Linux and Open Source

Archive: 01-2012

• iperf: a simple but powerful tool for troubleshooting networks

  Scott Reeves demonstrates the use of iperf, which provides basic information on throughput, packet loss, and jitter to help you troubleshoot UDP and TCP issues.

  Posted by Scott Reeves | January 30, 2012, 11:26 AM PST

• KDE 4.8 minor tweaks, major improvement

  Jack Wallen takes a look at KDE 4.8. Will the latest release of this powerful KDE Linux desktop bring him back to KDE?

  Posted by Jack Wallen | January 30, 2012, 8:33 AM PST

• Ice.com: Combining the cloud and open source

  Not everyone is ready to make the leap to the cloud, but one innovative retailer is showing what benefits they realized by combining open source and cloud tech for a brand-new platform.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | January 25, 2012, 1:27 PM PST

• 8 ways to use email header info and how to extract it

  Marco Fioretti offers a tip to help you sort and process random emails by extracting the email header info first. Here are eight tasks you can accomplish with this script.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | January 23, 2012, 11:04 AM PST

• Apple's dirty little EULA publishing secret

  Jack Wallen investigates the Apple iBook EULA and explains why authors better beware of what they are agreeing to if they use the iBook publishing platform.

  Posted by Jack Wallen | January 23, 2012, 7:14 AM PST

• Don't miss developments from Linux.conf.au 2012

  TechRepublic Australia is has been covering the Linux.conf.au 2012 conference in Ballarat this week. Here’s the low-down on some very provocative sessions.

  Posted by Selena Frye | January 20, 2012, 12:32 PM PST

• How to automatically insert photographs in LaTeX files

  Marco Fioretti explains how to insert photographs automatically in LaTeX files — a technique that may be tweaked to suit a number of general uses.

  Posted by Marco Fioretti | January 17, 2012, 10:42 AM PST

• Microsoft back to dirty pool with UEFI Secure Boot

  With the UEFI Secure Boot it seems MS is back to some of their old, dirtier practices. This time around it involves the ARM platform. Does Windows 8 want to be the only player on tablets and phones?

  Posted by Jack Wallen | January 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PST

• Use kismon to view kismet log files

  Scott Reeves introduces a GUI front-end available to users of Kismet, the wireless network detecting tool.

  Posted by Scott Reeves | January 11, 2012, 9:00 AM PST

• Mandriva in danger of closing its doors

  Jack Wallen gives his take on the rumors of Mandriva closing its doors. January 16, 2012 is but a Monday away. Would the closing of Mandriva’s doors have a lasting effect on the Linux landscape?

  Posted by Jack Wallen | January 9, 2012, 7:38 AM PST