Explore the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX BIOS including power limits, TPM, CPU controls, fan settings, Secure Boot, and CachyOS boot setup.
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Rapoo E9350L Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard Review
Rapoo E9350L review: a slim compact wireless keyboard with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, USB-C charging, Linux support and quiet low-profile keys.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Personal Finance Tools
Track expenses, budgets, income, and account balances with free terminal-based personal finance tools for Linux.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra on Linux, comparing P-cores and E-Cores with crafty, Coremark, and smallpt.
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How to Build a Paperless Document Workflow on Linux
Learn how to build a paperless workflow on Linux with document scanning, OCR, automation, and file management tools.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Power Consumption
I test the PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC’s power use tested at idle, under load, and for annual UK electricity costs.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M2’s BIOS.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Cores
Benchmarking the Bosgame M7’s Core Ultra 9 285H on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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25 Useful Free and Open Source Git Storage and Security Tools
These tools extend Git well beyond basic version control, covering large file handling, repository repair, encryption, secret protection
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Dual-channel memory
Looking at the benefits of running dual-channel memory on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation.
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Best Free and Open Source Software: May 2026 Updates
May 2026 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Linux TUI Clipboard Managers
The applications featured here keep the focus on fast, keyboard-driven clipboard management in the terminal.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption
In this article, I examine the Minisforum M2’s power consumption and compare it with a range of other machines.
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Biwin RS200 DDR5-5600 SODIMM 32GB Review: 2 x 16GB Tested
Biwin RS200 DDR5 SODIMM review: Linux testing, benchmarks, dual-channel performance, and why 2 x 16GB beats a single 32GB module.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – BIOS
BIOS, or Basic Input/Output System, remains one of the most important pieces of low-level software in any computer. Here’s a look at the M7’s BIOS.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX.
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28 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Git Workflow Tools
Git workflow tools help teams manage the day-to-day process of changing, reviewing, testing, and releasing source code
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HHKB Professional HYBRID Type-S Keyboard Review
The HHKB Professional Hybrid is a compact 60-key keyboard with a very particular audience in mind. Here’s my review.
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Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Review
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 1TB review: Linux benchmarks, real-world file tests, thermals, and sustained write performance.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Benchmarks
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum M2 Mini PC using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H comparing it to other machines.
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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS
There are a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.
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MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction
The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Benchmarking
I’ve benchmarked the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra using a range of tests, most of them run with the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Bosgame M7 Core Ultra 9 285H running Linux – Benchmarking
The BOSGAME M7 is a very powerful mini PC based on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor with integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Linux Usenet Tools
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. We recommend the best free and open source Usenet tools.
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Yet Another Status Page – self-hosted status page application
Yet Another Status Page is a self-hosted status page application built with Next.js and Payload CMS.
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Checkmate – self-hosted infrastructure monitoring application
Checkmate is a self-hosted infrastructure monitoring application that gives administrators a central web interface.
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doccano – data labelling and text annotation platform
doccano is a data labelling and text annotation platform for machine learning practitioners.
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Sonarr – smart personal video recorder and media management
Sonarr is a smart personal video recorder and media management application for TV series.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Noise Suppression Tools
This article selects our pick of the available noise suppression tools. We only explore free and open source software here.
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Warewulf – stateless, network-boot cluster provisioning system
Warewulf is a stateless, network-boot cluster provisioning system designed primarily for high-performance computing clusters.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Script Writing Tools
Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.
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Gatus – developer-oriented status dashboard and health monitoring application
Gatus is a developer-oriented status dashboard and health monitoring application for self-hosted services and infrastructure.
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Tinkerbell – bare metal provisioning engine
Tinkerbell is a bare metal provisioning engine designed to automate the installation and configuration of physical machines.
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Ozone – scalable distributed object store
Apache Ozone is a scalable distributed object store built for large-scale analytics, cloud-native platforms, and data-intensive environments.
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BERTopic – topic modeling
BERTopic is a Python package for topic modeling that uses transformer-based embeddings and class-based TF-IDF.
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Ironic – OpenStack service for managing and provisioning bare metal servers
Ironic is an OpenStack service for managing and provisioning bare metal servers.
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OpenStatus – status page and uptime monitoring platform
OpenStatus is a status page and uptime monitoring platform that helps teams monitor websites, APIs, servers, and DNS endpoints
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LeilFS – distributed POSIX file system
LeilFS is a distributed POSIX file system designed to run on commodity hardware.
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MAAS (Metal as a Service) – data centre automation platform
MAAS (Metal as a Service) is a data centre automation platform for managing physical servers in a cloud-like way.
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Katawa Shoujo: Re-Engineered
Katawa Shoujo: Re-Engineered is a fan-made modernization of the classic visual novel Katawa Shoujo.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools
We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.
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