Software-Defined Networks

Even as the tech world works to figure out just what to do with the potential of cloud computing and big data, along comes a new bit of technology fueled by open source software: software-defined networks.

Saving Energy with PowerTOP2.0

The PowerTOP tool developed by Intel helps you save power. In version 2.0, it can also handle GPUs and offers advanced tracking features.

Testing Password Quality

Creating secure passwords and testing their quality

Create secure passwords with the help of a password generator and check for quality at the same time.

MediaGoblin: Saving the Internet Through Federation

A new project for sharing media files might be as important for its philosophy as its features.

Converting Filesystems with Fstransform

Fstransform converts a filesystem without formatting the media or deleting any files.

Future of the Desktop

Could Mozilla’s announcement of the Boot to Gecko roadmap, along with the continued development of other web-based operating systems, make which Linux distro you’re running less important than the desktop environment?

WebHTTrack Website Copier

Grabbing Websites with WebHTTrack

WebHTTrack backs up complete websites for offline access and modifies the links automatically.

Yorba Desktop

The Gnome Desktop and Beyond

At a time when many developers are focused on cloud applications, Yorba’s sights remain fixed firmly on the desktop.

Quantum Computing

Possibilities

With the arrival of the “first commercially available quantum computer,” the D-Wave One, we look at what it is and what open source can contribute.

Google Dart

Google’s JavaScript Alternative

The Dart programming language is Google’s modern alternative to JavaScript. It will mainly run in browsers but can also be used at the command line and on servers as a replacement for PHP.