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- Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?
- Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?The apps I useOffice: OpenOffice.org, as it's pretty much the standard on Linux desktops.Email: I have Evolution set up for my Yahoo mail.Image editing/drawing: For most editing, I use the GIMP, but for advanced stuff I'd recommend Blender or Inkscape for SVG.CD/DVD...
- Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, RSS, Java development tools, Linux software, K3b, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, GNOME, disc, Gaim, software, Linux, Webmin
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
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- My first day with Firefox 3
- My first day with Firefox 3Add-onsSo what's the magic to getting your add-ons working again? Most of mine are disabled awaiting updates that have yet to arrive.A Pint of Guinness for Everyone on the Mozilla Team!Great Effort Mozilla Team!Aye! :)"be leery of new software"Come off it Dana, that's just...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, first day, FF3
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- Microsoft reveals more partners, plans for Windows Home Server
- Microsoft reveals more partners, plans for Windows Home ServerA good idea deserves a pat on the backLet's just hope that we have a quality product in the end so that pat on the back doesn't turn into a kick in the butt.Gotta chuckle outta this:"Hardware partner [b]Medion[/b] is set to...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, streaming media, partnership, server, Microsoft Corp., Windows Home, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Linux, Microsoft Windows, WHS
- Discussion threads 2007-05-15
- LAMP On Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) Server Edition
- The other day I decided that I needed a Linux install with the full LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL & PHP) setup on it. After a fair bit of digging about and reading a lot of websites I discovered that one of the easiest and least fuss ways to achieve...
- Tags: Linux, My Linux Experience
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- SolutionBase: Set up a Linux proxy server with ease using Webmin
- You want to control where your users can go on the Internet, but you don't want to buy an expensive proprietary solution. Nor do you want to fiddle with complex .conf files or Linux commands. What do you do? Check out this article by Jack Wallen.
- Tags: Server, Linux, Internet, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- Download resources 2007-05-14
- SolutionBase: Setting up a POP server with SuSE Linux and Webmin
- If you want to deploy an e-mail solution in your organization, you don't need to buy an expensive proprietary solution. You also don't have to wrestle with command line tools if you choose to use Linux. Jack Wallen shows an easy way to set up an e-mail server using Linux.
- Tags: Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Jack Wallen, Linux, E-mail, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications
- Download resources 2007-05-14
- SolutionBase: Deploy Dynamic DNS with ease using Webmin
- As if deploying a DNS server isn't complicated enough, deploying DDNS can be an even bigger chore. Having to deal with manually editing configuration files makes it worse. Jack Wallen shows how to easily configure DDNS in Linux using Webmin.
- Tags: Dynamic DNS, Chore, Linux, Domain Names, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Download resources 2007-05-14
- SolutionBase: Webmin is the taskmaster for Linux servers
- Linux servers can run so many different services that it can be hard to keep them straight. Here's how to use a simple web-based tool that will help you centrally manage Linux services.
- Tags: Linux Server, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2007-04-03
- Vista Hands On
- Vista Hands OnExciting!This is great Ed. Your one of the few who are writing instruction and tips on inter operating Vista and Linux. It goes without saying too with the MS Novell deal. In fact, I don't see where much has changed yet? Samba development has...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Ubuntu, Samba development, Samba, Microsoft Windows Vista, smbf
- Discussion threads 2007-04-02
- Vista Hands On #13: Connect to a shared folder on a Linux machine
- Vista Hands On #13: Connect to a shared folder on a Linux machineNFS is Unix/Linux's "workgroup" systemIf you enable NFS on your Linux server then you can export directories to other systems running NFS clients.Given that you're running Samba OK I would stick with that for now.Install Webmin Ed. You...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Readership, Linux, password, Samba, Linux server, Network File System
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Can Dell change the Linux market?
- Can Dell change the Linux market?Red Hat/Dell Server Certification.Red Hat and SuSE had since some years ago (I think from 2002) Dell certified Servers.Almost all the Server series where Certified for Red Hat and SuSE but only the enterprise/supported distributions.Dell is not blind to the market requests ...And also there...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Spoofing bug found in IE 7
- Spoofing bug found in IE 7Message has been deleted.Spoofing bug in IE 7Hopefully a patch will be released shortly. I guess this is a continuation of the on-going saga of a drama called Microsoft. To be continued....YawnWake me up when someone finds a drive-by install flaw in IE7...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., flaw, address bar
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Too important to be open source?
- Too important to be open source?Yet encryption xan be open sourced ???The idea seems right until you consider the best encrytpion programme on the planet is open source. Is not the code base, but the encryption key that secures it that really matters. Open source programmes in my experience, get...
- Tags: open source, software
- Discussion threads 2006-08-02
- Too important to be open source?
- I had a lovely chat today with Laurent Gharda, COO and co-founder of Open Country. (You will note he is also what I like to call a Truly Handsome Man. Grass don't grow on a busy street, kids.) Open Country's OCM 3.0 offers valuable services for Linux system managers....
- Tags: open source, Open Country
- Blog posts 2006-08-02
- Defending Linux against Wingots
- Yesterday I quoted a bit by someone named "Carlos" from a PC World forum in which he listed the following complaints about Linux: No readily available games and applications; No wealth of supported devices and drivers; No easy configuration No standardisation: "you know, where a patch...
- Tags: Linux
- Blog posts 2006-06-15
- Ubuntu coming soon to Sun's Niagara
- Ubuntu coming soon to Sun's NiagaraUbuntu delivers where windoze can notLinux supports Sun's Niagara, but windoze can not do it because it is designed by dumb people.Too bad its UbuntuIt would be nice to use Mandriva. Sun could learn a thing or two about nice gui administration tools from them....
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Supporting Linux, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Linux, distro, Sun Microsystems Inc., Lunix
- Discussion threads 2006-05-30
- New alliance seeks mass market system management
- I hate being a system manager. Yet I, like millions of other consumers and business owners, inherited the chore once we installed simple networks for kids or employees.Most of us do a very poor job. Proprietary tools are expensive and difficult to use. Open source has some interesting projects underway,...
- Tags: system management
- Blog posts 2006-05-12
- Open Source Zealots Dowplay Danger Of Perl Flaw On ZDNet Talkbacks
- Open Source Zealots Dowplay Danger Of Perl Flaw On ZDNet TalkbacksSo is this a flaw......one that might affect hundreds of open source perl apps, since this threat was not percieved as being very dangerous until now?So is this flaw......one that might affect hundreds of open source perl apps, since this...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, SECURITY, Web development, Perl, flaw, open source, Perl flaw, Web
- Discussion threads 2005-11-29
- The Linux Killer Application (Beta 2?)
- The Linux Killer Application (Beta 2?)GUI tools are greatfor those who are new to Unix administration, but you're just not going to get a 20-year system admin to give up the command line. Graphical tools are great for certain things, but nothing replaces the speed and comfort of a...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, GUI Tools, Windows Machines, Graphical Tools, GUI, Unix, Linux, command line
- Discussion threads 2005-10-13
- The Linux killer application
- When most people talk about killer applications they mean applications that will drive adoption. Taken literally, however, the phrase means the opposite: an application that kills adoption. There's a clear leader among the candidates for that -and it's not limited to Linux. It's called Windows telnet and it's killed...
- Tags: Windows Telnet, Unix, Telnet
- Blog posts 2005-09-27
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