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How to Monitor Network Traffic in Linux

I recently covered three utilities you can use to monitor your system resources in Linux. One of those programs, iftop gives you information about the network traffic of your machine. In this article I’ll show the in-depth usage of iftop, as well as another program called nethogs that was recommended by a reader. With these [...]

Changes to design, content managment

Loyal visitors will notice that TechThrob is sporting a new layout, which will make it easier to find great content and see what people are saying about hot posts. Additionally, post tags and categories are being reorganized, which should make it even easier to find what you’re looking for. Thanks for reading, and I hope [...]

Three Apps For Monitoring Performance In Linux

Most Linux users are familiar with the top command. Top shows you a list of processes on your system and provides a ton of useful information such as their CPU usage and owner. Unfortunately, this isn’t always enough data and many people don’t know where to turn next. This article covers three performance monitoring applications [...]

5 things to look forward to in Ubuntu 10.10

Maverick Meerkat, the version of Ubuntu slated to be released later this year, brings with it several features and improvements that the Linux community has been eagerly looking forward to. I’ve taken a look at the blueprints for this next release, and picked out a few of the major items that Linux end-users will be [...]

Five and a Half Reasons I Prefer Linux (as a power user)

Linux is growing in popularity for many reasons, and as an operating system it is many things to many people. While we all have our own reasons for liking Linux and open source, here are my top five (and a half!) reasons why, as a power user, I prefer to use Linux. You’ll notice that [...]

Adding a Secure Delete Option to Nautilus File Manager in Linux

I’ve previously written about how to securely and permanently delete files in Linux and Windows. The programs I mentioned in those tutorials were all command-line baed, but this tutorial will show you how to add a secure-delete option to the contextual menu in Ubuntu and Fedora Linux. Install the Nautilus Actions Configuration utility First, install [...]

Review of the Times Reader 2.0

Times Reader 2.0, is an Adobe Air-powered (and therefore cross-platform) application that allows subscribers of the New York Times to read an electronic version of the newspaper on their Windows, Mac, or Linux-based devices for no additional cost. I’ll be reviewing the application on both Windows 7 and on Linux, using a netbook for Windows [...]