Features

Secret Pass

Aug 30, 2018

Pass is a simple shell script that helps you manage and synchronize passwords using Git.

Tutorials – Kdenlive and ImageMagick

Odd Couple

Jun 28, 2018

By using two very different tools, Kdenlive and ImageMagick, you can make animation less tedious and create some pretty cool video effects and transitions.

Tutorials – ODF Metadata

Metadata in ODF Files

Aug 30, 2018

It is no secret that the native file format of LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the OpenDocument Format (ODF), is a truly open standard for word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. What most people do not know is that ODF files contain lots of metadata that is very easy to read or modify.

Tutorials – Docker

Docker 101

Aug 30, 2018

You might think Docker is a tool reserved for gnarly sys admins, useful only to service companies that run complicated SaaS applications, but that is not true: Docker is useful for everybody.

TreeTime

Mind-mapping tools

Oct 04, 2018

Mind maps are designed to help display processes and projects clearly in a graphical format. This review explores the design possibilities offered by five mind map programs.

Tutorials – Cordova Sensor

Sensor & Sensoribility

Oct 04, 2018

Frameworks like Cordova make creating simple mobile apps quite easy. Making apps that use your phone's sensor is slightly trickier, but, thanks to a new universal standard, things are not as hard as you may think.

Many Branches

Manage and share files with Git

Oct 31, 2018

Software projects often comprise several code branches, some of which exist in parallel. Git supports community code development through remote repositories and code branching.

Charly’s Column – Sysdig

Alpha Beast

Feb 21, 2018

In this issue, sys admin columnist and tool veterinarian Charly Kühnast invites Sysdig, the jack-of-all-trades among system diagnostic tools, into his surgery for a quick checkup. The project promises to unite the functionality of lsof, iftop, netstat, tcpdump, and others.

Tutorial – Plasma

Pretty (Inter)face

Nov 29, 2018

If you want features, bells and whistles, and configurability in spades, your best choice of desktop is probably KDE's Plasma desktop. Navigating and discovering all that's on offer can be a challenge, though.

The First Social Network

Usenet

Oct 31, 2018

Before the web as we know it existed, Usenet performed the same tasks now done by web forums and social networks. Despite its declining popularity, Usenet is still employed to publish articles, sustain mailing lists, and even upload files.

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