Recently I found myself presented with the possibility of switching to Apple's OS X. Keeping in mind that I already have a Mac in our home in the form of my wife's computer, the idea of me using it did get me thinking. What would it take for me to completely abandon Linux and return to the world of closed source operating systems?

If your memory or mistyping leaves you without the right password to get into an account on a Linux computer, there's no need to reformat. Make Magazine's Hacks Blog gives a step-by-step account of the command line fix you can make by booting into "single user mode."

There's a popular saying that if you manage to install Gentoo on the first run, this means you have done something wrong. Gentoo has always been the most difficult distro to install, even though it promises great rewards for the die-hards willing to take the pain.

One of the jibes about GNU/Linux from the closed-source crowd is that the only reason there are so few security exploits against it is that its market share is too small for crackers to care. Against that background, the following development must represent some kind of milestone:

Here is a quick tutorial on using Apache, PHP and MySQL on Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard. The good news is Apple has already taken care of installing Apache (version 2.2.8) and PHP (version 5.2.6) for you, you’ll just need to make a few tweaks in order to actually use it, MySQL (version 5.0.67) however will need to be installed, lets start with Apache.

An interactive map with links and other stuff to apps and sites.

Possible conflict of interests in seemingly-neutral publications like ComputerWorld, NetworkWorld, and LinuxWorld.

Since plenty of you love our collection of icon sets for Ubuntu/GNOME Desktop, I'll be sharing to you all yet another set of my favorite desktop icons. This time, I'll try to cheer up some KDE users by showcasing a few excellent and fine-looking icon sets that are specially made for the K Desktop Environment. So without further delay, here they are: