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Beware Of The Ransomware
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Beware Of The Ransomware

Jonni Bidwell knows how not to do a lot of things,  including how not to pay ransoms and how not to  be fooled by social engineering scams…

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October 2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

As AMD’s third-generation Ryzen vies for the CPU throne, Jarred Walton goes all Zen 2 on us.

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October 2019
Champion of Freedom
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Champion of Freedom

Not usually one for being starstruck, Jonni Bidwell finds himself blushing and weak at the knees as he meets one of his heroes, the visionary Cory Doctorow.

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April 2017
Intel Core i3 7350K
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Intel Core i3 7350K

Can an unlocked Intel Core i3 really take the world by storm? Jarred Walton  weighs up that tricky balancing act of price and performance.

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April 2017
Invisible Internet Project
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Invisible Internet Project

Roll Over Tor, Nate Drake explores the strengths of the shadowy I2P network.

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March 2017
Manifesto Of The People
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Manifesto Of The People

Jonni Bidwell’s political views have probably gotten him on all kinds of lists. Now, after meeting James Smith, he’s convinced open democracy is the way forward.

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May 2017
Perfect Your Desktop
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Perfect Your Desktop

Mayank Sharma says it’s time to shake up those factory settings! Refashion and replace your default Linux desktop now!

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July 2018
Civilisation Runs On Linux
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Civilisation Runs On Linux

Jonni Bidwell always suspected Linux would save the world. Industry experts Yoshitake Kobayashi and Urs Gleim all but confirmed his hunch…

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July 2018
Seagate Ironwolf 12TB
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Seagate Ironwolf 12TB

Who’s afraid of the big, bad IronWolf in this age of super-sized, super-fast SSDs, Jeremy Laird asks?

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May 2018
Univention Server 4.3 Endless Os 3.3.11
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Univention Server 4.3 Endless Os 3.3.11

One learns to appreciate a well-designed management interface when battling the common cold, as a snuffly Shashank Sharma discovers…

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May 2018
Railway Empire
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Railway Empire

Capturing the complexity of building a transcontinental railroad makes Leif Johnson a mostly happy management man…

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May 2018
BME680 Breakout
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BME680 Breakout

Les Pounder in his quest to build a working starship, looks at another sensor platform for his data needs. Hailing frequencies open, captain!

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January 2018
A Wayland Of A Time
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A Wayland Of A Time

Jonni Bidwell meets  Daniel Stone to find  out what’s hot in the  crazy world of Linux  graphics right now.

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November 2018
Two Point Hospital
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Two Point Hospital

Management are refusing to come out of the their glass office on the top floor as Fraser Brown practises extreme surgery on the Linux Format team.

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November 2018
Hacker Secrets
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Hacker Secrets

As the nights finally start to draw in,  Jonni Bidwell dons his black hoody  and stares into the terminal. Actually,  he’s been doing this all summer long…

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September 2018
Coding A Murderer
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Coding A Murderer

Discover how algorithms put serial killers at the centre of the map. Tamsin Oxford investigates the Murder Accountability Project and its open source hunt for murderers…

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September 2018
Learn Linux With Feren OS
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Learn Linux With Feren OS

Nothing pleases Jonni Bidwell more than converting the uninitiated to Linux. Not even waking up before the alarm goes off.

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September 2018
Ruiner
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Ruiner

When faced with Linux Format Towers, Omri Petitte still preferred to escape into a brutal, ultra-violent, dystopian cyberpunk future. Who doesn’t?

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September 2018
Arch Linux Tips
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Arch Linux Tips

Jonni Bidwell has spent years perfecting his Arch install,  and he’s begrudgingly going to share some insights…

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May 2019
Human Computing Machine Learning
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Human Computing Machine Learning

Never one to turn down talking about high-powered  programming over biscuits and coffee, Jonni Bidwell  meets the multitalented Omoju Miller.

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May 2019
How To Build A Photo Library In Shotwell
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How To Build A Photo Library In Shotwell

Nick Peers reveals how to bring order to your chaotic photo and video library with Ubuntu’s default photo organiser.

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May 2019
BattleTech
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BattleTech

The workers in their giant robots suits are revolting! Chris Thursten uncovers Management’s evil plan for the staff in Linux Format Towers.

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March 2019
Nutyx 10.5
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Nutyx 10.5

Since he’s made deception a habit this month, Mayank Sharma now claims that he’s built his distribution from scratch.

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March 2019
Crucial P1 1TB
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Crucial P1 1TB

Quad what? Jeremy Laid has run the numbers, and isn’t impressed.

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March 2019
Acer Chromebook R 11
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Acer Chromebook R 11

Abandoning his MacBook, Danny Thorp is confused how something so low-cost can outperform an expensive proprietary toy made for adults.

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February 2018
Chromebook Flip
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Chromebook Flip

The premium Chromebook is finally affordable thinks Kevin Lee, as   he tosses another Macbook into the nearest bin. Hats off to Asus!

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February 2018
Intel 760p SSD
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Intel 760p SSD

Intel produces something that’s value for money. Jarred Walton is shocked.

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April 2018
Crucial MX500
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Crucial MX500

If you’re planning to store your data on anything, Jeremy Laird thinks that  you’re best going with the device with an extra two years of warranty.

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April 2018
Redcore Linux 18.01
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Redcore Linux 18.01

Shashank Sharma is convinced that we’re in the ‘decade of rolling release  distributions’, as he tries his hands at a young Gentoo derivative…

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April 2018
Nitrux 1.0.8
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Nitrux 1.0.8

Pleasing Shashank Sharma is a matter of offering custom software and being a rolling release. Nitrux claims to have the first part sorted…

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April 2018