 Hi everyone, Community Moderator Ben Cotton here again with your opensource.com top five articles for the week of June 9th, 2017. In this week's top five, we highlight education, hardware, and more. To paraphrase my idol, Billy, it's a nice day for a top five, so let's start again. At number five this week, five grade KDE apps to help you study. Vault, Sock Hacks shares tools for people who want to learn new skills or practice existing ones. With typing, geography, music, and more, there's something in here for everyone. Number four is Ten Ways the Gimp Image Editor Changed Carl Hermannson's Life. The Gimp is old enough to drink in Canada, so to celebrate, Carl shares Ten Ways the iconic software has changed his life. He's used it to create logos, DJ press kits, retail packaging, and more, all while developing his professional skills and becoming a part of the community. This week's number three is Three Alternatives to LibreOffice Writer. LibreOffice Writer is the most widely used word processor, but there are other choices out there. Community Moderator Scott Nesbitt takes a look at three of them, and several more are mentioned in the comments. Coming in at number two, a list of open source tools for college. Reprietary software is a strong foothold in higher ed, but it doesn't have to. Aaron Cocker shares some open source tools he uses while he pursues a bachelor's degree in computing. And your top article this week is Three Off the Shelf Linux Computers Compared. Jim Salter takes a look at computers from three different manufacturers that ship with Linux off the shelf. This is a thorough review with lots of pictures, so you'll want to take a look. Well my friends, that's all we have for you this week. Tune in again next week for another top five video here on opensource.com.