Issue #160 / Mar 2014

If your data traffic suffers from congestion at times, don't worry. Now you can shoot down programs that are heavy on traffic to free up the inflow and outflow.

Downloaded software can be compromised in several ways. You need a software update system that handles various attacks and provides end-to-end signing of the data. TUF can help.

PDF is always a good choice say some people. As a test, we produced PDF files only to maltreat them with several open source programs. Some of the editors and extractors do a very good job, but others fail completely.

The Java-based TV-Browser software provides a wealth of features that help you organize your evening television viewing.

Many people have declared the granddaddy of scripting, Perl, to be dead. A look at new items in the CPAN software repository, however, shows that the community is still quite active.

DNF will soon replace Yum as Fedora's default package manager, but it still has some hurdles to overcome.

Despite the popularity of LVM, traditional partitioning is still preferred by some admins. We provide some tips to consider before choosing a partitioning scheme for your setup.

Struggling to keep your data organized and easily accessible? Piggydb can help you turn a collection of data morsels into a flexible knowledgebase.

The Urban Lightscape photo tool lets you adjust local brightness levels within an image, thus turning a simple snapshot into a real eye-catcher.

The KDE Vivaldi tablet isn't here yet, but its development team is proposing cooperative businesses and open hardware as the future of free software.