Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on July 13, 2007
First time I heard about OpenLogic is at JavaOne. Just recently, OpenLogic announced the availability of their Discovery tool, a tool that scans your network for open source applications installed in...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on July 13, 2007
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project of Dr. Nicholas Negroponte and Intel finally reached some sort of an agreement that they will collaborate. This is really great news for those who are waiting...
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Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth is now in search of the ultimate free (as in freedom) version of Linux. What this means is that every component of the linux operating system, from the kernel (which is...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on July 13, 2007
We all know that Linux is far better than windows xp and Vista. However, here's a couple of optimization tips that will blow Windows XP and Vista out of the water. Frankly, it makes sense. Linux,...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on July 09, 2007
I found this blog entry, "Confessions of a Linux Fan: 10 Things You Might Want To Know Before Switching Over To Linux", and I could not help but react. I am not saying that the list is...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on July 07, 2007
One of Apple's upcoming operating system feature is called Time Machine. It is a fully eye-candied back-up utility that comes bundled, for free, with 10.5 a.k.a. Leopard. Whilst Time Machine is...
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Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on July 06, 2007
For those of you who have multiple network connections on a single computer or server, there might be value in aggregating the total bandwidth and making it look like a single connection. In...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on July 06, 2007
Microsoft's Vista has a feature called ReadyBoost, that improves, hopefully, the performance of the computer with the addition of USB thumbdrives or HDD. Whilst the performance differs from each...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on July 06, 2007
In my Introduction to Programming class this semester, I made it a point to teach the student how to use "vi". Yes, whilst there are text editors and IDEs, Computer Science students must be...
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Filed in archive Securing
by Rom Feria on July 06, 2007
I have been trying to find ways to maximize the use of webcams on computers and this Tutorial on setting up webcams as security monitoring tool is excellent. Just make sure that you have the proper...
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Slackware is one of the very first Linux distribution that I have used. If I remember correctly, I even recommended it to a U. of Leeds classmate to try out as an alternative to Windows. However,...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on July 03, 2007
Whoa! I was surprised to find out that this particular Linux-based digital video recorder is from my home country, the Philippines. The company, called Neugent, created a digital video capture card...
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