Issue #190 / Sep 2016

I have put in my time as the news writer for this magazine at various moments over the last 11 years, and one way or another, the European Commission has always been part of the big stories. I don’t even live in Europe, but I’ve penned many stories on the European Commission rulings on privacy, patent reform, and antitrust issues. The European Commission is very interested in high-tech policy; the official website lists topics for “Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy,” “Online Trust,” and “Content and Media” in the highest level of its directory.

This month we offer Fedora 24 Workstation (64-bit) and Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon (32-bit) on a double-sided DVD.

Updates on technologies, trends, and tools.

Working with files and folders is a typical daily task on any computer. We tested four lesser known file managers that significantly simplify handling content on mass storage media.

We review htop 2.0.1, Metastore 1.1.0, fgallery 1.8.1, UniversalCodeGrep 0.2.1, hping 3.0.0, and NitroShare 0.3.1. 

Every leading Linux distribution offers some kind of built-in GUI management tool, but the world still has room for a flexible, distribution-independent tool like Webmin.

With a highly secure Linux server, you don't need a fixed IP address to connect over a cellphone network from anywhere on the planet if you have a Magic URL.

HipChat and Slack are in when it comes to communicating with customers or colleagues, but data security is out. InspIRCd, Rocket.Chat, or Mattermost are better alternatives.

Qt4-fsarchiver lets you back up files, complete partitions, and create disk images with a single mouse click.

New fdisk behavior, booting Knoppix from USB, and using PHP mail() in Apache.