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Apache Incubator
Apache incubates hundreds of major software projects and brings together thousands of developers – all without ensuing chaos. How do they manage it? (more)
New Point-and-Click Exploit Kit Appears in the Wild
3ROS attack tool lowers the technical bar so anyone can be an intruder. (more)
Photon Controller Goes Open Source
VMware bids for a stake in the container industry with a bold effort to integrate containers with its classic virtualization system. (more)
Pi-Top and the Do-It-Yourself Feeling
I spent several days last week assembling a Pi-Top, the do-it-yourself laptop that runs on a Raspberry Pi. I have limited experience with hardware, so if a mistake could be made, I probably made it. Yet despite the ups and downs and the anxiety, I found myself enjoying the experience in a way that I haven't enjoyed computing since I first discovered Linux. (more)
Audacity 2.1
The Audacity free audio editor is evolving from a hobby app into a professional sound tool. (more)
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New Password Looter Steals Passwords from a Password Manager
If attackers are on your system, saving your passwords in a password vault is no protection. (more)
OS/2: The Forerunner of Linux
Today, OS/2 is mostly a footnote in computer history. If you are under thirty, you may never have heard of it. Yet OS/2 was in many ways the direct predecessor to Linux, and I suspect that its decline produced many of Linux's early adopters. (more)
Conditional Formatting in LibreOffice Spreadsheets
Integrate graphical information beside the data it represents with conditional formatting and sparklines. (more)
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AnDevCon
AnDevCon, December 1-3 in Santa Clara, California, is the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps. It will offer one day of intensive tutorials, followed by two days of technical classes. More than 1,000 software developers, engineers, and entrepreneurs will attend AnDevCon and choose from 70+ classes. Visit more than 35 exhibitors! Receive a $200 discount off the prevailing rate of the 3-day pass by inserting the code ANDROID when prompted.
