Tag: Internet
Ubuntu 12.04 Review: An LTS Done More or Less Precisely
Ubuntu 12.04 is the fourth LTS release from Canonical that came out about a month back, and the first LTS with the revamped user...
What’s New in Nmap 6
Nmap is Hollywood's most famous "hacking" tool that has featured on numerous blockbusters. It was originally written to find hosts in a network thus...
Hackers and the Open Source Revolution
This piece corrects the confusion created by mainstream media between "hacker" and "cracker". It also considers the history, nature, attributes, ethics and attire of...
Oracle Charts Out Java’s Future
The US software maker provides a glimpse into the world of Java, Oracle software and hardware, and the future of these technologies.
May 10-11, Oracle...
Joy of Programming: How Debugging Can Result in Bugs!
We typically debug code to find and fix bugs. However, debugging itself can cause bugs. This is an interesting phenomenon that we cover in...
The Needle and the Haystack: Exploring Search Models, Part 2
In the previous article, we demystified some search-related jargon, and learned how the humble Grep can be used to simulate a Boolean-model search engine....
Technology To Aid the Disabled
Using free software, an easy-to-program framework and inexpensive computer tools, Arun Mehta from Delhi has designed a communication system for a child suffering from...
Securing Apache, Part 3: Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks (XSRF)
Intended for information security experts, systems administrators, and all those concerned about Web security, this third article in the series moves on from SQL...
NTop as a Network Diagnostics Tool
The NTop tool is a network traffic monitoring tool that shows network usage, similar to what the popular top command does. This article explains...
Let’s GO: A First Look at Google’s Go Programming Language
Go is a new systems programming language launched by Google, and has received wide attention in the programming community. This article gives you an...
