Tag: LFY December 2010
Android Application Development: Playing with SQLite Database
In this article, I will focus on building an Android app using an SQLite database; I assume readers are familiar with the basics of...
Securing Apache, Part 4: Cross-site Tracing (XST) & Cross-site History Manipulation...
This series of articles addresses the Web security concerns of information security experts, systems administrators and all those who want to jump-start their careers...
Working with OpenOffice.org (OOo) Base
Let's explore the power and usability of Base, a database-management program included in the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite. To get you familiar with Base, we...
Interrupts: Breaks that Make Your PC Run
Have you ever noticed how many times you press a key on the keyboard, or how often you click your mouse? Ever wondered how...
Puppet Data Centre Automation Solution, Part 2: User & Group Management
In our last session, we had learnt how to set up a basic Puppet server and client architecture. Today, we will look at how...
MySQL: Drive Your Performance Problems Away!
Here are some simple steps to tune MySQL for performance and scalability in multi-user environments. Also included are some very effective tools, most of...
Getting Started with RTLinux
This article deals with installing RTLinux, and creating a sample real-time module that can be loaded in it.
An operating system is responsible for managing,...
Advanced Nmap: Scanning Techniques Continued
The earlier articles on Nmap had covered the basic features, the working of the TCP 3-way handshake, and some important scan types, along with...
FreedomYUG: GPL v4 — A New Decade of Delight
Fresh Thinking on Freedom in the 21st Century.
Within days, your life is going to be touched by the next ten years of the new...
Joy of Programming: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish!
We often try to use a smaller data type to save space. Though it looks like clever programming, it can cause nasty bugs. Let’s...
