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Cron alternatives fcron and hcron
The fcron and hcron scheduler alternatives to cron are suitable for computers that do not run around the clock, and each come with specific benefits.
Container IDE with cloud connection
Gitpod relies on technologies such as Docker and Eclipse Theia to serve up individual development environments for GitHub projects.
Transcoding optical media in Linux
We test two candidates for viewing and converting video DVDs and Blu-ray discs, HandBrake and MakeMKV, and point out legal hurdles.
Storage monitoring with Grafana
Create intuitive and meaningful visualizations of storage performance values with a "TIG" stack: Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana.
New ITIL framework and certification
ITIL version 4.0 has undergone a fundamental revision and is now headed into the age of the cloud and DevOps.
Internet socket programming in Perl
Perl sockets work like file handles that can span across a network or the entire Internet.
Call web pages in the terminal with Browsh
The Browsh command-line browser displays web pages with text characters and thus supports true-to-layout browsing at the command line.
Thrashing the data cache for fun and profit
To reduce the possibility of disk thrashing, optimize your data cache through spatial locality and cache-friendly algorithms and utilize fully the data loaded from slower storage media before moving on.
Credential harvesting at the network interstice
To thwart credential harvesters at the network interstice, you must understand how attackers exploit browser transactions.
Google Cloud Storage for backups
We compare Google Cloud Storage for Internet-based backups with Amazon S3.
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