Issue #170 / Jan 2015

This month, sys admin Charly grabs the fairly ancient Netdiscover wardriving tool and takes care of his neighbors' WiFi networks.

MediaGoblin lets users share movies, audio files, and other documents off the beaten track of popular platforms. In this article, we show admins how to integrate the application into a local network and examine whether it is a good replacement for YouTube, Flickr, and SoundCloud.

Linux tracks all the actions that take place on your system, including when your users were active and what they did.

Asynchronous program flow quickly degenerates into unreadable code if it lacks an overarching concept to provide structure. Fortunately, the JavaScript community has invented some functional tricks that also help tame asynchronous Perl code.

Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.

Can documents from the past 20 years still be opened easily today? The Linux Magazine team rummaged through some old hard disk drives and asked readers for legacy files. The documents we found caused a couple of surprises.

Sudo provides the building blocks to secure your system exactly the way you want it.

Your images and videos can look twice as good when presented correctly. ffDiaporama helps you create a great slideshow in almost no time.

From note-taking applications to wikis – there are plenty of handy tools for working with Markdown-formatted content. Here are a few worth adding to your toolbox.

A new browser with familiar technology: The lean Firefox offshoot Pale Moon is compatible with many cherished Firefox extensions.