Hibernate is equipped with an extremely powerful query language that (quite intentionally) looks very much like SQL. But don't be fooled by the syntax; HQL is fully object-oriented, understanding notions like inheritence, polymorphism and association.

This guide describes how to create encrypted directories. These can come in handy for laptop users, password lists and the like.

davfs2 is a Linux file system driver that allows you to mount a WebDAV server as a local file system, like a disk drive. This way applications can access resources on a Web server without knowing anything about HTTP or WebDAV. davfs2 runs as a daemon in userspace. It uses the kernel file system coda or fuse. Most propably your Linux kernel includes at least one of this file systems. To connect to the WebDAV server it makes use of the neon library. Neon supports TLS/SSL (using OpenSSL or GnuTLS) and access via proxy server.

SoundCloud lets you move music fast & easy. The platform takes the daily hassle out of receiving, sending & distributing music for artists, record labels & other music professionals.

UNetbootin allows for the installation of various Linux/BSD distributions to a partition or USB drive, so it's no different from a standard install, only it doesn't need a CD. It can create a dual-boot install, or replace the existing OS entirely.

The SimpleCDN network is designed from the ground up for digital media streaming and delivery, and we have made jittery, buffering video a thing of the past.

Paranoid Linux is an operating system that assumes that its operator is under assault from the government, and it does everything it can to keep your communications and documents a secret.

What follows is a simple description of a way I use to additionally "shield" my important files (a daily "tar" I take every night through a cron job), so that even if some sectors hosting them are lost, I still end up salvaging everything.

s3fs is a fuse filesystem that allows you to mount an Amazon S3 bucket as a local filesystem. It stores files natively and transparently in S3 (i.e., you can use other programs to access the same files). Maximum file size=5G.

Jungle Disk Desktop Edition lets you store files and automatically backup data easily and securely to Amazon.com's S3 Storage Service.