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Oh My Zsh is a configuration framework to help you manage your Zsh configuration. It’s free and open source software.

Google Sheets is a spreadsheet program included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite. Google Sheets is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

This review looks at the BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 (AC3L). Unlike most Wi-Fi sellers, BrosTrend provide Linux support for Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros.

Google Contacts is a contact management service. It’s available on the sidebar of Gmail, a web app, and for Android. Contacts is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

Zellij is billed as “a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal”. While Zellij is a terminal multiplexer at heart, it offers a lot more.

Rnote is a vector-based drawing app for sketching, handwritten notes and to annotate documents and pictures.

Musicly is billed as a simple and elegant music player. It’s cross-platform software written in JavaScript. It’s based on Electron and React, put together with Electron React Boilerplate.

For this part in the series, we investigate the multimedia performance of the Lenovo T470 laptop including power management.

As we’re fast approaching Christmas, it seems only appropriate to start decorating the desktop. ctree offers a Christmas tree right on your terminal.

In this article we put the ThinkPad T470 through some intensive testing. We've run a variety of benchmarks on the laptop and compared the results to a motley assortment of machines.

Cerebro is a fast application launcher with bags of additional functionality. It warrants our strong recommendation and deservedly enters our Excellent Utilities series.

KOReader is a document viewer for a wide variety of file formats. It’s available for Linux, Android, and E Ink devices.

This review looks at the BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 (AC1L). This small USB key retails for around £25 ($30.99) and plugs directly into a USB 3 port. BrosTrend provide Linux support for Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based distros. Their wifi adapter chipsets and drivers are developed by Realtek.

This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. For this part in the series, we take you through installing Manjaro on the T470.

Google Sites is a structured wiki and web page creation tool. Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites, and more—all without designer, programmer, or IT help.

SAS Enterprise BI Server provides a solid basis for vendor consolidation and BI standardization, enabling IT to focus on more effectively aligning with the business. The software also delivers user autonomy within a well defined IT governance framework.

In the first part of this series, we assessed the condition of the refurbished machine. Overall the laptop is in better shape than we expected for a grade B unit although the display was a mite disappointing given its diffusion issues.

SAS/STAT provides tools and procedures for statistical modeling of data. It includes analysis of variance, linear regression, predictive modeling, statistical visualization techniques and a lot more.

This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. Refurbished PCs offer a great solution to your computing requirements.

Apple VoiceOver is a screen-reader that tells you exactly what’s happening on your device. VoiceOver is proprietary software and not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.