Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on March 30, 2007
Pictured here is the Picotux 112, one of the smallest devices running on Linux. Yes, it is a server, a web-server to be exact. On the website, the younger sibling of Picotux 112 is spec'd as...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on March 30, 2007
remote access, when needed, should only be thru SSH and never thru telnet. Disabling telnet is the first thing that you must do before you connect your machine to the network. SSH, by default, may be...
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For the unfortunate few who needs to maintain a Windows workgroup along with their Linux installs, HowToForge provides a tutorial on how to setup Samba Server for small workgroups on an Ubuntu server...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on March 23, 2007
I normally write editorial pieces over at my personal blog but this one simply invites questions to be asked of the conclusion of the said study. In Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report...
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Filed in archive Securing
by Rom Feria on March 23, 2007
You may belong to a majority of netizens who have problems keeping tab of secure passwords for different on-line services, may it be web-based email, forum, blog, or whatever that requires you to...
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Filed in archive Securing
by Rom Feria on March 23, 2007
Mac users have FileVault and linux users have Truecrypt. Truecrypt is a free and open source disk encryption utility. If you are the type who needs to secure your data from prying eyes or have...
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After mentioning Kino, Joe Brockmeier wrote a timely article on "How to create video titles and graphics with Kino" over at Linux.com. Whilst it is definitely not as easy as Apple's...
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Kdenlive is an open source non-linear video editing suite for KDE that uses the MLT video rendering engine. Whilst kdenlive has yet to reach version 1.0 status, major development is still undergoing...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on March 23, 2007
Videolan, or VLC, is one of the first open source multimedia applications that I install on Linux and Mac. With VLC supporting most major video and audio codecs natively, it automatically becomes my...
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With Sony Playstation 3 running Yellow Dog Linux, I am sure that you'd like another game console go the same route - I know I would. Don't worry, I found a way to mod the Xbox 360 and...
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Linux on a pre-Intel Mac meant using Yellow Dog Linux, the most stable and most popular distribution (imho) for the PowerPC architecture. I remember dual-booting one of our Emacs with Mac OS X and...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on March 18, 2007
To those who are using Linux on their mail server will find this tutorial useful. Whilst Linux is not really prone to getting virus unlike that other operating system from Redmond, more often than...
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Filed in archive FreeBSD
by Rom Feria on March 15, 2007
If you are one of those folks who likes writing code, then you know the value of having a proper version Control system. CVS and SVN are the two most popular version control system available in the...
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I use iMovie and iDVD on my Mac for basic video editing. On Linux, however, there are lots of software to choose from. Robin Miller gives us a run-down as to the state of video editing in Linux and...
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Most of us probably have a favorite CD/DVD or two. Chances are, these media are the ones getting scratch badly due to use and abuse. I have a couple of DVDs with scratches thanks to my kids and...
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If you want to use the latest Gnome release (v.2.18) without upgrading a current install, try the latestversion (1.1) of Foresight Linux. OR if you have Fedora Core 6 Desktop and would want to try...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on March 13, 2007
One of the complaints that I have heard about Linux is the slow start-up. I guess the way Linux displays the services that are starting upon boot up gives an impression that it is slow. Well, there is...
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Filed in archive Hacks
by Rom Feria on March 11, 2007
How many times have you encountered the situation where you need to upgrade a device's firmware, may it be a mobile phone, PDA or even your Motherboard, and there is no Linux utility available?...
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Freespire, the community-based version of commercial Linux distribution, Linspire, just released the alpha 1U version of Freespire 2.0. Freespire 2.0 is based on Ubuntu and comes with the 2.6.20...
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Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on March 08, 2007
First - what is Zimbra? According to their website, Zimbra is open source server and client software for messaging and collaboration - email, group calendaring, contacts, and web document management...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on March 08, 2007
Nvidia just updated its graphic card drivers for Linux. Linux IA32, IA64, AMD64/EMT64T drivers are now at version 1.0-9755 as well as drivers for FreeBSD x86 and Solaris x86/x64. Release highlights:...
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It should be evident that I use both a Mac OS X and a Linux on a daily basis. OK, I admit that I use Mac OS X more but hey, Linux isn't that far behind. :) Anyway, one of......
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on March 06, 2007
First, I wish that Linux Software installation is as easy as the Mac - just copy the application package to a directory and run it off of that. Deleting it just requires dragging that same file to...
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Filed in archive Servers
by Rom Feria on March 04, 2007
What is puppet? Puppet is an application that "lets you centrally manage every important aspect of your system using a cross-platform specification language that manages all the separate...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on March 04, 2007
The free software Foundation is lobbying for the computer's release from the grasp of proprietary software vendors. By making the recommended changes in any or all of these five areas (free...
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