Features
Eye in the Pi
Video surveillance with the Raspberry Pi
Set up a professional video surveillance system armed with motionEyeOS and a Raspberry Pi.
Tutorial – Desktop Bash
Creating a simple laptop notification
With Bash, keeping a task simple often means using several different tools that all do their jobs well. Here's an easy, effective way to create a notification for when your laptop is unplugged.
Small Talk
Deploy a real-time collaboration server
Openfire is an instant messaging and group chat server that lets users communicate via the popular XMPP standard.
Push Yourself
Get push notifications with Gotify
Replace proprietary cloud-based push notification services with a self-hosted open source notification solution.
Boot Story
Breathe new life into an old computer with PXE boot and TinyCore Linux
Implementing PXE boot with TinyCore Linux lets you boot a computer over the network – a great solution for revitalizing old computing hardware.
The Status of Universal Package Systems
Competing Standards
Billed as the future of package management, universal package systems like Snappy and Flatpak have failed to live up to their promise.
Distribution Point
Sort and organize media files with Mediapurge
If you have a download folder full of photos and music, Mediapurge can help you sort files and even remove duplicates, but beware of its quirks.
Key Keeper
Data Security in the AWS Cloud
As a cloud market leader, Amazon Web Services has had to put a great deal of thought into data security. Encryption options and key management play an important role.
Slippery Shell
Current status of the Oil shell
With its innovative scripting language, Oil, the Bash-compatible Oil shell aims to make life easier for script developers.
Tutorial – Foliate
Explore your e-reader options with Foliate
The Foliate ebook reader can be comprehensively customized to suit your needs, including bookmarking, translation, and read aloud features.
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