Issue #190 / Sep 2016

With the Python XMP Toolkit, programmers can develop applications that store metadata in files.

Back in the day, integrating and function testing an SSL certificate was an easy thing to do. Now, you can use a shell script that talks plain English, despite the Babylonian confusion of key protocols and ciphers.

When is it statistically favorable to conclude, say, the search for a suitable employee with a chosen one? Solid algorithms point the way to success.

Office suites, email clients, and video chats often run as a "software as a service" on the network. Open365 is pitting web-based LibreOffice together with Kontact and Jitsi against the top dogs Google Drive and Office 365.

We look at four contenders that want to become the Linux universal package manager, although the reality is still on the horizon.

Nimble, slick, and user-friendly, Pixeluvo is a capable tool for editing images and photos on Linux. This article can help you to master Pixeluvo's basics.

Mofo Linux enables secure digital communications, even in places where it is politically or ideologically unwelcome.

Crank the compilers and turn up the system clock; maddog explains the basic differences between RISC and CISC architectures.

With the advent of free software for non-programmers, users ran into a licensing dilemma in a world of proprietary fonts.

The earth-friendly EOMA68 is an open hardware laptop that promises to be easy to repair, easy to upgrade, and easy to secure.