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twofer.resources 10-22-26

Oct 22, 2026 • joe jenett • posted in: resources notables

Linux Junkies
“Linux how-to guides, glossary & command reference”

Search hundreds of clear, current Linux how-to guides, a 300-term glossary and a command reference — from your first install to hardening a production server.

[ 📌tdjones ]
This hue shall pass (Promotional Vehicle)
“Colour contrast checker by Clearleft”

...an accessibility tool that helps you review and refine your brand's digital colour palette. It shows you a matrix of all possible colour combinations and which ones pass or fail your accessibility criteria. It then helps you make adjustments to unlock more usable combinations.

[...] This tool was inspired by Contrast Grid by Directed Edges and Contrast Finder by Tanaguru.

[ 📌stephanieleary ]

a quick note from the hub 10-20-26

Oct 20, 2026 • joe jenett • posted in: about

Just to let you know link testing was completed here at the hub today - a number of bad links were removed. Virtually free of link rot at the moment (the way I like it). 😎

-joe jenett

twofer.tech 10-20-26

Oct 20, 2026 • joe jenett • posted in: technology notables

Raspberry Pi Desktop now available for PC and Mac

Raspberry Pi Desktop is all updated for Debian Trixie and available now for your PCs and Macs. It even includes a Raspberry Pi Connect client.

[ 📌jimcmcdonald ]
The Lightbulb Computer: Reimagining Spatial & Ambient Computing with Projectors

A new direction for computing: projecting information into the real world to augment it, with a device that combines a projector and computer vision in the shape of a large lightbulb.

[ 📌sachaa ]

mixed bag 10-19-26

Oct 19, 2026 • joe jenett • posted in: lists miscellany

Guitoro | Online Virtual Guitar

Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

[ 📌maroonblazer ]
The Baronet - Free chess program (Windows, macOS) (Android and iOS coming soon)

A 100% free chess program, for Windows, macOS, mobile phones and tablets.

Play against the computer at the level you choose, review your games move by move, and learn the game from the first lesson. No account, no subscription, no internet connection needed.

[ 📌tdjones ]
ImageFlow

A free, full-featured image editor that runs entirely in your browser. Layers, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers, smart objects, text and filters — with PSD import and export, and on-device AI selection. Nothing is uploaded; your files never leave your device.

[ 📌dbuscher and 📌thulstrup ]
Paper Mono

Paper Mono is a beautiful monospace font family with 8 variable weights and coding ligatures, free and open source.

[ 📌thulstrup ]
Glea (beta) (github)

A minimal macOS web browser built on Chromium, inspired by Beam. It has a daily journal, linked notes, a unified omnibox, and point-and-shoot capture from web pages. Everything you write is a plain Markdown file on disk.

(Obsidian-flavored, so you can open the same folder in both.)

[ 📌vipom ]

twofer 10-17-26

Oct 17, 2026 • joe jenett • posted in: miscellany notables

The RSS Universe — Readers, Tools & Standards

A living directory of RSS readers, feed generators, monitoring tools, directories, and standards. Every link verified live.

[ 2 Spoopy 4 You and Alan is @cogdog 🇨🇦 ]
Deskworlds: Interactive, living desktop wallpapers (macOS)

Deskworlds puts a small living 3D world on your Mac desktop. The creatures in each world react to your cursor, and you can feed them from the menu bar. Everything runs locally with Three.js and WebGL2, with no account, analytics or internet connection.

[ 📌arnicas ]