Posts Tagged ‘review’
Have you received a suspicious PDF or Flash file lately and are you curious about the malware it contains? Then start up REMnux to analyze it, as Koen explains…
A relative newcomer to the forensic and penetration testing live CD scene, Italian project BackBox is already turning heads as it hits version 2.01. Gareth Halfacree explains why…
Say “Gentoo” and most people think of a source code based DIY distro. However, this is a pre-built desktop system that comes as 3.4GB disk image. Michael Reed takes it for a spin…
If you can set up a Linux box with Apache, with a bit of fettling you can use eyeOS to create your own personalised cloud desktop. Michael Reed reviews eyeOS version 2.5…
If you’re a novelist, scriptwriter or you’re working on some other type of long writing project, it’s time to prick up your ears: Scrivener has arrived
Fedora 16, dubbed Verne, has a striking new nautical themed desktop. But as Koen discovers, the most exciting features lie much deeper under the surface…
Could Lubuntu 11.10 prove to be the perfect cure Ubuntu’s Unity backlash? Russell Barnes tests the latest LXDE spin to see how it has progressed in the last six months…
With Sabayon 7, you not only have just about every desktop environments available and cutting edge features, but can also boot it into a top-notch media centre environment all off the Live CD…
Canonical’s reshaping of Ubuntu is complete, but does 11.10 live up to the hype? Russell Barnes takes a look at the 15th iteration, Oneiric Ocelot, probably the only distro to be loved and loathed in near equal measure…
VortexBox is turning heads with promises of an easy-to-use media server, but does this streamlined Fedora derivative pass muster?
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Originally built as a way to easily partition a hard drive, Parted Magic has evolved into an impressive system recovery live CD. Gareth Halfacree tests the latest build…











