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Performance Management Tools

We describe five tools you can use to monitor and troubleshoot your system's performance. (more)

Gone in a Flash

Adobe looks for a new start; renames its embattled Flash tool. (more)

Rasp Pi Generates Weak SSH Keys

The Pi's popular Raspbian OS pursues secrecy without entropy. (more)

Every Cloud has an Unknown Lining

Where cloud computing is concerned, I confess to being a Luddite. I’m not utterly opposed to it, but the conditions under which I would ever store data in the cloud remove most of the reasons that most people would do so. (more)

Syncthing

Syncthing is a free alternative to BitTorrent Sync for synchronizing data on computers and mobile devices. (more)

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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)

New Point-and-Click Exploit Kit Appears in the Wild

3ROS attack tool lowers the technical bar so anyone can be an intruder. (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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