rsync is an excellent and versatile backup tool, but it does have one drawback: you have to run it manually when you want to back up your data. Sure, you can use cron to create scheduled backups, but even this solution cannot provide seamless live synchronization.

After I have read iTWire's recent article entitled "Is Ubuntu killing other distributions?" I remembered asking myself the same question when I noticed how Ubuntu is taking over the Linux world.

Each new Ubuntu release has raised the standard by which other Linux distros are judged. With the new Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, the focus is on mobility and 3G network support. I found Intrepid to be a fast and stable release, yet I experienced some minor issues that keep it from absolute perfection.

The Free Software game scene doesn't stop for the election, just an update to several projects that are moving forward strongly including the space RPG Vega Strike, the fantasy RPG Scourge, and Worms-like Hedgewars.

Yahoo! is hiring Microsoft employees to join its top ranks; Google negotiations carry on nonetheless

Xandros and Microsoft get closer not just in the technical sense

System administrators need to keep an eye on their servers to make sure things are running smoothly. If they find a problem, they need to see when it started, so investigations can focus on what happened at that time.