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Issue #213: Mapping Tools – Create and edit digital maps with QGIS and QMapShack

This month's issue looks at Linux applications for viewing and customizing maps. You'll learn how to access and edit geospacial data with QGIS and QMapShack.

On the DVD: Fedora 28 Workstation and Manjaro XFCE 17.1.10

Issue #212: Internet of Things – Tools for home automation

The Internet of Things revolution is tailor-made for Linux. This month we report on some tools and techniques for Linux and the Internet of Things.

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Issue #211: Mycroft – Can an open source personal assistant compete with Alexa?

You can't get more sci fi than a little box that listens to your instructions and talks back. Most of the leading personal assistants come in very opaque little boxes, but the open source community is hard at work finding its own solutions. Mycroft is an open source assistant that comes on a hardware device, but you also can download the software and install it on a Linux system.

On the DVD: Linux Mint 18.3 "Mate" 64-Bit and ArchLinux 64-Bit

Issue #210: Free Boot! Libreboot and the liberation of firmware

This month we tune into the Libreboot project – an effort to replace the proprietary firmware in laptop computers with an open source equivalent.

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Issue #209: Is Firefox Back? We compare Mozilla's reborn browser with recent versions of Chrome

This month we take up the challenge with a head-on performance comparison of Firefox 57 with Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera. We also offer some tips on how to clean up the user data stored with your browser and how to configure custom privacy settings.

On the DVD: Ubuntu 17.10 "Budgie" and TrueOS Desktop 17.12

Issue #208: Terminal Tuning: Tips and tools for a better Bash shell

This month we present some interesting utilities for enhancing your command-line experience.

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Issue #207: Inside a Compiler

This month we take a look inside one of the most deeply complex and unfathomable tools in the programmer's toolkit: the compiler. We also compare the GCC, Clang, and MSVC compilers, with the emphasis on support for C++ standards.

On the DVD: Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon (64-bit) and Ubuntu Mate 17.10 (32-bit)

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Issue #206: Safer Boot

This month we look at the Linux boot process and explore some tools and tricks for better and safer startup, including the Shim first-stage bootloader and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip.

On the DVD: Ubuntu Desktop 17.10 and Ubuntu Server 17.10

Issue #205: Bitkey

The mysterious world of cryptocurrency is quickly becoming part of everyday life. If you've been around computers and the Internet for the past five years, chances are you're either using Bitcoin or you're curious about it. This month we look at BitKey, a Debian-based Linux designed to serve in a hyper-secure Bitcoin cold storage environment.

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