January 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

A new breed of makers – the fixers, is subverting the status quo by doing something that not so long ago was so…

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