In this issue

LinuxFX
Cold-hearted Jonni Bidwell shows a rare hint of sympathy for users who want their Linux to look like Windows, even if they really should know better.

Native Pi gaming
Christian Cawley is playing Doom and other classic games on his Raspberry Pi without emulation. He explains how you can try this gaming witchcraft.

Code a 2D shooter in Python
Putting the shooter into top-down shooter, Calvin Robinson brings us another game programming tutorial, Reservoir Bunnies..

Seeed Odyssey X86J4105

Les Pounder tries an Intel-powered SBPC with the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO.

2 mins

Easy OS 2.4.1

Puppy Linux has a younger sibling, and like Jonni Bidwell it’s completely container-mad and works well on a boat.

3 mins

LinuxFX 10.6

Cold-hearted Jonni Bidwell shows a rare hint of sympathy for users who want their Linux to look like Windows.

3 mins

Beyond a Steel Sky

Management loves a totalitarian regime and it loves some nostalgia harking back to when magazines and Ian Evenden used to make a profit…

5 mins

BUILD A SMART HOME OFFICE

Wiseguy Jonni Bidwell has some tips on making our homes and home offices smarter, with the latest FOSS offerings.

10+ mins

FUNDING THE FREE

Jonni Bidwell delves into the thorny issues surrounding funding open-source projects and urges you to support your favourite free software.

10+ mins

HISTORY OF THE PC

In a world of competing processors and operating systems, John Knight explores how the PC began, what powers it and how it’s still going.

10+ mins

RaspController

Les Pounder needs an easy way to see what all of his Raspberry Pis are up to, but he’s too lazy to move from the sofa…

3 mins

Quickly Put Together A Slick Bibliography

Putting together accurate, searchable bibliographies is rarely a simple job. Kseniya Fedoruk reveals how to do it with less effort, using ONLYOFFICE.

6 mins

How to recreate the Doctor Who theme

Mike Bedford makes use an analogue synthesiser simulator to generate one of TV’s most iconic and recognisable themes.

10+ mins

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