Issue #171 / Feb 2015

PPAPI, NPAPI, Pepper Flash, Fresh Player – just a lot of gibberish? We check out the background of Flash in Linux and provide tips on how to rule out the worst bugs in the technology.

Hobby YouTuber Mike Schilli is interested in whether his videos go viral. What better way to check skyrocketing viewer numbers than letting a Perl script analyze the daily trends and watch for unexpected upswings?

Docker is an economical alternative to conventional virtualization. Because each Docker container shares the underlying operating system, it enjoys the resource isolation and allocation benefits of VMs but is much more portable and efficient.

Things were better back then. No way! Charly takes a look back at the bad old firewall days and explains why things are better today – assuming you have the right tools.

AsciiDoc syntax along with its eponymous command lets users create a text document with unobtrusive markup and convert it to a variety of output formats.

Pinta is a simple, easy-to-learn image processor targeted at occasional users and beginners; more experienced users will miss a variety of features.

Although Atom is designed for developers and coders alike, writing professionals can also benefit from this powerful text editor.

Jajuk keeps track of your music collection and keeps the party going with a digital DJ.

Modern installers offer the option of encryption with just a few clicks, but you might want to take control of the process. We show how to encrypt your partitions safely without sacrificing convenience.

The Free Font Movement is transforming free software, one character at a time.