Software

eStudio (Baseline) Code Preview

A couple of months ago, I got word of a project that an acquaintance of mine as working on. Information...

Proxmox Install Step by Step

ProxmoxVE is a complete open-source virtualization management solution for servers. It is based on KVM and container-virtualization and manages virtual machines, storage, virtualized networks,...

LibreOffice 4.1 Beta 1 Arrives With Loads of Features Including Symphony...

LibreOffice 4.1 Beta 1 has finally arrived and once again highlights the exceptional talent of the 600+ developers working under the aegis of The...

Chakra-2013.05-Benz Released – Release Notes and Download Links

The Chakra team has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2013.05, an updated release of the project's desktop Linux distribution for 64-bit computers. This new...

How Secure is Your Password? Create a Strong Password and Sleep...

Our on-line content, bank accounts, shopping accounts and social network accounts are as safe as our passwords are. Most people don't  consider password security...

ElementaryOS Beta 1 and 2 Comparison and Review

Now I'm sure everyone knows that I love Bodhi Linux, very much. I rant on about it how good it...

A Secure Password

The minimum you can do to protect yourself is to avoid weak passwords. In most cases people do not know what weak passwords are...

Linux Kernel 3.10. It’s BIG!

We have not really seen any large changes or updates in the Linux kernel for quite some time. This is actually a good thing...

Getting Debian 7.0 ‘Wheezy’ Up and Running

Now that you have installed Debian 7.0 'Wheezy' and got yourself comfortable with it, it's now time to get some...

The Challenge of Hardware Support

A very common problem Every operating system project meant to be run on generic hardware faces this issue, which is to support the widest range...

Debian 7.0 ‘Wheezy’ Review

Just short of two weeks after the big release of Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail', I had Debian 7.0 'Wheezy' arrive...

New Intel Haswell Iris GPU Triples the Performance

Truth be told, Intel HD Graphics series is not for gaming purposes, especially when AMD provides a better solution for their Llano CPUs. However,...

Strings in Python

Now that you have learned how to work in interactive mode with...

Short Introduction to Netcat

Playing with tools has always been fun for me. You enjoy and learn at the same...

Google Looking to Acquire Whatsapp

Third party messenger service apps have undoubtedly found more takers than traditional messengers. Apps such as Viber, Kakao talk and WeChat are being used...

Haiku Lifts Another Interoperability Barrier

These days, Haiku is seeing a long standing barrier to interoperability fading away as its NFSv4 client is getting merged. It's the first sign...

A Linux Based Console. Coming Soon.

Well that title is not entirely true. But wouldn't it be great if it were. There's a keen market just...

Unreliable Battery Indicators on Android Phones?

The accuracy of the Android battery indicators has always been in question. And it may extend to smartphones on all platforms. The arguments, for...