Web 3.0: Building the Semantic Web
You might have come across the term “Semantic Web Applications” often, during talks about the future of Web apps. Check out what this is all about. There are two aspects to the possible...
View ArticleOpen Source Robotics: Multi-Robot Simulators
This is the second article in a series that focuses on open source software for robotics. [Read Part 1: Open Source Robotics Software Platforms.] This time we introduce the Linux enthusiast to...
View ArticleLocalisation: An Introduction
This article is aimed at language computing enthusiasts interested in using computing devices in their native language, developers interested in supporting localisation, linguists interested in...
View ArticleTutorVista: Using Open Source in Digital Education
TutorVista, a digital tutoring website, uses open source software to mimic a classroom experience and maintain its database. TutorVista is an online tutoring service that was founded in 2005. Its...
View ArticleBest Open Source Apps for Daily Use
What the proprietary world can do, FOSS can do better! That’s what this article hints at, as it takes you through the 11 most used open source apps. Every day, we use a...
View ArticleWhat’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 creating a map of the network. Nmap does this...
View ArticleUbuntu Business Desktop Remix Gets an Update to 12.04
Canonical, the commercial company backing the Ubuntu project, had launched the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix in February this year, based on Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot”, which was the current stable...
View Article35 Open Source Apps for Mac Users
Yes, you read that right. No matter what the warlords at Apple may tell you, you can run open source apps even if you are using Mac OS, which itself is closed source....
View ArticleFor Shaadi.com, Ubuntu Scores Over Windows
For all CTOs and IT managers, bringing costs down and deploying easy-to-use technology is the biggest challenge. Shaadi.com has addressed this issue by relying on the open source model. Over a year,...
View ArticleLifeSize packs a punch with Open Source technology!
While there are still organisations that are wary of adopting open source technology, firms like LifeSize take pride in resorting to open source technology to build their products. LifeSize provides...
View ArticleCyber Attacks Explained: The Man In The Middle, Part-8
Due to the encouraging feedback this series of articles has received, we decided to explore yet another type of cyber intrusionthe Man In The Middle (MITM) attack, which is widely favoured by...
View ArticleCustom ROMs for Android: CyanogenMod and More
Wondering what’s the next step after rooting your Android phone? Read on to know all about beefing up your phone with custom ROMs for Android. If you’ve got an Android phone...
View Article3D Slicer: An Overview
This article gives an overview of the open source medical imaging tool called 3D Slicer, which has been released under a BSD-style licence, and is a tool for visualisation and image analysis. The...
View ArticleComparing Open Source Medical Visualisation and Imaging Software
This article, aimed at doctors or those interested in writing open source healthcare applications, focuses on the two most significant open source software toolkits available for medical imaging...
View ArticleCyber Attacks Explained: The Botnet Army
This article covers sophisticated botnet attacks, whereby the attacked computer system becomes an attacker itself. Systems administrators and senior technology management staff that are aware of the...
View ArticleGaming on Windows the Open Source Way!
In this article, we take a look at some of the major open source games that you can enjoy on your Microsoft Windows computer. So let’s say you’re a Windows user perhaps...
View ArticleProject Management with GanttProject
GanttProject is an open source task and project management tool that can display Gantt charts and PERT. It is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. New project leaders or managers will...
View ArticleOS X Command Line Tools
Mac users may know of Xcode, the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) by Apple, which is used to develop software for OS X and iOS. One of its main components is Command-Line Tools, which...
View ArticleGraphics Programming in Linux
This article covers some basics of graphics programming in C. I was a very avid graphics programmer, using Turbo C (actually, using graphics.c, a library usually taught to engineering students during...
View ArticleLearn the Art of Linux Troubleshooting
Here are some valuable tips to help you find important system files in RHEL 5, which get deleted by accident. Everything seems fine when your Linux machine works just the way you want...
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