Episode 18: DLN Xtend 18: Home Studio, LeoCAD, LibreOffice Feedback, Folding@Home, Clonezilla Live

Welcome to DLN Xtend Episode 18. In this episode, Eric finds a new home studio/office space and Nate tells us about using LeoCAD with his kids. LeoCAD lets you design virtual models with LEGO® bricks.

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On This Week in Linux, Michael mentioned Folding@Home as a way to help with COVID-19 research. They have a blog post describing what they are doing and how you can help.

Also on This Week in Linux, there is a new release of Clonezilla live, a partition and disk imaging/cloning program. We discuss the benefits of using this type of software to create full snapshots of disks and partitions.

That's all for this week. Be sure to stop by DLN's Discourse, Telegram, Mumble and Discord servers to continue the discussion. More information about this show and other Destination Linux Network shows and creators (like Eric and Nate for example) is available at destinationlinux.network.

Until next time, see yas!

Chapters:

00:42 Eric's Week - New Studio / Office
08:30 Nate's Week - LeoCAD
13:05 Listener Feedback - LibreOffice
17:02 This Week in Linux - Folding@Home
20:49 This Week in Linux - Clonezilla Live
27:44 Outro