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Practical Wine
Building a Wine environment for Windows applications
More and more Windows applications run on Linux thanks to Wine. If you spend a little time on configuration and troubleshooting, you won’t be stuck in Windows – even with applications that no one dreamed would run on Linux.
Resetting Passwords with SystemRescueCd
SystemRescueCd
If you’re locked out of your Linux or Windows system, a handy Live Linux troubleshooting distro might be all you need to get back in. We’ll show you how to pick the lock with SystemRescueCd.
Raspberry Pi
Pioneer Computing
The sudden popularity of miniboard systems like Raspberry Pi have brought back the pioneering spirit of Linux’s early days. Suddenly, do it yourself in the open source community is back.
In-Memory DBMS
Main memory database systems
Thanks to powerful hardware, in-memory databases run without accessing mass memory devices, which means they handle transactions and evaluations at high speed, introducing a paradigm shift in the database market.
Crowdsourcing with OpenRelief
A crowdsource project creates a drone to be used in disaster relief.
OpenRelief gives drones a humanitarian purpose.
Cmdfs
Building virtual filesystems
Cmdfs builds a filtered virtual filesystem based on a source directory tree. You can even integrate other programs to convert data on the fly.
UEFI and Secure Boot
No Free Boots
The imminent Windows 8 implementation of UEFI with Secure Boot adds an extra layer of complexity for some Linux users. We look at the problem and two solutions from Fedora and Canonical.
Remote Control
Controlling PCs with an Android smartphone
Did you leave your system running? Did you forget to start a critical backup? Control your Linux computer from anywhere with an Android phone.
Social and Private with Friendica
Developing for a Post-Facebook World
Be social and keep in touch while maintaining your privacy with Friendica, a network that centralizes social media.
Cinnamon 1.4
Mint’s Cinnamon Desktop
Because of their novel look and feel, both Gnome 3 and Ubuntu’s Unity have been running into harsh criticism from many users. In response, Mint, an Ubuntu spinoff, has revived the Gnome 2 feel on its own desktop.
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