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Itsy, Bitsy Spider
Aggregating data with Portia
Are you interested in retrieving stock quotes in machine-readable form off the Internet? No problem: After a few mouse clicks, Portia weaves a command line and wraps the data in JSON format.
By the Light of the Moon
Pale Moon web browser as an alternative to Firefox
A new browser with familiar technology: The lean Firefox offshoot Pale Moon is compatible with many cherished Firefox extensions.
Mixed Doubles
Create Linux Bash and Windows batch scripts simultaneously with Batsh
Batsh kills two birds with one stone: Programs written in this language can be compiled both as Linux Bash scripts and Windows batch files.
Beyond the Silver Screen
Netflix on Linux without Silverlight
The online video store Netflix delivers video on demand to many countries. Although the service offers Linux-friendly HTML5 streams, you have to coax Netflix into actually serving them up.
Setting the Records Straight
Lock down your logfiles with logrotate
The simple act of logging can create management and storage nightmares. Logrotate brings creative solutions to your logging needs.
![Figure 4: Write amplification causes unnecessary disk activity and wears down the drive [3]. (CC BY-SA 3.0)](/var/linux_magazin/storage/images/issues/2015/172/tuning-your-ssd/figure-4/645469-1-eng-US/Figure-4_small.png "Figure 4: Write amplification causes unnecessary disk activity and wears down the drive [3]. (CC BY-SA 3.0)")
Tuned Up
Getting the best performance from solid state drives on Linux
Nothing accelerates a PC like transitioning to an SSD, but some special configuration might be in order if you want to get the most from your drive.
Bean Counter
Nethogs monitors network bandwidth per process
Nethogs knows which programs and users are monopolizing the system's network connection.
Rain Check
Perl checks for rain and issues umbrella warning
A Perl script that retrieves the current weather forecast at dawn helps the Perlmeister decide whether to run the risk or take an umbrella just in case.
Terminal Analyzer
Analyzing network traffic with Tshark
The simple and practical Tshark packet analyzer gives precise information about the data streams on the network.
How ls Works
Anatomy of a simple Linux utility
A simple Linux utility program such as ls might look simple, but many steps happen behind the scenes from the time you type "ls" to the time you see the directory listing. In this article, we look at these behind-the-scene details.
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