Sometimes in life, the conventional options just won’t do. Unique circumstances force upon us the urgency and necessity of non-routine responses. For those rare moments and with the responsibility to use it prudently, we have nuclear options like tcpkill for handling attacks on your server. Tcpkill – Powerful Tool Let’s Read More
The open source goodies continue to pile up this season. LibreOffice 4.3.4 has arrived with a whole bunch of bux fixes. Fixes in Upgrade Here are some changes and fixes you can expect to see in 4.3.4: * Sorting behaviour now defaults to old style again (Calc) * Chart wizard Read More
The release candidates of Cinnamon and MATE editions of Linux Mint 17.1 ‘Rebecca’ have passed quality testing and approved for release, according to Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre. The two RCs should be available by November 16, 2014. Although technically still a beta version, a release candidate is considered Read More
GUI based web server management tool Webmin is one of the many blessings of the open source movement. For those not up to speed on command line tools, there’s nothing like Webmin to manage a Linux server. A module based application, Webmin lets you set up new web sites, delete Read More
If I have realized one thing in the evening of my life, it’s that smart people are few while the not-so-smart number in the billions. Wherever you live, a good, secure computer with Internet connectivity is a must these days. But most of us do not need a iMac with Read More
The blog publishing world is fraught with peril. Write something that someone does not like and soon the wrath of an irate individuals or the mob descends upon you. Your WordPress blog is now under relentless attack from around the world. Suddenly you start to see ruthless attackers from Romania, Read More