High-class talks around the clock in the Forum, non-commercial projects presenting their work, new developments at the largest IT fair in the world, CeBIT Open Source 2010 in Hanover, Germany.
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Double-sided DVD: Knoppix 6.3 exclusive! Plus Mandriva 2010
Most people don’t give a second thought to Bluetooth security, but that address book on your mobile phone might be more vulnerable than you think. Bluetooth devices are surprisingly susceptible to snooping, but the new Bluetooth 2.1 specification could floss some of the gaps. This month we’ll show you how an intruder can get past your phone’s defenses.
Also in this issue:
Knoppix 6.3: Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper tells about the Knoppix 6.3 Live boot Linux included on this month’s DVD.
Firefox for Mobile (Fennec): Discover the Firefox browser for mobile devices from Mozilla.
MySQL Workbench 5.1: Too many tables and too many complex relationships? Visualize your MySQL database with MySQL Workbench.
Chatbots: Many were introduced to artificial intelligence by interacting with electronic shrinks. Learn more about chatbots and their language.
Charly’s Column: Charly cooks up some ClamFS and ClamAV soup to inoculate his file servers against viruses.
Security Lessons: ClamAV Come back for seconds, as Kurt shows you how to protect Windows clients on the Internet.
Sympa 6: Manage list servers simply from a web browser, no matter how large or decentralized your groups.
Qt 4.6 and KDE 4.4: Learn what’s new on the KDE desktop, courtesy of Qt.
CodeSynthesis XSD: Generate C++ classes that let you access the data stored in XML documents. Then stream C++ objects back to XML.
Perl – Flip It: Hack a recorder to play your secret messages backward.
Workspace: DAM with digiKam Manage your digital assets with this useful photo management app.
SocialVPN: Secure virtual private networks.
FontForge: Create homemade symbol fonts.
Legacy GRUB: Get to know this Linux bootloader.
maddog's Column: Fix it for free!
Chaos Computer Club Congress: The CCC stages its 26th conference.
Linux Conf Australia: New Zealand hosts annual meeting.
Steganography and Other Security Techniques –You've configured a firewall and set up an intrusion detection framework. What else can you do to lock down your network and protect your privacy? This month we study some smart security techniques:
Steganography: We show you how to hide secrets in an ordinary digital image.
PDF Attack: The GhostNet attack infected computers around the world. We show you how intruders used some simple PDF tricks to slip inside.
SELinux Sandbox: A new tool based on the SELinux access control system locks down your desktop environment to prevent browser-based attacks.
Password Managers: We examine some practical tools for managing Internet passwords.
Additional articles in this issue include:
Media Players: Looking for a place to put your sounds? We compare the Banshee, Ryhthmbox, Amarok, and Songbird media players.
Tiny Core: Tired of drinking coffee and watching a startup screen? This sleek little Linux will boot your system in less than 30 seconds.
Ask Klaus! Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper answers reader-submitted questions.
Charly’s Sys Admin Column: Charly rolls his own URL-shortening service.
SSL Security: Kurt Seifried studies some techniques intruders use for compromising SSL security.
Samhain: To keep the storehouse safe, you’ll need a night watchman. This hostbased intrusion detection tool notifies users of intrusion attempts.
Perl – Pidgin English: Playing personal sounds with the Pidgin instant messenger.
AbiWord: Heavyweight word processing in a lightweight package.
PiTiVi: Edit your favorite video clips.
Solang: Fast and easy photo manager.
Command Line – ImageMagick: Edit images at the command line.
Doghouse: Community news from maddog.
SuperComputing 2009: IT meets academics in Portland.
Projects on the Move: We look at new sound landscapes. C2h lets people talk to dolphins and whales, and if you happen to be a jazz musician, you will find a creative helper in Impro-Visor.
Surviving Windows: Every new Microsoft Windows release brings a new crop of interoperability challenges. This month we look at some Linux interoperability tools in Windows and discuss some apps for running Linux on Windows 7:
Linux Services in Windows 7: Talk to your Linux systems with Windows 7's Telnet server, NFS client, and Subsystem for Unix-based applications.
Linux on Windows: Several tools offer a means for running Linux on Windows. We look at Cygwin, coLinux, Wubi, and some of the leading virtualization options.
Web Operating Systems: Throw out your old assumptions about where the system lives. Marcel Gagné studies some web-based OS options.
Additional articles in this issue include:
Opera Unite: The latest Opera release puts a web server in your browser.
OpenGTS: This handy app helps you keep track of vehicles in the filed.
UPnP and Coherence: Stream sound and video to mobile devices with your own UPnP server.
Ask Klaus: Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.
Charly's Column – sslh: Manage encrypted traffic with the SSL/SSH multiplexer.
Security Lessons – Secure Programming: Kurt studies some software tools that will help you audit and secure your network.
GRUB 2: The latest release signals a new beginning for the GRUB bootloader.
Virtual Sand: Learn about a project that is taking a new approach to the goal of animating sand.
Perl – Mencoder and Sox: Add opening credits to your home videos with Mencoder, Sox, and Perl.
DOSBox: Resurrect your ancient DOS programs with this emulator of bygone PCs.
Workspace – Build an E-Book: Creating an e-book with OpenOffice FBTools.
Meld: Compare files and directories.
Command Line – Bash Builtins: We study the powerful bash command and other builtin tools.
System Administration: This month we look at traffic shaping and other techniques for the sys admin. We'll show you some process monitoring tools, and we'll examine a distro designed to turn your PC into a network-attached storage device:
FreeNAS: Turn your old computer into a network-attached storage device.
Wondershaper: Traffic shaping used to be for experts only. This helpful tool offers an easy way to manage your bandwidth.
Admin Tools: Marcel Gagné looks at the Top family and other important tools, including pstree, Krunner, and Gnome System Monitor.
Sudo: We'll show you why it is wise to be careful with this powerful security tool.
In our January 2009 issue you'll also find articles on:
Gnome 2.28: A look at the new Gnome
TonidoPlug and Bubba Two: Put a Linux server app on your home network
Fcron: A snappy job scheduler that takes Cron to new places
Syntext Serna Free: Check out the GPL version of Syntext's popular XML editor
Q&A with Klaus Knopper
Archivemail: Find out about a handy tool for archiving old mail
Rate limiting: Learn about a promising technique for stopping denial of service attacks
mod-selinux: An open source network vulnerability scanner
Kernel news
Squeak: Will this easy programming language bring new life to Smalltalk?
Perl: The Perlmeister bowls vertically with a new look at a popular programming challenge
Marble: Travel the planet with this globe in a window
Stacey: Build an online portfolio of your creative work
Empathy: Stay in touch with this versatile IM client
Parted: Managing partitions
Ontario Linux Fest 2009
ZendCon 2009
Projects: Gnusolidario supplies the Medical OpenERP solution to hospitals, and GOSM provides a free alternative to Google Earth
