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Serve It up Hot
Backing up a living system
The tools and strategies you use to back up files that are not being accessed won't work when you copy data that is currently in use by a busy application. This article explains the danger of employing common Linux utilities to back up living data and examines some alternatives.
Ducks in a Row
Aligning Text in LibreOffice Writer
To get professional publishing results, here are a few tips and tricks to get the most out of LibreOffice Writer’s alignment options.
We Need to Talk
How computers learn languages
Whether through voice assistants, chatbots, or the automatic analysis of documents, rapid developments in AI are helping speech technologies make inroads. But how does AI manage to understand the subtleties of human language?
Lightning Protection
Locking down the Thunderbolt interface
The Thunderbolt interface supports extremely fast data transfer rates, but be careful about what you plug into your port, because Thunderbolt devices access memory directly. We'll show you some Linux tools for locking down your Thunderbolt interface.
Convenient Downloads
A download manager for the shell
A few lines of shell code and the Gawk scripting language make downloading files off the web a breeze.
Not All NAS
Your NAS isn't enough – you still need to back up your data!
Some users trust their data to powerful file servers that advertise enterprise data protection, but your Network Attached Storage system might not be as safe as you think it is.
A style checker for LibreOffice Writer
Angry Reviewer
The Angry Reviewer style check can be used to evaluate and improve any type of writing, including academic articles and grant applications.
Network Tattletale
Monitoring application data traffic
OpenSnitch, an application-based firewall, protects you from unwanted data leaks by letting you set customized rules for all your applications.
Trust Tools
Using browser extensions to uncover disinformation
Fake information is experiencing a boom, but given the right tools, you can reliably separate the wheat from the chaff.
No Code, No Problem
Building apps with NocoDB
NocoDB lets you build useful applications without writing a single line of code.
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