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The Code Less Travelled
Jonni Bidwell hadnevertalked toanyonewhoprogrammed BASICforhelicopters.UntilhemetEleanor McHugh
10+ min |
October 2018
Linux Format
Omada EAP225 Outdoor
Mark Pickavancetests TP-Links affordable outdoors Wi-Fi solution by sitting in the garden with a laptop, a smartphone and a large Pimms
3 min |
October 2018
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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+ min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
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 min |
September 2019
Linux Format
A Wayland Of A Time
Jonni Bidwell meets Daniel Stone to find out what’s hot in the crazy world of Linux graphics right now.
10+ min |
November 2018
Linux Format
Two Point Hospital
Management are refusing to come out of the their glass office on the top floor as Fraser Brown practises extreme surgery on the Linux Format team.
6 min |
November 2018
Linux Format
Hacker Secrets
As the nights finally start to draw in, Jonni Bidwell dons his black hoody and stares into the terminal. Actually, he’s been doing this all summer long…
10+ min |
September 2018
Linux Format
Coding A Murderer
Discover how algorithms put serial killers at the centre of the map. Tamsin Oxford investigates the Murder Accountability Project and its open source hunt for murderers…
8 min |
September 2018
Linux Format
Learn Linux With Feren OS
Nothing pleases Jonni Bidwell more than converting the uninitiated to Linux. Not even waking up before the alarm goes off.
9 min |
September 2018
Linux Format
Ruiner
When faced with Linux Format Towers, Omri Petitte still preferred to escape into a brutal, ultra-violent, dystopian cyberpunk future. Who doesn’t?
5 min |
September 2018
Linux Format
Purism Librem 13
It’s expensive, but do the security features make this impressive Linux Ultrabook worth the extra cost? Christian Cawley finds out.
6 min |
April 2019
Linux Format
So Retro
We challenged John Knight to relive the entirety of computing history through open source. He almost died trying…
10+ min |
April 2019
Linux Format
Protect Against Malware
Jonni Bidwell isn’t sure if malware could break his PC more than he does, but he doesn’t really want to find out…
10+ min |
July 2019
Linux Format
Bluestar Linux 5.0.7
Another issue, another Arch-based desktop – and the obvious question in Mayank Sharma’s mind is how is this different from any of the others.
3 min |
July 2019
Linux Format
Wayland The Wait Is Over
The next-gen display protocol is ready for primetime! There, we said it send all your arguments to Jonni Bidwell…
10 min |
July 2019
Linux Format
Terminal Velocity
Jonni Bidwell once again provokes readers by fraternising with a Microsoft employee, the ever-knowledgeable James Turnbull.
10+ min |
July 2019
Linux Format
Manifesto Of The People
Jonni Bidwell’s political views have probably gotten him on all kinds of lists. Now, after meeting James Smith, he’s convinced open democracy is the way forward.
10+ min |
May 2017
Linux Format
Champion of Freedom
Not usually one for being starstruck, Jonni Bidwell finds himself blushing and weak at the knees as he meets one of his heroes, the visionary Cory Doctorow.
10+ min |
April 2017
Linux Format
Intel Core i3 7350K
Can an unlocked Intel Core i3 really take the world by storm? Jarred Walton  weighs up that tricky balancing act of price and performance.
3 min |
April 2017
Linux Format
Stream It!
Build the ultimate streaming media server for music, movies and more on any device in or outside your home. Nick Peers brings the popcorn…
1 min |
November 2017
Linux Format
Watch And Record Live TV
Link in Emby with your TV back-end and you can watch, manage and integrate TV recordings into your media libraries.
4 min |
November 2017
Linux Format
Do More With Your Server
You’ve set up your media, added live and recorded TV capabilities, now discover what else Emby can do for you…
5 min |
November 2017
Linux Format
Engineering Linux
Jonni Bidwell meets Sean Finney, a recent convert to Linux, and hears heartwarming tales about how LXF eased his journey to the light side.
10+ min |
November 2017
Linux Format
Automation pHAT
Les Pounder takes a look at a new board that offers a budget introduction to home automation. Now all he needs to do is train his robot to make coffee.
3 min |
November 2017
Linux Format
Google Pixel 2
Matt Swider swoons over the best smartphone camera he’s seen, then realises the rest is a bit 2016...
2 min |