I put the Minisforum MS-R1 through a series of benchmarks and compare its results to a variety of machines.
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Category: Reviews
OmniGet – download media and other files
OmniGet is a desktop application built with Tauri that lets you download media and other files from a broad range of online sources.
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PangoTerm – modern cross-platform SSH client
PangoTerm is a modern SSH client for developers and system administrators that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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Minisforum MS-R1 ARM Mini Workstation running Linux: Introduction
The Minisforum MS-R1 is an ARM-based mini workstation aimed at developers and homelab enthusiasts looking for Linux/ARM experimentation
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rig.fm – internet radio in your terminal
rig.fm is an appealing little project that knows exactly what it wants to be: an internet radio player for the terminal.
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Ratic – offline music player
Ratic is an offline music player for Linux. It’s designed for playing local music collections rather than relying on streaming services.
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Super Productivity – todo app with timeboxing & time tracking capabilities
Super Productivity combines tasks, time tracking, focus tools, planning, work logs, exports, and developer integrations.
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HiFile – cross-platform file manager that rocks
HiFile is a Qt6-based orthodox file manager and sports a classic dual-pane interface. It’s proprietary software.
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RadioGoGo – surf global radio waves
RadioGoGo is a terminal application for browsing and playing internet radio stations. Written in Go, it uses the RadioBrowser API.
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Soul Player – local-first music player built for privacy
Soul Player is a modern desktop music player focused on local-first playback and user privacy.
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PaddleOCR – OCR and document-parsing toolkit
PaddleOCR is an open-source OCR and document-parsing toolkit. It’s used to extract text and document structure from images and PDFs.
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Receiver continues to go from strength to strength
This internet radio app is definitely worth a download.
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Daphne – audio player and music library manager for Linux
Daphne Music Player is a modern Linux music player that gets most of the fundamentals right.
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Grocy – ERP beyond your fridge
Grocy is a web-based, self-hosted groceries and household management system.
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Forecast – view weather predictions
A reader suggested I take a look at Forecast, a simple weather application designed for the COSMIC desktop. This is free and open source software.
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Radiotrope – AI agent-enabled internet radio player
Radiotrope is a GUI and TUI internet radio player for Linux. It’s an AI agent-enabled player built with Rust, Slint, and MCP.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: BIOS
In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC.
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ImageGlass – versatile image viewer
ImageGlass is a lightweight, versatile image viewer with a clean, modern interface that’s now available for Linux.
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Feedr – polished Linux terminal-based RSS/Atom feed reader
Feedr rivals Newsboat in many respects as the finest terminal news aggregator for Linux.
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Warp – modern terminal with an IDE-like interface and AI assistance
Warp is a Rust-based terminal for developers and teams. It’s proprietary software.
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