Phillip Prado

About Phillip Prado

Phillip Prado is an avid follower of all things tech, culture, and art. Not only is he an all-around geek, he has a BA in Intercultural Studies and considers himself a serial hobbyist. He loves hiking, cycling, poetry, video games, and movies. But no matter what his passions are there is only one thing he loves more than Linux and FOSS: coffee. You can find him (nearly) everywhere on the web as @phillipprado.

Stremio Open Source Add-on Competition offers $5,000 in Rewards

Last updated May 10, 2019 By Phillip Prado 3 Comments

Like to code? Win up to $5000 by developing add-ons for open source video streaming application Stremio.

CrossCode is an Awesome 16-bit Sci-Fi RPG Game

Last updated February 2, 2019 By Phillip Prado 2 Comments

CrossCode manages to bundle all of its influences into a seamless gaming experience that feels nothing shy of excellent.

IssueHunt: A New Bounty Hunting Platform for Open Source Software

Last updated September 21, 2018 By Phillip Prado 4 Comments

IssueHunt is a new bounty hunting platform for open source software that aims to bridge the gap between open source projects and open source developers.

SoftMaker Premium Office Suite is Now Free for Educational Institutes and Teachers

Last updated September 5, 2018 By Phillip Prado 6 Comments

SoftMaker is offering its premium cross-platform office product for free to educational institutes and teachers. Students can also get a massive discount.

Steam Makes it Easier to Play Thousands of Windows Games on Linux

Last updated August 29, 2018 By Phillip Prado 25 Comments

Valve is implementing a fork of WINE in the Steam Play thus bringing support for Windows games on Linx platform. Read more about it.

Secure Email Service Tutanota sees F-Droid Release

Last updated August 20, 2018 By Phillip Prado 7 Comments

Tutanota becomes the first email service to publish its app on open source Android marketplace F-Droid.

Hiri is Your Best Bet for Using Microsoft Exchange on Linux

Last updated February 28, 2019 By Phillip Prado 46 Comments

A featureful native Linux email client that allows you to access Microsoft Exchange Server on Linux. Read and find what makes Hiri an awesome email client for Linux users.

KDE’s New Elisa Music Player: So Close, Yet So Far Away

Last updated April 18, 2018 By Phillip Prado 7 Comments

KDE is a working on a new music player called Elisa. Can Elisa become the new default music player in most Linux distributions? Find out in this review of Elisa music player.

Tutanota: Encrypted Open Source Email Service for Privacy Minded People

Last updated November 9, 2019 By Phillip Prado 38 Comments

If you are a privacy concerned netizen, try Tutanota. It is an open source email service for encrypted email communication. We review the pros and cons of using Tutanota in this article.