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Gitolite: Administer a Central Git Repository without Going Insane
Over the past few years, centralised version control systems like SVN have steadily given way to distributed systems like Git or Mercurial -- the...
Google Maps JavaScript API: Making Your Website Livelier
This article explains how to embed Google Maps in a website, using the JavaScript API for Maps.
Mapping solutions can be embedded in your website...
Better Queries with MySQL, Part 1
This article helps you write high-performance MySQL queries, by pointing out the various pitfalls and dangerous misconceptions that developers have.
How many times have you...
Understanding a Kernel Oops!
Understanding a kernel panic and doing the forensics to trace the bug is considered a hacker's job. This is a complex task that requires...
Do You Know the Trick to Track Your Code’s DNA?
You can now manage the source code for software-related product development in your organisation, using the Black Duck Suite, which among other capabilities, generates...
Device Drivers, Part 3: Kernel C Extras in a Linux Driver
This article in the series on Linux device drivers deals with the kernel's message logging, and kernel-specific GCC extensions.
Enthused by how Pugs impressed their...
Securing Apache, Part 5: HTTP Message Architecture
In the last four articles in this series, we have discussed SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, XST and XSHM attacks, and security solutions. This article...
Plotting is Fun with GNUPlot
This article explores the use of GNUPlot for scientific plotting, along with examples.
While strings and pages of data seem cryptic, a plot reveals the...
Handling Interrupts
In my last article, we explored the concept of interrupts and how they catch the CPU's attention. In this article, we will look at...
phpVirtualBox — Accessing VirtualBox from a Browser
This article introduces phpVirtualBox, an open-source, AJAX and PHP-based implementation of the Oracle VirtualBox user interface
