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Mix It Up
Embedding other scripting languages in Bash
Solve Bash blind spots by embedding other scripting languages into your Bash scripts to get the features you need. Pete shows you solutions for floating-point math, charting, GUIs, and hardware integration.
Mission Control
Monitoring system statuses
Mission Center, a graphical system monitor, groups all important system statuses in a compact, intuitive interface.
Unbound
Exploring the Unbound DNS resolver
The Unbound DNS resolver offers comprehensive security and many other useful features.
Blocked Out?
Practical blockchain applications
After all the hype, we look at where blockchain is being used today outside cryptocurrencies.
Bash Out Some Stats
Using Bash one-liners for stats
With just one line of Bash you can use tools like AWK and gnuplot to quickly analyze and plot your data.
Subtle Differences
Compare PDF documents with DiffPDF
Most PDF viewers lack a function for comparing PDF files, but DiffPDF shows you the differences at a glance.
Address Catcher
Developing a mailbot script
A Python script that captures email addresses will help you understand how bots analyze and extract data from the web.
Gate Search
Pattern-matching tools for chasing down malicious software
The big antivirus companies offer a myriad of malware scanning utilities, but it is often difficult to see what they are really doing or to customize them for specific needs. Beyond the giants are a class of more versatile tools that let you choose the rulesets – and even write your own rules.
Monkey Business
Customizing web content with Tampermonkey
Even small changes in a web page can improve the browsing experience. Your preferred web browser provides all the tools you need to inject JavaScript to adapt the page. You just need a browser with its debugging tools, some knowledge of scripting, and the browser extension Tampermonkey.
Art Time
Putting the Affinity graphics suite on Linux
Affinity is an award-winning photo editing, graphic design, and page layout tool suite that will run on Linux – with a little help from Wine.
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