Perl: PerlPanel Perl applets extend a platform-independent desktop panel
Mar 31, 2009One panel has a neat collection of applets and another has spectacular looks – but a combination of the two is rare. Now help draws nigh for the desktop: PerlPanel is extensible with do-it-yourself widgets.
more »Perl: amtrack Perl scripts watch Amazon prices
Mar 29, 2009If you are a bargain hunter, you might enjoy this Perl script that monitors price developments at Amazon and alerts you if Amazon suddenly drops the prices on the products you have been watching.
more »Perl: Dynamic netstat Refreshing netstat output with Perl
Mar 24, 2009The netstat utility reveals how your Linux box interacts with the local network. With a few Perl modules, you can develop a tool that displays the data dynamically, exactly the way top does.
more »New Kernel Firewall Nftables to Succeed Netfilter
Mar 20, 2009The Netfilter team has long been mulling over rework of firewall code in the Linux kernel. Now team lead Patrick McHardy ends months of work by announcing nftables.
more »Parrot 1.0 Said to Speak Your Virtual Language
Mar 19, 2009After years of development, version 1.0 of the Parrot virtual machine has arrived for Perl, Python and other dynamic languages. Whether the Parrot will take a firm foothold in software development is still up in the air.
more »Perl: Pinpointing Spammers Find spammers with the help of a database and Google Charts
Feb 28, 2009To identify the geographic regions from which link spam originated, a database locates IP addresses and the Google Charts service puts them onto a world map.
more »Perl: Speed Bumps Profilers identify bottlenecks in Perl programs
Jan 31, 2009Instead of souped up CPUs, simple programming tricks are often all it takes to speed up a program. Profilers can discover bottlenecks that need more TLC from the developer.
more »Advisory Check 2.20 with More Feeds and HP-UX
Jan 15, 2009Advisory Check (advchk), a small tool for monitoring installed software security, is now available in version 2.20. It has extended its source feeds and is now supported on HP-UX.
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