This month, we show you how to automate tasks in LibreOffice and give you some tools to tighten system security.

Cover Stories:

• LibreOffice Macros: Use the scripting powers of Libre/OpenOffice to automate repetitive tasks.
• Grsecurity: Airtight security down in the kernel.
• Critical Vulnerabilities: Three case studies reveal how developers respond to critical security issues.
• Memory Analysis: Analyze computer RAM to discover suspected and subtle attacks on your systems.

Also in this issue:

• Table of Contents
• Comment: Tinker in Peace
• On the DVD: Fedora 18 Spin Set
• DVD Inlay
• News
• Tech Tools: Google Releases C++ B-Tree Template Library; Unmetered.com; Eclipse Releases Hudson 3.0; Oracle Releases MySQL 5.6
• Apache HTTP Server 2.4: Last year’s release of Apache 2.4 added new features like run-timeloadable MPMs and LogLevel configuration.
• Charly – SendmailAnalyzer: Fight spam with this efficient logfile inspector.
• Ask Klaus! Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.
• Processing Map Data with OpenLayers: This JavaScript library lets you put maps into your web pages.
• Coping with UEFI: Read this if you ever plan to dualboot your Linux with a UEFIbased Windows system.
• Animation with GIMP: GIMP plugins and scripts help you build your own animations.
• Voice Chat with Mumble: A VoIP-based voice chat server will free your gaming cronies from the need to type text.
• Archiso: The lean Arch Linux is the perfect tool for building a custom distro.
• Ask Klaus: Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.
• Video Streaming: Transform your Linux machine into a central media server with the help of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and DLNA.
• Simon Voice Control: Use the power of speech recognition to control your computer.
• Perl – Distro Update Analysis: Create a script that queries repositories for package updates.
• PaintSupreme: We review this new image editing program.
• Workspace – Tools of the Trade: Tips and favorite applications for effective daily computing.
• Defragmentation: Optimize files on your ext2/3/4 disks with Defragfs.
• Command Line: Bastille Linux Configure a secure system with the help of Bastille Linux.
• Meet Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton: We talk to one of the Raspberry Pi founders about the history, current state, and future of the Pi.
• Doghouse – Raspberry Pi: maddog looks at how the RPi phenomenon has brought fun (and profit) back to computing.
• Kernel News: Zack Brown brings you Linux kernel development news.