When I was using Windows XP I would use UltraVNC to access my desktop remotely, then when I “upgraded” to Vista I did not take to the time to do that, instead I used the built in Remote Desktop feature. Now that I have truly upgraded to Ubuntu, I want to be able to access my machine remotely.
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Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros
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"No matter how virus-ridden a hard drive may be, no matter how lacking its firewall or anti-spyware software, a bootable CD bypasses it all. The user simply reboots their computer with the CD in the tray."
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A sysadmin toolbox for Web site maintenance
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I run a small but fairly active Web site from a home server, as was commonly done back in the early days of the World Wide Web. What started as a learning project soon grew to be my primary hobby. It takes a bit of knowledge of Linux systems, various open sourced applications, and how the Internet works to start a Web site from scratch.
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MySQL CEO Marten Mickos: What Open Source Is Really All About
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"I am very passionate about open source. And I do believe that it is a superior method. But at the same time, I must be pragmatic. So when they say being dogmatic is very important for the Free Software Foundation -- well, they should be. That's what we respect them for. But running a business is not about dogma," said MySQL CEO Mårten Mickos.
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Newest Firefox 3.0 preview sets stage for beta this month
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Mozilla Corp. Monday unveiled the last planned alpha update to Firefox 3.0 before it brings the new browser into the daylight of beta testing.
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Encrypted Storage with LUKS, RAID and LVM2
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Some people have a need for storing data securely. Sometimes this means not only redundant disks (and a good backup strategy) but also encryption. Fortunately, the Linux kernel has all the features to use multiple RAID devices, pool them to a Logical Volume, and encrypt every block of the filesystem. Just don't forget your passphrase!
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Linux DVRs detect stolen, abandoned objects
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A Phillipines-based video capture card vendor has soft-launched a line of Linux-based surveillance DVRs (digital video recorders). Neugent Technologies said its LX8000 SmartDetect DVRs have "built-in object detection video analytics," enabling them to watch for left, abandoned, missing, or stolen objects.
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Dell cuts price of Ubuntu Linux PCs
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Dell has cut $50 off the price of PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled rather than Windows Vista.
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GNOME 2.19.4 Released!
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GNOME 2.19.4 is being released on Wednesday. This is our fourth development release on our road towards GNOME 2.20.0, which will be released in September 2007.
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KDAB Becomes Patron of KDE
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The KDE e.V. and KDAB are happy to announce continued collaboration on the Free Desktop, with KDAB becoming the latest new Patron of KDE. KDAB is known for its high-quality software services.
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Akademy Awards 2007
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At the second day of aKademy 2007, the contributors conference closed with the aKademy Awards Ceremony
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How will open source do in a talent-short age?
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We’re not partying like it’s 1999, but a Deloitte survey of CEOs finds that there is a growing shortage of technology talent, and some companies are trying to accommodate programmers’ needs again, rather than try to squeeze them into penguin suits.
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iPhone hack project aims to open up device
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Efforts to open up the functionality of Apple's iPhone to users disinclined to sign up to expensive two year contracts with AT&T are growing.
Following the publication of a technique to get the iPod and Wi-Fi features of the device working without signing up to AT&T by reverse engineer DVD Jon, a new group has picked up the baton.
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PCLinuxOS leaves behind Ubuntu
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Finally PCLOS has taken lead from Ubuntu on the last 3 months based rankings on distrowatch.com.
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What is a virtual file system?
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Most probably you have heard many, many times the three words, virtual file system, but what exactly do they mean? In my recent article What does this /proc directory do?
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