Linux Magazine #160 - Digital Issue

Also in this issue:

• SteamOS: Valve has big plans for SteamOS, the new Linux that will run on the first generation of Steam machine gaming consoles.
• Portspoof: The Internet is a tough place to live – especially for publicly accessible computers. A small tool called Portspoof makes port scanning a real challenge for attackers.
• Software-Defined Radio: Glean radio-transmitted data from a weather station with inexpensive hardware and a free software-defined radio tool.
• Comment: The New Kid
• On the DVD: Fedora 20
• News
• PiCam Surveillance: Video surveillance with the new Raspberry Pi camera.
• Ask Klaus! Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions.
• Building an IRC Bot: Access an IRC channel using an automated bot.
• Charly – Trickle: Shoot down resource-heavy applications to free up bandwidth.
• Security Lessons – Tuf: A software update system with built-in security.
• PDF Tools: Testing PDF readers and editors with PDF crash test dummies.
• TV-Browser: The Java-based TV-Browser is your digital television guide.
• Perl – CPAN Additions: It lives! CPAN keeps the aging Perl programming language relevant.
• DNF: Behind the scenes of Fedora’s future package manager.
• Command Line – Partitioning: We provide tips you should consider before choosing a partitioning scheme.
• Workspace – Piggydb: Piggydb helps you turn a collection of data morsels into a flexible knowledgebase.
• Urban Lightscape: Adjust local brightness levels within an image to enhance a simple snapshot.
• Make Play Live SBC: The KDE Vivaldi tablet isn’t here yet, but its development team is proposing cooperative businesses and open hardware as the future of free software.
• Doghouse – Computer Services: Business opportunities to earn money for education.
• The Internet of Things The Internet of Things takes the dumb objects around us and makes them data-noisy.