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Pinhole photography with the HQ Camera
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Pinhole photography with the HQ Camera

Interchangeable lenses enable us to experiment with that historical curiosity, the pinhole camera, Mike Bedford shows you how.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
Linux Mint 20.2
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Linux Mint 20.2

Jonni Bidwell is running low on mint metaphors and time, but the promise of some budget mojito mix expedited this review.

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6 mins  |
October 2021
Griftlands
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Griftlands

Management love a tough negotiation but not with the staff, so Sam Greer will be getting a quick visit from the LXF shock troops right about now…

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5 mins  |
October 2021
IT'S A VIRTUAL SERVERWORLD
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IT'S A VIRTUAL SERVERWORLD

From his caravan in a field in North Wales, David Rutland takes you on a touring holiday through the world of virtual private servers.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
Going back to 8-bit with the Atari 800
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Going back to 8-bit with the Atari 800

Les Pounder goes back to a time before E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert and 48KB was considered lots of RAM.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
CUSTOMISE MINT 2O!
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CUSTOMISE MINT 2O!

Linux Mint is fantastic, but it’s also flexible, malleable and tweakable. Jonni Bidwell shows you how to truly make it your own.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
Get better Steam and Proton gaming
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Get better Steam and Proton gaming

Michael Reed looks at what it takes to run a large variety of games under Steam, including those designed to run on Windows.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
Create, edit and use custom mapping data
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Create, edit and use custom mapping data

If you like Google Maps you’re going to love QGIS. Mike Bedford shows you how to get started and introduces some of its functionality.

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10+ mins  |
October 2021
XPG Gammix S50
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XPG Gammix S50

PCIe Gen 4 and TLC memory for a price you can afford? Jeremy Laird would never fall for that old tale…

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3 mins  |
October 2021
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

The AMD APU makes a more-than-welcome return for Chris Szewczyk.

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3 mins  |
October 2021
BEST STRATEGY GAME - 0 A.D.
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BEST STRATEGY GAME - 0 A.D.

Version: 0.24 Web: https://play0ad.com

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September 2021
BEST SIMULATION GAME - OpenTTD
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BEST SIMULATION GAME - OpenTTD

Version: 1.11.2 Web: www.openttd.org

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1 min  |
September 2021
BEST GNOME APP - Lutris
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BEST GNOME APP - Lutris

Version: 0.5.8 Web: https://lutris.net

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2 mins  |
September 2021
Maximise the power of VirtualBox networking
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Maximise the power of VirtualBox networking

Stuart Burns builds upon the powerful components of advanced VirtualBox networking with this second instalment of stress-saving tips.

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7 mins  |
September 2021
Read RSS feeds direct from the terminal
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Read RSS feeds direct from the terminal

Focus on what’s important in the world and cut out all those cat meme distractions with Neil Mohr and a terminal-based text-only news reader.

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5 mins  |
September 2021
Set up Sense HAT inputs in Scratch 3
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Set up Sense HAT inputs in Scratch 3

Les Pounder shows how to obtain data and control sprites using the Sense HAT add-on board with Scratch 3.

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6 mins  |
September 2021
Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT
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Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT

Les Pounder thought the PoE+ HAT was new headwear inspired by the dashing Star Wars hero Poe Dameron. Unfortunately, it is not.

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3 mins  |
September 2021
CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF LINUX!
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CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF LINUX!

How a 21-year-old’s bedroom coding project took over the world and a few other things along the way.

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10+ mins  |
September 2021
Pi Foundation boosts computer education
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Pi Foundation boosts computer education

Research project aims to further enhance the stellar educational outcomes from the Pi Foundation

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3 mins  |
September 2021
Manage files and more
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Manage files and more

Midnight Commander can do more than just copy, move or delete files. Some would argue that it’s as versatile as Shashank Sharma.

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6 mins  |
September 2021
Koozali SME Server 10
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Koozali SME Server 10

Mayank Sharma has a particular fondness for point-and-click server distributions that roll out in a jiffy and don’t eat into his leisure time.

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3 mins  |
Summer 2021
MakuluLinux LinDoz
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MakuluLinux LinDoz

Always on the hunt for distros that can help him reel in users to Linux, Mayank Sharma finds one that matches his sensibilities.

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3 mins  |
Summer 2021
RESCUE & REPAIR
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RESCUE & REPAIR

Fixit-bot Jonni Bidwell reveals how rescue distros can quickly diagnose and cure diverse Linux problems.

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2021
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Nvidia’s latest Ti takes aim at AMD’s RX 6800, reveals Jacob Ridley.

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3 mins  |
Summer 2021
BEHIND THE VPN VEIL
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BEHIND THE VPN VEIL

If you take your privacy seriously you need to take VPNs seriously. David Rutland goes off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush.

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2021
RASPBERRY Pi STREAMING
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RASPBERRY Pi STREAMING

Camera-shy Jonni Bidwell conquers his fears as he harnesses the power of OBS Studio to stream live to his, er, three followers.

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Summer 2021
Venom Linux 2.1
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Venom Linux 2.1

Trying to punch above his weight, Mayank Sharma finally finds a source-based distro that’ll satiate his need to run a source-based distro.

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3 mins  |
Summer 2021
Tribblix Milestone 25
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Tribblix Milestone 25

Poking his nose where he’s not supposed to, Mayank Sharma finds himself inside a Solaris variant that he just can’t seem to shake off.

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3 mins  |
Summer 2021
WilderMyth
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WilderMyth

Management doesn’t much like epic storytelling of heroic deeds – even if it is around the watercooler – so Sin Vega is in a lot of trouble.

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5 mins  |
Summer 2021
THE X FILES
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THE X FILES

Jonni Bidwell wants to know why a middle-aged display server is still at the heart of the Linux desktop.

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10 mins  |
August 2021