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Using QEMU for Embedded Systems Development, Part 3
This is the last article of this series on QEMU. In the previous article, we worked on bare-metal programming, and discussed the need for...
The Comprehensive LAMP Guide — Part 2 (MySQL)
MySQL is the most widely used Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), and is the "M" in the LAMP stack. One of the main uses...
Creating Your Own Server: The Socket API, Part 1
In this series of articles aimed at newbies to network programming (knowledge of C is a prerequisite), we'll learn how to create network clients...
Exploring Software: Sugar on Fedora 15, the Spice for Children
One of Fedora's spin-offs is Sugar On A Stick (SOAS), which can be installed as an additional desktop environment. It's unlikely that readers will...
CodeSport
In this month's column, we will look at the concept of dynamic software update solutions, which allow even an operating system to be updated...
Joy of Programming: Calling Virtual Functions from Constructors
Calling virtual functions from constructors is problematic, and this problem can manifest itself in many ways. In this column, we'll take a look at...
Locking Horns: Fedora 15 ‘Lovelock’ v/s Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’
The two titans of the free software operating system arena, Fedora and Ubuntu, usually time their distribution releases a few days apart. This makes...
ILUGC to TN Government: “Why Windows; Why Not Just Linux?”
When ELCOT invited tenders for 9.12 lakh laptops that the government planned to distribute free across Tamil Nadu, it probably forgot to consider the...
What Makes Linux the Preferred Web Hosting Choice?
This article explores the reasons why Linux-based Web hosting solutions are enjoying a larger market share globally, and why they are being hailed as...
FOSS is __FUN__: The Dvorak Keyboard
The "what" and the "why" of the Dvorak keyboard, when compared to the older "standard", the QWERTY keyboard.
The standard keyboard has the QWERTY layout,...
