TuxJam

As McNalu is MIA, Kevie is joined by Dave Lee from the Bugcast music podcast for the 57^th episode of TuxJam.  But the change doesn’t alter the show content with a review of the Ubuntu based disrto LXLE.

Along with some software KISS Launcher (Android) and Synapse Launcher (Linux, shown below). We have some feedback to discuss and we announce Podcrawl Glasgow 2017 on Saturday 29th July. Along with the usual mix of Creative Commons music tracks:

• Street Riot by Amoebacrew
• Come into the Light by Kinematic
• West Coast Highway by Zack Linton
• Дорога Домой by The Penguin Kids
• Happy by Carvine

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The duo of Kevie and Andrew return to TuxJam for the first time in 2017 and they aim to please with a show crammed with a mix reviews, music and Scottish whit.

Kevie and Andrew take a look at Gecko Linux (with the Budgie desktop) followed by an in depth look at the Android browser JumpGo. The focus then shifts to Notepads applications for Android with a comprehensive list including: uNote, TAG Notepad, NoNonsense Notes, CrocodileNotes,Notepad.

All this with the usual mix of creative commons music, the tracks included in this episode are:

• Little Liar by Roller Genoa
• My World by We Are FM
• Feeling Full of Joy (Piano solo) by Cem Music Project
• People Watching by Nicolas Falcon
• Root Cause by Rob Kosh

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In the first TuxJam of 2017, Kevie takes charge of the ship for a solo voyage. But not wishing to disappoint the loyal listeners, he tries to maintain the regular duties.  For the new year there seems to have been a tidal wave of new releases including Bodhi, Scientific Linux, Parsix, Tails, BitKey, Vinux, AntiX, Quirky and AryaLinux.

Kevie then goes onto giving a Linux distro Debex a test to see how it fares on the wild sees.
Entertainment is important to a lonely sailor, so the Zgemma H.2S satellite receiver is put to the test to see if it is fit to pass away the hours on board while a sailor can only dream of his fair maiden on some far distant shores.
Messages in a bottle are sent from Chalkahlom and Jim (aka Whistlewright), which turns out to be a hidden gem of buried treasure known as Droid Break.

R2 D2 cafetiere on ThinkGeek. is one that we failed to map and sailed by her on the previous gifts for geeks episode in December.
Along with the (creative commons) sea fairing shanties:

• No Law For the Human Heart by Entrance
• Moonshine Blues by Paolo Orecchia
• Car On A Train by Michael Ellis
• This Old Guitar and Me by Ken Roberts

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Kevie and mcnalu have entered into the Christmas mood and recorded this show with sporrans wrapped in tinsel and kilts decked with holly (externally only). First up it’s the usual round up of lesser known GNU/linuxes on distrowatch. Next they recount their experiences with Peppermint Linux 7 and Kevie concentrates his attention on site specific browers (SSBs) with ICE .

Andrew then reviews the oldie but goldie FOSS game Pingus which offers a Christmas level-set. There’s also an extra gift for geek suggestion that we didn’t include in TuxJam 53 because it’s only just been released: the intriguing book Learning Linux in a Month of Lunch Break by Steven Ovadia of the My Linux Rig blog.

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Why not give a geeky Christmas gift to a family member or close friend?  Even if they’re not a geek (yet), you might surprise them with something they didn’t even know you they wanted.

In this special edition of TuxJam we review a number of items that might just make the perfect gift for a geek.

Stocking fillers – under £10

• USB water pump – automate watering plants and more.
• USB cup warmer
• Geek mug
• Pet rock – low maintenance pet
• Book: Linux pocket guide by Daniel J Barrett

Low price – £10 to £25

• Remote control candles
• Scientific spice rack
• Pixel hand overn glove
• ZX Spectrum wallet
• Stormtrooper decanter
• USB fridge – room for one can
• Millenium Falcon – metal kit
• BBC Microbit – just the microbit itself (recommend starter kit below)

Mid price – £25 to £100

• BBC Microbit starter kit
• Hatching dinosaur candle
• Cut-throat razor
• Black cow vodka

High price – Over £100

• Home planetarium – see stars in constellations in your own home
• Star Trek communicator – connects to your phone via bluetooth, Captain
• Tie Fighter Desk
• Loot crate – Geek-themed stuff in a box
• ZBOX – More geek-themed box

And finally… You REALLY love your partner price:

• Britannia Juke Box

Along with these Christmas themed creative commons tracks:

• Just Another Holiday Season by Marco Buono
• Still the Night by Jason Silver
• Jingle Bells by Anup

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Kevie and mcnalu are settling TuxJam into its new home on this site. First up is the roundup of lesser known but interesting linuxes on distrowatch. Both hosts have, as promised, taken NixOS for a spin. It’s an interesting distro which offers a new take on Linux package management. We then review two apps which help stream radio and other audio content to your phone or tablet: ServeStream and RadioDroid. We end with a roundup of feedback, including an apology for only belatedly noticing @inscius‘s recommendation of us trying a wee dram – not of a whisky, but of Swedish folk music that sounds somewhat Scottish.

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Kevie and mcnalu arrive at their half century — show 50! We begin with our usual roundup of recent and lesser known linuxes on distrowatch. We then review the small but fleet-footed Tiny Core Linux distro. Kevie then discusses his experience with Amazon’s Fire phone. Next, Andrew discusses how the nifty entr command can be used to get various GUI applications to work together. We’re delighted to have substantial feedback to review from the Jolla phone review in TuxJam 49 and news of this year’s Glasgow podcrawl.

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Kevie and mcnalu edge ever closer to their half century. We kick-off as ever with our roundup of recent and lesser known linuxes on distrowatch. We then welcome our guest Beni who reviews his Jolla Phone. Kevie then discusses his experience with Cutegram and Andrew explains why he didn’t get to experience it. Next, Andrew and Kevie discuss their experiences with YouTube apps SkyTube and NewPipe which are only available from F-droid and not Google Play. We finish up with our roundup of feedback and our attempts to further the reach of TuxJam.

Creative commons tracks played on this show:

• Boot Full of Blues by Conway Hambone (recommended by Chalkahlom)
• The Kite by Deep Down Inside (played by Dave Lee on the Bugcast)
• Bird in a Cage by Regiment Blue
• If Ever by Leo Bowers
• Endsequence by Obsidian Shell

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Kevie and mcnalu burst into the new year in a blaze of obscurity. We start with our brief survey of recent and lesser known linuxes on distrowatch. We then welcome our guest Dave Morriss who reviews his Entroware Kratos laptop which was a prize at Oggcamp 2015. Kevie then reviews desktop RSS client Liferea. Andrew takes a second look at the multi-protocol microblogging android app andstatus and revises his previous opinion of it. Finally Kevie reports back on his experiences with NixNote2. We finish up, as ever, with a roundup of feedback.

Creative commons tracks played on this show:

• Adventure by Madelyniris
• The Only Son by Grey Heron
• Empty Bed by Lyonn
• I’m Still Breathing by Kelly Allyn
• 2419 by Between Horizons
• Fiery the Angels Fell by prettyhowtown:

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