Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on January 31, 2007
Finally! Somebody managed to write down the very same tasks that I have been doing when I was still managing servers for my department. Whilst it is easier to back-up a partition, the how-to provides...
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Another distribution upgraded. :) What makes this upgrade interesting is its kernel, version 2.6.20-rc4. This kernel has the user-mode-linux (UML) virtualization included. Since this is a Live DVD,...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on January 30, 2007
One of the limitations that I have found when using Linux is synchronizing data between computer and a device, may it be a mobile phone with PIM or a PDA. On my Mac, I just use iSync (see image).......
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on January 26, 2007
Although I am not fond of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) (I prefer Gnome), the new and/or improved features on the new version is worth a look. This release includes a number of bugfixes for KHTML,...
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WineHQ releases the latest version of the WINdows emulator for Linux, version 0.9.30. What's new in this release: Many improvements to Direct3D shaders and state management.Support for...
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Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on January 24, 2007
Not too long ago, I wrote about FreeNAS, a FreeBSD-based network-attached storage device. Today, I found a similar utility but is based on Linux. Openfiler is a powerful, intuitive browser-based...
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Personally, I do not do video editing on Linux -- for that I use Apple's iMovie. :) For those who prefer working on Linux full-time, like Mr. Hartley, his article will give you an idea what...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on January 24, 2007
The One-Laptop-Per-Child (OLPC) project just announced completion of Build 2 (B2) of their USD150 product. Improvements in UI, firmware and Device drivers were included as well as upgraded versions...
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Linspire's Click N' Run (CNR) Service, originally available to Linspire and Freespire linux distributions only, will soon be available for other distributions. In its recent press release,...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on January 23, 2007
We all know the importance of backing up your data. Most of the time, we back up files and subdirectories into tapes, optical media, network-attached storage devices, storage area network and/or a...
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German company, Innotek, releases an Open Source edition of their product, VirtualBox, "a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use". I...
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Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on January 22, 2007
I know that you will all agree with me that we just cannot have enough storage to store our files. The thing is, our computers, whether portable or desktop, can only support a limited number of hard...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on January 20, 2007
Fast on the heels of Apple's iPhone announcement, the Linux Phone will soon be released. The OpenMoko-based FIC Neo1973, the smartphone is expected to compete against the Windows Mobile, Palm,...
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If you are like me, then there's no way you'd even consider Running Windows or even touching any of the Microsoft products with a ten-foot pole (except perhaps the Xbox 360 -- and run Linux on...
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Damn Small Linux (DSL), a 50MB Linux distribution, just released its latest version, 3.2. Knoppix also released its version 5.1.1. Knoppix is the very first LiveCD distribution that I have tried and...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on January 17, 2007
Adobe Flash 9 for Linux is no longer beta but available as a full release. Whilst it took Adobe a long time to make the Flash version for Linux up to spec with both Mac and Windows, what is more......
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Java is often perceived as a huge, slow beast. This was true perhaps 2 years ago. Today, Java is fast. One of the most popular Java applications besides Netbeans is Azureus, the BitTorrent client....
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on January 15, 2007
Although not an entirely Linux geek post, this web-based service provides a nifty tool for web application developers who use only one platform for their development. Testing how your web application...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on January 14, 2007
If you are like me who provides tech support to friends and families, often for free, then this set of utilities may prove to be invaluable to you. Screencasting is easier and more accurate than...
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Want to test a new Linux distro but you do not want to mess up with your existing installation? Want to test the latest and greatest linux kernel before it is released but do not have a spare computer...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on January 12, 2007
Don't you just hate it when someone beats you to the punch? :) Well, I had this idea three years ago about creating a Linux version of the Smart card feature of Sun's SunRays but using a USB...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on January 12, 2007
Not too long ago, using Linux on notebooks requires that you shutdown the system before closing the lid because hibernation or sleep is a hit-or-miss affair (heck, the same can be said of Windows!...
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Fast on the heels of the WINE 0.9.29 release, CodeWeavers releases version 6 of its CrossOver for Linux. The release notes is rather long but some of the interesting tidbits are: New Application...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on January 10, 2007
When I was starting with Linux back in the mid 90s, I used to compile the Linux kernels, which usually takes from an hour to half a day depending on your RAM and processor speed, to enable bleeding...
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