Purism Librem 15
I've been a fan of Free Software for quite some time, but for the most part I've found my opinions lean in the more pragmatic Bruce Perens Open Source camp. I value free software ideals but also...
View ArticlePurism Librem 13 Review
Will the keyboard click enough? Is it small enough? Is it free enough? Find out below. more>>
View ArticleWhat's New in 3D Printing, Part II: the Hardware
This is the second article in what will be a four-part series on the current state of 3D printing compared to how things were three years ago when I wrote my first series on 3D printing. Of course,...
View ArticleWhat's in the Box? Interrogate Your Linux Machine's Hardware
I recently had a problem trying to install the NVIDIA driver for my machine. It seemed the latest driver had stopped supporting my graphics card, and after updating my kernel, I was out of a driver....
View ArticleCanonical and BQ's Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition Tablet
Canonical's broad vision for Ubuntu Linux is to offer a single, converged personal computing experience across devices. more>>
View ArticleWhat's Our Next Fight?
We won the battle for Linux, but we're losing the battle for freedom. Linux turns 25 in August 2016. Linux Journal turned 21 in April 2016. (Issue #1 was April 1994, the month Linux hit version 1.0.)...
View ArticlePenclic B3 Mouse
"Does the world need a new computer mouse?" asks Penclic. "Yes it does!" says the Swedish peripherals developer. Most devices in our lives have undergone extensive changes through the years, notes...
View ArticleCORSAIR's Carbide Air 740
Part of the joy of owning a custom-built PC is building it yourself, notes CORSAIR. (Oh, do we agree!) In an effort to promote endless PC-making joy, CORSAIR developed the new Carbide Air 740 PC case...
View ArticlePanther MPC, Inc.'s Panther Alpha
Functional, powerful and there when you need it, unobtrusive when you don't—that's how Panther MPC, Inc., sums up the company's new Panther Alpha personal micro PC that features the company's...
View ArticleGoldtouch Semi-Vertical Mouse
"A brilliant combination of ergonomics, comfort and performance" thunders Goldtouch, a leader in desktop ergonomics, about its new Semi-Vertical Mouse. "Perfectly sloped at 66 degrees" to prevent wrist...
View ArticleIGEL Universal Desktop Converter
IGEL Technology's next-generation Universal Desktop Converter 3 (UDC3) is a powerful and universally deployable managed thin-client solution, a low-cost alternative to desktop hardware solutions....
View ArticleFlash ROMs with a Raspberry Pi
I previously wrote a series of articles about my experience flashing a ThinkPad X60 laptop with Libreboot. After that, the Libreboot project expanded its hardware support to include the ThinkPad X200...
View ArticleMinifree Ltd.'s GNU+Linux Computers
Minifree Ltd.—doing business as "Ministry of Freedom"—exists mainly for reasons Linuxers will like: to make it easier for people to get computers that respect their freedom and privacy, and to provide...
View ArticleMy Love Affair with Synology
In my "Hodge Podge" article in the October 2016 issue, I mentioned how much I love the Synology NAS I have in my server closet (Figure 1). more>>
View ArticlePSSC Labs' Eco Blade 1U
Arguably "the greenest blade server on the market", PSSC Labs' new Eco Blade 1U rack server offers power and performance with energy savings of up to 46% over competing servers, says the company....
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