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The internet is full of unpleasant people who would love nothing more than to steal your passwords, crack into your WordPress site and generally make a nuisance of themselves at your expense. So we learned their black arts so that you can protect yourself against them, and in the process we discovered that protection rackets have moved online through the power of DDOS attacks.
Also in the magazine we put a media centre onto a Raspberry Pi with Squeezebox (and control it with an Android phone), use the latest version of XBMC to do something similar, broadcast our excellent through screencasting, share photos with Digikam and salivate over the excellent games that we can play now that Steam has arrived on Linux.
On the DVD: Beginners start here - Zorin OS and PCLinuxOS, plus IPFire, SalentOS, SMS and Porteus.
All this and more, in your cracking/hacking latest Linux Format!
Features
Hack the Web!
Steal passwords, crack WordPress, exploit vulnerabilities, harness DDOS attacks. We take you on a trip to the dark side. (Ben Everard) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Samba: Dancing with Windows
The standard Windows interoperability suite for Linux is now at version 4 and boasts Active Directory support. (John Lane) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
XBMC Uncovered
After many years keeping a MythTV configuration running, we think we've found a better solution. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
We convert those rubbish Word documents to plain text using nothing but the command-line. (Koen Vervloesem) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Raspberry Pi: Stream media
Remote control your Pi to play and stream music and video files to any device, with SqueezePlug (Mayank Sharma) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Kazam: record your screen
We demonstrate a fun method of creating interesting and informative screencasts for helping others to learn. (Jono Bacon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coding Academy
Code Concepts: Modules
We introduce a way of untangling the mess of your code and adding structure to your programs. (Jonathan Roberts) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
PHP: PDF reports
We walk you through using PHP to make your reports look attractive and readable on paper as well as on-screen. (James Litton) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Ruby: modules, blocks and gems
In the last of our Ruby series, learn more about modules and mixins, blocks and yields, and how to get your code out there. (Juliet Kemp) Available as a PDF to subscribers.