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Author: Steve Emms

Food and Drink

Fork recipes – manage food recipes

July 28, 2025 Steve Emms Web Apps

Fork recipes is a simple, elegant frontend that works seamlessly with the ForkApi to provide management for food recipes collections.

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Identity in action

Identity – compare images and videos

July 28, 2025 Steve Emms Graphics, GUI, Multimedia

Identity is a program for comparing multiple versions of an image or video.

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Firefly AIBOX 3588S

Benchmarking the Firefly AIBOX-3588S Embedded Fanless PC

July 28, 2025 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I benchmark the Firefly AIBOX-3588S and compare it to single board computers (both ARM and RISC-V) as well as an Intel N100 Mini PC.

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ebook reader

readest – modern, feature-rich ebook reader

July 27, 2025 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Readest is an open-source ebook reader designed for immersive and deep reading experiences.

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Bar Assistant – manage your home bar

July 27, 2025 Steve Emms Web Apps

Bar Assistant is made specifically for managing cocktail recipes

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Document viewer

Manuals – read developer documentation

July 27, 2025 Steve Emms Programming

Manuals indexes your developer manuals and provides robust browsing and searching capabilities.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

Spider – web app tool

July 26, 2025 Steve Emms Utilities

Spider is software that lets you install and integrate web apps into the GNOME desktop. It’s written in Rust.

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Escambo – HTTP-based APIs test application for GNOME

July 26, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Programming

Escambo is an HTTP-based APIs test application made in GTK4/Libadwaita.

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Network

cgmnlm – colorful Gemini line mode client

July 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

cgmnlm is a colorful Gemini line mode client which includes a CLI utility (gmni) and a line-mode browser (cgmnlm).

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Notes

Etesync-Notes – secure note-taking application

July 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Productivity

Etesync-Notes is a secure note-taking application for Linux, integrated with Etebase for encrypted synchronization.

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WiseMapping – web-based mind mapping tool

July 25, 2025 Steve Emms Productivity, Web Apps

WiseMapping harnesses the potential of Mind Maps by blending together open standards technologies like SVG and React.

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Network

tinmop – client for Gemini, gopher, kami, and Mastodon

July 25, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

tinmop offers a distraction free terminal interface and a GUI for accessing the geminispace.

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Selection of utilities

rmz – zippy alternative to rm

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rmz is a zippy alternative to rm, a tool to remove files and directories.

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OrangePi SBC - RISC-V

Orange Pi R2S Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

I’ll see how the Orange Pi R2S compares to a few other single board computers and mini PCs which cost considerably more.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

cpz – zippy alternative to cp

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cpz (cp zippy) is a zippy alternative to cp, a tool to copy files and directories. It focuses on maximizing performance.

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Warble

6 Ways to Play Wordle on your Linux PC

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Wordle is a popular word puzzle game where players try to guess a hidden word within six attempts. We showcase open source Wordle clones.

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Configuring music

Elektroid – sample and MIDI device manager

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia

Elektroid is a sample and MIDI device manager. It includes the elektroid GUI application and the elektroid-cli CLI application.

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System administration

octoDNS – manage DNS across multiple providers

July 23, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

octoDNS provides a set of tools and patterns that make it easy to manage your DNS records across multiple providers.

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Game Tools

Hurry Curry! – multiplayer co-op cooking game

July 23, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Hurry Curry! is a cooperative multiplayer game. You work at a restaurant accepting orders, cooking various dishes and serving meals.

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Image of the Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Good value compared to an Intel N100 Mini PC?

July 23, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

A question I get asked a fair bit is whether the Raspberry Pi 5 represents good value to purchase as a desktop PC.

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