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Off the Beat * Bruce Byfield

Security's Weakest Link Is People

A few years ago, a neighbor asked me to help secure their computer. I'm not an expert on Windows, but I told them to run non-administrative accounts except when doing maintenance, and set passwords for their regular accounts.

Open Hardware, Free Software, and Crowdfunding

Open hardware is finally coming of age. Thanks to the combination of free software and crowdfunding, dozens of small projects and businesses are producing innovative and useful examples of open hardware.

11 Free-Licensed Sans Serif Fonts

Of the 708 free-licensed fonts currently available on Google Fonts, 191 are categorized as sans serif. That's not surprising, because sans serifs are among the most versatile of modern fonts.

Markdowned: Markdown Editor in a Single HTML File

Markdowned editor indeed consists of a single editable HTML file, which is rather nifty if you think about it. There is no need to install anything, and you can use the editor on any device with a browser.

WordPress Desktop App for Linux

Not so long ago, Automattic released the WordPress desktop app for all major platforms, including Linux. The idea of using a website via a dedicated desktop app instead of a browser may sound silly, but after having used the app for a while, I must admit that it makes a lot of sense.

KeeWeb: A Better Desktop and Web App for KeePass Databases

KeePass is one of the best password managers out there, but let's face it: the KeePass 2.x application written in Mono installs a huge number of dependencies and it looks anything but sleek on the Linux desktop.

Host Media Content with Linx-Server

Another week, another file hosting web application. This time it's linx-server, an app written in Go that has several things going for it. For starters, linx-server can handle mixed content: besides images, it can be used to host videos and publish text snippets.

ADMIN HPC

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How Persistent Memory Will Change Computing Jeff Layton

The same data storage hierarchy paradigm has been used for many years, and seemi ngly it works quite well. However, a new kind of data storage is coming that will completely disrupt this hierarchy and force the developer, user, and admin, to rethink how and where they store data.

ADMIN Online

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Develop your own Scripts for Nmap

Holger Reibold

Nmap does a great job with standard penetration testing tasks, but for specific security analyses, you will want to develop your own test scripts. The Nmap Scripting Engine makes this possible.

Setting up Google Apps for Work

Sandro Lucifora

We show how to set up Google Apps for Work and how to configure them for company use.

Using the MQTT IoT protocol for unusual but useful purposes * Jan-Piet Mens

Although the MQTT protocol is usually associated with the Internet of Things, it also works in some very different situations, such as monitoring, for example.

VM and Cloud Management with OpenQRM

Thomas Zeller

OpenQRM is a web-based, open source, data center management and cloud platform that offers many popular Linux tools with no major configuration overhead. We show you how to use it.

Improving Docker Security Now and in the Future

Sebastian Meyer

The focus for container solutions such as Docker is increasingly shifting to security. Some vulnerabilities have been addressed, with plans to take further steps in the future to secure container virtualization.

Magnum: Exploring OpenStack's Container API Udo Seidel

The Magnum project brings Docker container technology to the OpenStack cloud.