Issue #201 / Aug 2017

When it comes to cheap flash memory, buyers should beware. Fake flash memory often offers only a fraction of the advertised storage capacity. With no visible calibration mark, it isn't easy to discover a counterfeit. Here's a test to weed out fake disks.

The commercial software tool Master PDF Editor 4 lets you edit the most important portable document format of our times.

Calamares helps you create simplified routines for installing a distribution, but there are some pitfalls, as we explain.

The journal is the systemd component responsible for viewing and managing logfiles.

I-Nex is a graphical tool that quickly gives you a detailed overview of the hardware installed in your computer.

We show you how to whip up a script that pulls an HTTP document off the web and how to find out which language offers the easiest approach.

Whether you are writing code or text, vim-abolish can help you customize search and replace functions in Vim.

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