45 ways to stay out of trouble this holiday season (an article wish list)

On behalf of the Opensource.com editorial team, we wish you a fun holiday season and a Happy New Year!

If you're taking time off over the holiday break and worried about what you'll do with your free time, we've got a list of 45 article ideas for 2018. If you're interested in writing or know someone who'd be the perfect fit, email us at open@opensource.com to get started. Also, take a look at our Tips and Guides for Writers.

45 ways to stay out of trouble this holiday season 

(aka an article wish list)

1. I made the X rookie Linux mistakes so you don't have to
2. How to choose a laptop for Linux
3. How to choose an open source database for your next project
4. How to work with printers in Linux
5. How to set up the ultimate Linux media center
6. Open source alternatives to Tableau
7. Top X 3D modeling tools
8. Top X 3D printing tools
9. Top X Blender video tutorials
10. Top X computer vision libraries for Python
11. Top X cryptography libraries for Python
12. Top X Firefox extensions
13. Top X GIMP tutorials
14. Top X git addons
15. Top X honeypots for conducting security tests
16. Top X image manipulation tools for Python
17. Top X Inkscape tutorials
18. Top X natural language processing tools for Python
19. Top X Node.js resources
20. Top X open source alternatives to iTunes
21. Top X open source Android backup tools
22. Top X open source Android browsers
23. Top X open source Android calendaring tools
24. Top X open source Android contact managers
25. Top X open source Android educational apps
26. Top X open source Android email clients
27. Top X open source Android mobile messenging tools
28. Top X open source Android photo managers
29. Top X open source Android social media tools
30. Top X open source Android weather apps
31. Top X open source antivirus tools
32. Top X open source astronomy tools
33. Top x open source bitcoin wallets
34. Top X open source BitTorrent clients
35. Top X open source chemistry tools
36. Top X open source Chrome extensions
37. Top X open source Firefox extensions
38. Top X open source math / calculator tricks
39. Top X open source plugins for Chrome
40. Top X open source Python frameworks for Y
41. Top X open source telephony tools
42. Top X open source webcam tools
43. Top X tips and tricks for Apache web server
44. Top X unicode resources for developers
45. Top X ways to get started with big data