This week, we highlight four open source calendar tools, last week’s open source news roundup, a My Linux Story, tools for writing a novel, and tips for a balanced life in tech.

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5. Tips from a software engineer for a balanced life

All Things Open speaker Kent C. Dodds is a software engineer at PayPal and runs various other projects in his free time. How does he do it all? Get his productivity tips in this interview.

4. Tools for writing the next best seller

Want to write a book? Check out these eight great tools for starting and finishing your writing project.

3. Linux is a new frontier for young developer

This article is part of our My Linux Story series that highlights Linux origin and user stories from all over the world. In this latest post, a young developer finds his way to open source, then creates a Linux distro of his own.

2. A $5 Linux server, open source software in China, and more news

In last Friday’s edition of our open source news roundup, David Both explored news about a $5 Linux server, China’s adoption of open source software, Plasma 5.8, and more.

1. 4 open source alternatives for Google Calendar

Need to keep your schedule straight? Learn how to do it using open source with these free alternatives to Google Calendar.