Features

Tutorial – USB/IP

Finders, Keepers

Jan 31, 2018

The Linux kernel has many interesting but unknown services. USB/IP, in particular, is one that you'll probably wonder why you have never encountered. USB/IP lets you use USB devices connected to other machines on your network as if they were plugged directly into your computer.

Programming Snapshot – Python Gambling

Strange Coincidence

May 31, 2018

Can 10 heads in a row really occur in a coin toss? Or, can the lucky numbers in the lottery be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? We investigate the law of large numbers.

Simply Secure

HTTPS out of the box with the Caddy secure web server

Jun 28, 2018

Caddy lets even the most inexperienced user set up a secure web server.

MPD and Cantata

Online Jukebox

Jun 28, 2018

The MPD server helps you manage your music collection flexibly and remotely and integrates external content.

Alarm Clock

Triggering regular tasks with Systemd

Aug 01, 2018

Systemd can start timers that automatically perform tasks at specified times. The configuration files are known as timer units.

Command Line – Ogg Vorbis

Ogg Vorbis utilities

Jun 28, 2018

With the addition of its supporting utilities, Ogg Vorbis competes with other free audio formats.

Kubuntu Close-up

Exploring Kubuntu 18.04 LTS and the Plasma desktop

Jun 28, 2018

Kubuntu 18.04, which is built on Ubuntu Bionic Beaver, is the first long-term support release that includes the Plasma 5 desktop. This article looks at the latest Kubuntu and highlights some cool configuration tricks.

BOINC

Cycles for Science

Aug 01, 2018

Want to participate in the scientific revolution? BOINC lets you lend your spare computer cycles to data analysis efforts for NASA and other science institutions.

Programming Snapshot – Go

Implementing fast queries for local files in Go

Aug 30, 2018

To find files quickly in the deeply nested subdirectories of his home directory, Mike whips up a Go program to index file metadata in an SQLite database.

Do It Yourself

A customizable Linux distribution with MiyoLinux

Aug 01, 2018

The lean MiyoLinux is aimed at System V lovers who aren't afraid to customize.

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