If your company uses Exchange you might have noticed the license for Exchange now requires a CAL for each user who accesses the Exchange server. In a large enterprise this can become quite costly. Fortunately there is an alternative. The eGroupware suite is a free, open source groupware suite that allows users to manage contacts, [...]
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5 Things Linux does better than Windows - Syncing your iPhone (or iTouch) with Linux
GnuCash: Open Source Accounting/Finance Goodness
For many the idea of Linux accounting and financial software falls squarely in the lap of either Quicken or Microsoft Money. But did you know there was one particular open source alternative that offered nearly all of the features of both heavy hitters and was available for Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS X, and Windows? That [...]
Shorten Linux Boot Time with Services
The patience of today’s computer user is low. Time is, very much, of the essence. And for some reason that adage applies in spades to Linux computer and Linux server boot times. Although less than 1 or 2 minutes doesn’t seem like an eternity, when booting a computer it is. And when getting work done [...]
dd: the ultimate disk cloning tool
I recently had to clone a hard disk so I naturally turned to solutions such as Acronis True Image, but I discovered these did not work (the start-up disk claimed the clong was ‘complete’ when it blatantly wasn’t) and I also tried copying the partition using gParted in Ubuntu but this froze at about 3%, [...]
Getting to Know Linux: Installing From Command Line
For users new to the Linux operating system, nothing beats installing applications with the graphical Add/Remove Software applications found in the main menu of your desktop. But sometimes that ever-so-user-friendly GUI isn’t an option. Once such instance would be a headless server with no graphical desktop. Or maybe you’ve found a particular applicaiton that is [...]
Ease Linux Networking With /etc/hosts
How many times have you gone to your Linux box to administer your network and found yourself developing carpal tunnel from typing ssh -v -l jlwallen 192.168.1.10 -X? Or how taxing to your memory is it when you have to remember an IP address assigned to that Linux file server that never needs babysitting save [...]
Fedora 10 and the Evolution of Xorg
This is a rant. This is only a rant. If this were a real review you would be notified by your local emergency broadcast station…Now that I have your attention, I want to direct you to what is happening with the latest version of Fedora and X configuration. If you have installed Fedora 10 and [...]
Enable Beagle Searching in GNOME
The Beagle indexing tool takes searching your computer to another level. Beagle uses background indexing so searching is updated in real time and as files are created. Even email is indexed upon arrival, IM chats are indexed as they occur, and web pages are indexed as they load. Beagle not only searches the text of [...]
Downloading Torrents with Transmission
Torrents are a regular part of a geeks life. Whether it is downloading ISO images, your favorite non-licensed anime, or large-scale backups, torrents are a simple way to manage massive downloads. But how do you manage torrents in Linux? There are a number of possible clients, some command-line and some full-on graphical clients. The torrent [...]
Backup MySQL Databases In Linux Regularly
The post Using Cron to Automate Linux Tasks by Jack got me thinking that some users might be interested in a practical example. The following tutorial will explain how to setup a small script to backup MySQL databases on a Linux server which will be run daily using a cron job. The best way to [...]
Using Cron to Automate Linux Tasks
Linux is one of the most flexible and useful operating systems available. One of the tools that places Linux at the top of the flexibility and usability scale is cron. The cron system allows you to automate tasks without the aid of third party software. But because few know how to use cron, it seems [...]
Burn CD and DVD ISO Images with K3B
You just downloaded the newest version of your favorite Linux distribution but you remembered the first time you did it you were in Windows where you had Nero (or some similar application) to help you burn the ISO image onto a CD or DVD. Now you’re in Linux…what do you do? Simple. You turn to [...]
Installing Fonts in Linux
If you do much desktop publishing or graphics work in Linux than you might be at a place where you are struggling to get fonts installed. Well never fear – it’s not nearly as difficult as it sounds. In fact, installing fonts in Linux is quite easy. Of course the easiest means to installing fonts [...]
Using The GIMP With Fewer Windows
After only a couple of articles about The GIMP it is clear there are many users that are still unhappy with the interface. With that in mind I thought I would help users see how simple it is to clean up the interface to make usage even easier. One of the easiest ways to simplify [...]
Getting to Know The GIMP Interface
For many people, the biggest hurdle to using The GIMP is the user interface. When The GIMP began it started out with a very different UI than any other application. That UI was sustained, pretty much as-is, until The GIMP 2.6. With the adoption of 2.6 the user interface took a turn towards being more [...]
Save Your Skin by Customizing Your Bash Prompt
If you do much work at the Linux command line then you know the bash prompt can offer you a lot of information. But by default the prompt itself isn’t too useful. What you might not know is that you can customize the bash prompt in many ways. From configuring colors to the information bash [...]
Get Graphic with The GIMP
I almost hesitate to offer up any sort of review for the Linux version of Photoshop. Why? I’ve been using it for so long it almost seems unfair to “review” something so familiar. But then I have to step back and remember that not everyone has given The Gimp a go and most probably don’t [...]
Get Vertical Titlebars in E16 Themes
I bet you didn’t know that you could change the placement of your Enlightenment titlebars. Although not necessarily pracitical, it does make for some impressive desktops, and it allows you to quickly differentiate between windows. Say, for example you have aterm and rxvt both open and are using one for admin work and one for [...]
Understanding Linux /etc/fstab
The fstab file has a very key mission for your Linux system. What it does is map devices to directories so those devices can be used. If you plug in an external drive or a device like such as an iPod you are going to have to take advantage of fstab. In this article you [...]
Ubuntu Privacy Remix
Ubuntu Privacy Remix is a live CD that is based on Ubuntu 8.04 currently. The sole purpose of this Ubuntu spin off is to create a secure working environment for private data. This is achieved by several measures that distinguish the Ubuntu Privacy Remix distribution from any other. The operating system will only boot from [...]