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...

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...

WINE headquarters just released version 0.9.29 and adds support for Intel Macs (I think this is via CodeWeaver's CrossOver for Mac code base). WINE is an MS Window emulator for Unix. What's...

Most linux distributions only come with one or two media players, MPlayer and VLC. Personally, these two applications are sufficient to handle my music -- until I found out that there are more...

If you are managing a network connected to the internet with limited bandwidth, sometimes it makes sense to block unwanted traffic. To corporate or academic networks, blocking audio and video files...

If you are like me who loves watching the TV, I am sure you'd understand the importance of a personal video recorder (PVR). Unlike commercial PVRs that require you to pay a subscription fee, why...

And the saga continues... After my failed OpenWRT installation attempt, I dreaded to think that I'd be forced to use the stock Linksys firmware. That won't happen without a fight! :) So off to...

IBM's System z running Linux seems to be cheaper to run as compared against a farm of servers, each running specific applications. Illuminata analyzed data provided by IBM to conclude that...

We all want our Linux installs to be quick and responsive. Whilst it already is, there are still a few tweaks that you can do to speed it up. The article talks about how to speed up disk access,...

In my Quest for the best Linux-based firmware for my broadband router, I checked out OpenWRT. I downloaded the latest version, WhiteRussian RC6 with PPPoE. Flashing the router with a new firmware is...

I predict that virtualization will be big this year. In line with this, I point you to a good tutorial on virtualization technologies available for Linux. IBM discusses the different types of...

I mentioned using Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) to monitor your bandwidth at home. The firmware that I had installed on my Linksys WRT54G v. 2.2 broadband router was the latest free firmware...

Prof. Emery Berger, Ph.D., of the Computer Science department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, released DieHard for Windows, Linux and Solaris. DieHard is supported by the US National...

Version 1.3 of PC-BSD has just been released. PC-BSD is a FreeBSD based OS that is designed for the "casual" user. Just in time to ring in the New Year, the PC-BSD team is pleased to...