Features

Beyond the Silver Screen

Netflix on Linux without Silverlight

Nov 25, 2014

The online video store Netflix delivers video on demand to many countries. Although the service offers Linux-friendly HTML5 streams, you have to coax Netflix into actually serving them up.

Setting the Records Straight

Lock down your logfiles with logrotate

Jan 28, 2015

The simple act of logging can create management and storage nightmares. Logrotate brings creative solutions to your logging needs.

Tuned Up

Getting the best performance from solid state drives on Linux

Jan 28, 2015

Nothing accelerates a PC like transitioning to an SSD, but some special configuration might be in order if you want to get the most from your drive.

Bean Counter

Nethogs monitors network bandwidth per process

Mar 05, 2015

Nethogs knows which programs and users are monopolizing the system's network connection.

Rain Check

Perl checks for rain and issues umbrella warning

Jan 28, 2015

A Perl script that retrieves the current weather forecast at dawn helps the Perlmeister decide whether to run the risk or take an umbrella just in case.

Terminal Analyzer

Analyzing network traffic with Tshark

Mar 26, 2015

The simple and practical Tshark packet analyzer gives precise information about the data streams on the network.

How ls Works

Anatomy of a simple Linux utility

Mar 26, 2015

A simple Linux utility program such as ls might look simple, but many steps happen behind the scenes from the time you type "ls" to the time you see the directory listing. In this article, we look at these behind-the-scene details.

Hello Firefox

Developing apps for Firefox OS

Apr 28, 2015

The ZTE Open C Firefox phone costs less than $70. The integrated developer environment in Firefox makes Firefox OS ideal for users who always wanted to develop their very own apps.

Couch Potato

Design your own PC remote control

Apr 28, 2015

You don't get a remote control with your PC or laptop like the one that came with your television. We'll show you how to create your own remote with an Android tablet or smartphone.

Snap Stack

Accessing the powerful Btrfs snapshot features with Snapper

Jun 05, 2015

Snapper lets you restore a system to its previous state – with a little help from Btrfs snapshots.

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