• Exploring KDE 4.10

    KDE SC 4.10 was released six months after KDE 4.9, adding many new features. In the background, work is in full swing for the next generation, KDE Frameworks 5: a KDE based completely on Qt5 and QML.

  • Coping with the UEFI Boot Process

    The UEFI boot specification offers new capabilities – and new headaches if you aren’t ready for it. Learn how one Linux user came to a truce with the new sheriff.

News and Articles

  • Stellarium

    What shines in the dark is often hidden by clouds. Stellarium provides a clear view of the stars plus a lot of astronomical data.

  • Happy Birthday

    LibreOffice celebrates its birthday with the release of the first version with a 4 in front of the dot. All modules offer substantial improvements and the kinds of changes that warrant a major version. We look at some features worth celebrating.

  • Features

    The long anticipated phenomenon of 3D printing, which the futurists have long identified as a potential “disruptive technology,” truly arrived this month with the appearance of the first 3D-printing controversy: 3D printing of cheap hand guns. Pop science prognosticators who have been bleary-eyed over the “promise” of 3D printing seemed caught off guard by the appearance of the first 3D guns. (You mean this wasn’t just for printing heart valves and Ironman exoskeletons?) At last, 3D printing was not just a quirky popular science oddity, but something that could serve as the fodder for moral arguments – by both sides, and a blogosphere seemingly thrilled to have some new material for speech making and hand wringing.

  • Interoperability

    We look at SharePoint integration and show you how to manage Active Directory from Linux. But first, a special story on a dangerous new class of intrusion tools.

  • Tech Tools

    • SkySQL Merges with Makers of MariaDB
    • SUSE Studio 1.3 Released
    • AMD Announces New Custom Chip Operation
    • New Supermicro Storage Solution
    • Nginx 1.4

  • AD Helper

    The simple but useful adtool lets you manage an Active Directory domain from the Linux command line.

  • Teamwork

    The Alfresco collaboration tool lets you track documents, share content, and collaborate with team members – and it integrates nicely with Microsoft SharePoint.

  • Barricades

    You won’t find a perfect solution to the growing problem of drive-by attacks, but many tools are available to help you keep malicious code off your network.

  • News

    News

    • US gov embraces open data
    • Apache Cdorked.A exploit discovered
    • News Bites

    New Intel CEO

    • FSF scolds W3C
    • Torvalds releases Kernel 3.9
    • Xen new LF collaboration project

    Operating Systems

    •  Debian 7.0“wheezy” debuts
    • Windows XP most likely to be victim of attack.

  • Ubuntu 13.04 “Raring Ringtail”

    The newest Ubuntu release continues Canonical’s quest for a system that combines an inspired desktop experience with seamless integration to Internet resources. The latest release includes several improvements to the default Unity desktop, as well as an easy interface to online photo archives and convenient access to social networking tools. The futuristic (yet controversial) desktop search feature provides integrated access to resources at Amazon and the Ubuntu store.