In this issue

Clockwork Pi GameShell kit - Christian Cawley keeps this self-build open source handheld in his back pocket.

Build a better database - Stuart Burns shows how SQL management doesn’t have to be something to be feared if you live with it from an admin’s point of view.

Zorin OS 15 Core

Any Ubuntu-based distro has to pull something special to get into the good books of Mayank Sharma. Has he found a unicorn, or a one-trick pony?

3 mins

ArcoLinux 19.06

There’s an endless list of Arch-based distros, but there’s something about this one that catches Mayank Sharma’s fancy.

3 mins

OpenMandriva Lx 4.0

A delighted Mayank Sharma discovers that not only is this project alive, it’s still rewriting the rules for desktop Linux – much like its progenitor.

3 mins

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Management are worried about an impending Chinese takeover, but really it’s just Jody Macgregor using the new diplomacy system.

6 mins

Protect Your Privacy

The government wants your data, but they don’t understand tech.  Facebook and Google want your  data – and they do. Jonni Bidwell  tries to disappoint them all.

10+ mins

Do you CVE What I CVE?

Wind River Systems’ David Reyna  talks to Jonni Bidwell about  keeping the embedded space safe  – and also fixing robots on Mars.

10+ mins

Raspberry Pi 4 B

Les Pounder loves a surprise and a Raspberry Pi – so when the Pi 4 was released, he was over the moon!

5 mins

Gameshell Kit

Need to take your love of retro gaming everywhere you go? Check out the open source handheld ClockworkPi GameShell, says Christian Cawley.

2 mins

Piper Computer Kit

Christian Cawley weighs up if it’s worth sticking a Raspberry Pi in a wooden box, pretending it’s a laptop and giving it to the kids…

2 mins

Monitor Your Network Using A Raspberry Pi

Christian Cawley scans his network for intruders and unsafe hardware using little more than a Raspberry Pi and Nagios.

5 mins

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