Tag: LFY February 2011
Get Your Camcorder Working in Linux with Kino
When I purchased my Samsung Camcorder SC-D381, I thought it would work by default in Windows, but when I plugged the device into the...
A FOSS Lover’s Tryst with PostgreSQL
Pranav Pandya, a FOSS enthusiast and winner of the EnterpriseDB PostgreSQL contest, shares with us how he made use of PostgreSQL in projects to...
WordPress Plugin Development Basics
WordPress is by far one of the best content management systems, with a fantastic framework for customisation. The use of plugins, themes and multi-site...
Kernel Development & Debugging Using the Eclipse IDE
This article is targeted at Linux newbies, kernel developers, and those who are new to Eclipse. It deals with development, building and debugging of...
Up Close and Personal with NoSQL
Aimed at Web developers, DBAs, programmers, et al., this article covers the basic concepts about NoSQL databases, the different types and their features.
When you...
The Android Telephony API for GSM
As a software developer for mobile platforms, you may be interested in incorporating telephony features in your app. For instance, your interactive app might...
CRASH Your System (and Debug Kernel Panic)
Aimed at Linux kernel developers and just about anybody who would like to debug a kernel panic with the Crash utility, this article assumes...
Better Queries with MySQL, Part 2
Last month, we created a simple table with an index. The idea was to understand how indexes work in MySQL. For this, we populated...
Device Drivers, Part 4: Linux Character Drivers
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, deals with the various concepts of character drivers and their implementation.
Metasploit 101 with Meterpreter Payload
The Metasploit framework is well known in the realm of exploit development. It is a standalone tool for security researchers, penetration testers and IDS/IPS...