Virtualization is the latest buzz word. You may wonder computers are getting cheaper every day, why should I care and why should I use virtualization? Virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources such as...
Read more »PGP's Universal Server Provides Unobtrusive Encryption
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve looked at the theory behind public key encryption and public key infrastructure. But how is all of this pulled together into a product that enables you to send or receive encrypted e-mail messages?
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Review: CloneZilla 1.2
CloneZilla is a live bootable Linux distribution with the intent to make it as easy as possible to clone one drive to another; this can be either on a standalone computer, or across a network to one or more other computers.
Read more »Open Source Webmail Options
A quick overview of the Webmail options that we have been using for years and a couple that are bringing new ideas to the plate.
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The Linux Robot - Progress, Software & a Video
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gedit on osx
When blogging about the Windows port, I should also have mentioned the thanks to Jesse, gedit trunk also compiles and runs on OSX. Help with the creation of an installable bundle would be warmly appreciated!
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Create an Encrypted Samba Share
Here is a scenario where you have Windows users who need to log into an encrypted directory that is mounted on a Linux Samba share. This provides an interesting option for security.
Read more »"F**k Ruby"
Dave Thomas, programming book author and Ruby evangelist presented the keynote at RailsConf2008; "There's a sound that no presenter wants to hear, and that's dead silence. And that's what greeted me when I made a suggestion in my RubyConf keynote [...]. I think by the end of the talk, though, most people were convinced." This is one of the best programming topic presentations I have ever seen.
Read more »New Release : Linux Kernel 2.6.28
Lead kernel developer Linus Torvalds announced the official release of Linux 2.6.28 on Wednesday. The new version introduces some noteworthy changes that will put the kernel in a strong position for growth and advancement in the coming year. This latest release follows a few months after version 2.6.27, which was released in October.
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Fast and 'free' beats steady and paid on MySQL
MySQL, the lovable little database engine that could - for reasonable values of could - is starting to feel the pain of being an open source project distributed by a large company.
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Host interface networking made easy in VirtualBox 2.1.0
We have already discussed how to install VirtualBox 2.1.0 in ubuntu one of the important change is Host interface networking made easy with Host Interface Networking, VirtualBox uses a device driver on your host system that filters data from your physical network adapter. This driver is therefore called a “net filter” driver.
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Encrypted Files with Truecrypt on Ubuntu
Truecrypt is an open-source tool to encrypt data for Linux, Windows and Mac OSX. Truecrypt will create a virtual disk within a file and mount it as a disk. It can encrypt an entire partition or drive, even a USB flash drive. One nice thing about the encryption is that it is real-time and transparent.
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Understanding Canonical's new Linux notification system
Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, has announced plans to overhaul desktop notifications. The project is part of a broader initiative that the company launched earlier this year to boost the usability of the Linux software ecosystem.
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Set up a secure virtual host in Apache
Maximize Your Terminal Usage with Terminator
Terminator is a simple program that allows you to load multiple terminals and arrange them in grid. It is useful when you need to access to various terminals at the same time.
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