Tips and tricks for using two factor Authentication Technology
Single password protection techniques, while a well-used and ancient method of protecting access to information or location, are no longer something that can guarantee a reliable means of protecting what you want to…
Use XMPP to Create Your Own Google Talk Client
Instant communication is the essence of social networking and the Internet. The popular Google Talk, which uses XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), made this Instant Messaging protocol prominent among open standards protocols….
Power Programming: Bitwise Tips and Tricks
If you are a seasoned programmer, these tips and tricks will seem very familiar, and are probably already part of your repertoire. If you are a novice programmer or a student, they should…
Functional Programming and Python
This article introduces a few concepts of functional programming, and the constructs in Python that are useful for it. It is aimed at those with a basic understanding of Python (like Python prompt,…
Device Drivers, Part 17: Module Interactions
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, demonstrates various interactions with a Linux module. As Shweta and Pugs gear up for their final semester’s project on Linux drivers,…
Developing Apps on Qt, Part 4
In the last article, we worked on the backbone of GUIs, the signal and slot mechanism. In this article, we move ahead to the GUI part of Qt. The basic block of any…
iLinuxBot: Designing Botnets to Manage Linux Clients
This article is to encourage newbies to use a little creativity to solve real-world problems. It shows you how to manage a Linux lab, or a lot of Linux PCs, from one machine….
Exploring Software: Scientific Python and Image Processing
Discover what a beautiful language Python is for image processing. A substantial part of the human brain is dedicated to vision and the processing of images. Social sites are full of images that…
Joy of Programming: A Bug or a Feature?
A puzzling aspect of bugs is that they often turn out to be features (and vice versa)! Let’s explore this interesting topic with an example. In my experience working with enterprise software, I…
CodeSport (April 2012)
In this month’s column, we continue our discussion on the threading support introduced in the new C++11 standards. We first look at how we can manage threads. In last month’s column, we had…
May 22, 2013
amitsaha — Thank you for your kind comments everyone. I am glad it's been of help.
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
JKR — More efficient? Probably. More readable? Definitely not.
May 21, 2013
Prashanth Joshi — The author assumes that the first article being introductory in nature is for the beginners. So there is no question...
