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We built a neat little RSS reader for https://code.base64.co.za which involves reading the RSS feed from /rss and displaying the retrieved info in a stylish Owl Carousel. Let's start with…

Etcher is a cross-platform open software that allows you to burn images to SD cards and USB drives with ease and in a safe manner. Using Etcher you can also…

Boston, Massachussetts based software company Rapid7 has confirmed a vulnerability in their system on over 104 000 computers running the widely used free networking Linux software Samba. This flaw in…

Luminance HDR, once called Qtpfsgui, is a multi-platform, open source graphics software used for the creation and manipulation of high-dynamic-range or HDR images. Luminance HDR supports several High Dynamic Range…

The days of a traditional 8 to 5 job being the only source of income are becoming a thing of the past with the advent of online advertising / affiliate…

Linux allows those who prefer to use Mozilla ™ Firefox over other browsers the opportunity to have a faster browsing experience with a simple adjustment in settings. While this hack…

If you'd like to replace the text in a MySQL column you can run the following query: UPDATE tableName SET columnName = REPLACE(columnName, 'old text to replace', 'new text to…

Here's what you need to know about the Ransomware that's been dubbed WannaCry. Security experts say this is the worst and most widespread pieces of malware they've ever seen. Especially…

If you'd like to display a preview of some text without cutting ending the preview in the middle of a word you can use the following snippet: jQuery.trim("This is a…

Preventing bots from submitting forms on a website or web app is an absolute must, especially when you're receiving hundreds of emails about highheel specials in Russia 🙂 For some…