Benchmarking the Minisforum M2 on Linux, comparing P-cores, E-cores and LP E-cores with Crafty, Coremark and smallpt.
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HHKB Studio Snow Keyboard Review
HHKB Studio Linux review covering Bluetooth, USB-C, silent switches, pointing stick, gesture pads, and the Snow finish.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Benchmarks
BOSGAME VTA-439 Linux benchmarks: Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Radeon 890M, CPU, graphics, memory and disk tests against mini PCs.
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29 Useful Free and Open Source Git Tools for Diff Review and Repository History
Free Git tools for clearer diffs, code review, history analysis, merge handling and repository maintenance.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: BIOS
I take a look at the BIOS in the PELADN WO4. While the BIOS initially looks very open, some options are disabled.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Finance Trackers
Managing personal finances does not have to mean handing over bank details to a hosted service or wrestling with a complex accounting suite.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 Mini PC running Linux – Introduction
BOSGAME VTA-439 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC running Linux, with design, ports, Radeon 890M graphics, OCuLink, and CachyOS covered.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – Btrfs
Explore Btrfs on the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running CachyOS, including zstd compression, space savings, and no-compress tips for VMs.
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PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Fan Noise
PELADN WO4 5600H noise tested under Linux. Idle operation is excellent, but rapid fan ramping and heavy-load noise make acoustics a clear compromise.
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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux – BIOS
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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MITK – Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit
MITK is a C++ toolkit and application framework for developing interactive medical image processing software.
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Dagu – lightweight workflow orchestration engine
Dagu is a lightweight workflow orchestration engine for Linux that lets you define Directed Acyclic Graphs in YAML
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24 Best Free and Open Source Linux Physics Tools
This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for physics and physics education. Hopefully there will be something for interest here for all budding physicists.
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Orthanc – lightweight DICOM server
Orthanc is a lightweight DICOM server designed for healthcare environments and medical research.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Human Resource Management Software
Human resource management is the planned and logical approach to the management of an organization’s most valuable assets – its human capital.
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Chadburn – modern job scheduler for Docker environments
Chadburn is designed as an alternative to cron and focuses on running scheduled tasks inside containers.
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21 Top Free and Open Source Python Natural Language Processing Tools
Natural language processing (NLP) is an exciting field of computer science, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics.
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Frappe HR – modern human resource management and payroll application
Frappe HR is a human resource management and payroll application to help organizations manage core people operations from a web-based system.
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21 Best Free and Open Source Python Visualization Packages
Python has a fantastic range of packages to produce mesmerizing visualizations. We recommend the best free and open source Python tools.
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Presidio – data protection and de-identification SDK
Presidio is a data protection and de-identification SDK that helps developers detect and transform personally identifiable information
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Whatevr – Linux-first native client for WhatsApp
Whatevr is a Linux-first native client for WhatsApp. It’s built around a background daemon that manages WhatsApp.
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9 Best Free Linux Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software
A customer service trouble ticketing (or help desk) is an information and assistance resource that helps the resolution of computer related problems. We recommend the finest open source options.
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OHIF Viewer – browser-based medical imaging viewer
OHIF Viewer is a browser-based medical imaging viewer designed for clinical imaging, research, and web deployment.
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Frappe Helpdesk – customer service and ticket management application
Frappe Helpdesk is a customer service and ticket management application designed to help teams manage support requests from a central interface.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Search Engines for Big Data
Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools.
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DualSPHysics – Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics solver
DualSPHysics is a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics solver designed for modelling free-surface flow phenomena.
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Ofelia – low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments
Ofelia is a modern, low-footprint job scheduler for Docker environments. It’s designed as an alternative to traditional cron-based setups.
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ESPResSo – molecular dynamics package
ESPResSo is a molecular dynamics package designed for simulating and analyzing coarse-grained many-particle systems used in soft-matter research.
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12 Essential Free and Open Source Python Maths Tools
Great libraries and tools that are ideal for mathematicians working with Python.
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