Monthly Archives: October 2014
Make Your Own PBX with Asterisk A Collage of Multiple Hardware Equipment
Asterisk is a software switching platform, capable of running on standardised PC hardware with accessories to connect to various telecom networks. In this second...
Big Data on a Desktop: A Virtual Machine in an OpenStack Cloud
OpenStack is a worldwide collaboration between developers and cloud computing technologists aimed at developing the cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. Lets...
Panasonic Looks to Engage with Developers in India!
Panasonic entered the Indian smartphone market last year. In just one year, the company has assessed the potential of the market and has found...
Customize Your Shell with Zsh and Oh-My-Zsh
Discover the Z shell, a powerful scripting language, which is designed for interactive use.
Z shell (zsh) is a powerful interactive login shell and command...
Solve Engineering Problems with Laplace Transforms
Laplace transforms are integral mathematical transforms widely used in physics and engineering. In this 21st article in the series on mathematics in open source,...
You Can Master Trigonometry with Maxima!
Maxima is a descendant of Macsyma, a breed of computer algebra systems, which was developed at MIT in the late 1960s. Owing to its...
Nix A Portable and Powerful Package Manager
This article introduces the reader to Nix, a reliable, multi-user, multi-version, portable, reproducible and purely functional package manager. Software enthusiasts will find it a...
Contiki OS Connecting Microcontrollers to the Internet of Things
As the Internet of Things becomes more of a reality, Contiki, an open source OS, allows DIY enthusiasts to experiment with connecting tiny, low-cost,...
How to Cross Compile the Linux Kernel with Device Tree Support
This article is intended for those who would like to experiment with the many embedded boards in the market but do not have access...
How to Make Your USB Boot with Multiple ISOs
This DIY article is for systems admins and software hobbyists, and teaches them how to create a bootable USB that is loaded with multiple...
