Issue #145 / Dec 2012

Stop re-inventing the wheel and build your web applications with the excellent tools already available.

Kotlin, a small island in the Gulf of Finland, is also the name of a new programming language that aims to become a modern alternative to Java.

A human observer can register clusters in a two-dimensional set of points at a glance. Artificial intelligence has a harder time getting it done; however, the relatively simple k-means method delivers usable results.

Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions

Do you have problems getting to sleep after a late night computer session? Does the monitor brightness hurt your eyes? Several Linux tools are available that could help with these problems.

We show you an assortment of Calibre-related tricks to help you to get more out of this powerful ebook management application.

Managing email on an IMAP server is part of everyday business. The slim client Geary makes it as simple on the desktop as it is on many mobile devices – despite a few remaining shortcomings.

Linux offers a variety of tools for shutting down systems and processes. We describe some important commands.

With Free Software, some ingenuity, and a lot of drive, a friend brings knowledge, technology, and hope to a "disadvantaged" corner of his world.

Security and the Open Cloud were featured at the most recent LinuxCon event.