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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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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Frappe – web application framework
Frappe Framework is a low-code, metadata-driven web application framework for building database-backed business applications.
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Headlamp – web interface for Kubernetes
Headlamp is a web interface for Kubernetes that helps you inspect, manage, and troubleshoot clusters from a graphical dashboard.
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Robyn – Python web framework designed for high performance
Robyn is a Python web framework designed for high performance, combining an async Python API with a Rust runtime.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Java Linter Tools
This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Java code.
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DigiSurf – TUI signal waveform viewer
DigiSurf is designed for viewing and analyzing digital signal waveforms from Value Change Dump files, with interactive navigation.
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Fnf – interactive fuzzy finder for the terminal
Fnf is a fork of fzy, adding features such as 256 and 24-bit color support, configurable padding, and multi-selection.
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45 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Image Viewers
Images are part of every day internet usage. We recommend the finest free and open source graphical image viewers available for Linux.
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csvlens – command-line CSV file viewer
csvlens is a command-line CSV file viewer that works like less, but is designed specifically for tabular data.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Software for DJs
If you’re starting out as a DJ, you’ll probably want to try free software, as proprietary solutions can be very expensive. Fortunately, Linux has useful software for DJs.
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Econumo – self-hostable personal and family finance application
Econumo is a self-hostable personal and family finance application for tracking money across accounts, currencies, and budgets.
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Apache HertzBeat – observability platform
HertzBeat is an observability platform that brings monitoring, log collection, alerting, notification delivery, and status page creation.
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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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