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LibreOffice 24.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 88 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 24.8.3 is here one and a half months after the LibreOffice 24.8.2 release to address more of those pesky bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users, thus improving its overall stability and reliability of the open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite.

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No Power = No 1s and 0s. Internet Resilience Requires Electrical Resilience

Last week, Cuba lost all Internet connectivity when Hurricane Rafael struck the nation and caused a failure in its power infrastructure. This was only a few weeks after the shutdown of a major power generation plant caused a nationwide power outage and a loss of all Internet connectivity. In late October, the Caribbean island of Guadalupe dropped off the Internet as striking workers took over and shut down the island’s main power plant.

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OrangePi 4A with Octa-Core ARM Cortex-A55, RISC-V Coprocessor, and M.2 2280 PCIe 2.0 NVMe SSD Support

Following the launch of the OrangePi RV in September, OrangePi has introduced another single-board computer, the OrangePi 4A. With a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi, this board features an M.2 2280 slot for storage, dual camera interfaces, and multiple display peripherals.

Advancing Open-Source Support for MediaTek’s Genio IoT Platforms with Collabora

MediaTek is advancing its IoT Edge AI capabilities by expanding upstream support for its Genio platforms. Building on the success of the MediaTek Kompanio Chromebook project, this new initiative brings the focus to MediaTek’s Genio Evaluation Kits, which are being integrated into Collabora’s Linux development ecosystem.

Clipper HAT Mini Brings 4G LTE Connectivity to Raspberry Pi, Includes Free 100MB SIM Card

Pimoroni’s new Clipper HAT Mini brings 4G LTE connectivity to the Raspberry Pi, enabling projects to operate where Wi-Fi is limited or unavailable. Designed for remote applications, it supports reliable data transmission for outdoor sensors, mobile setups, and monitoring systems.

System76 Meerkat MiniPC with 13th Gen Intel Processors and M.2 2280 Slot

The Meerkat mini-desktop is a compact, versatile solution for professional and personal use, supporting multitasking on up to four displays with seamless media, email, and web browsing on Pop!_OS or Ubuntu.

5 Best Free and Open Source Drum Machines

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 15, 2023

Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A drum machine often has pre-programmed beats and patterns for popular genres and styles, such as pop music, rock music, and dance music. Most modern drum machines made in the 2010s and 2020s also allow users to program their own rhythms and beats.

Drum machines may create sounds using analog synthesis or play pre-recorded samples.

Our recommended drum machine software is captured in one of our legendary rating charts. We only feature free and open source goodness.

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