Note: This is a news and release history for all Opera browser versions that we have reviewed in the past here on the site. It covers all major versions of Opera as […]
Skilled programmers can use the Chromium code to build their own version of the Chrome web browser, which is referred to as creating a fork. That's how the Chrome Plus project started. […]
Yahoo announced upgrades to three of the companies major products and services. Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Search and Yahoo Messenger were all updated on the same day. Social integration was the key phrase […]
The following guide explains how to back up WinSCP sessions easily using native functionality the software client ships with. WinSCP is a very flexible SFTP and SCP client for the Windows operating […]
Microsoft Fix It is a relative new way of solving problems that occur in the Windows operating system. These fix it solutions are basically one-click solutions for fixing problems. The Fix It […]
Whenever I need to use the ftp protocol to transfer files in Linux I always turn to one application: Gftp. Gftp is a GTK+ application that makes ftp as simple as it […]
Active Directory is one of those Microsoft tools that so many have no choice but to use. Although I much prefer LDAP because it is so much easier to set up and […]
If you are an administrator then you know what a hostname is. If you are not an administrator then you should know the hostname of a computer is the name which a […]
I have used so many email clients over the years. For the last few years my go-to email client has been Thunderbird. Lately, however, I have really been taken in by Claws […]
How many ways can you install Linux? Quite a few. You can install via: CD DVD Flash Drive Network Installation or... InstaLinux Technically InstaLinux is really just another way of doing a […]
Any Linux administrator knows that watching log files is key to troubleshooting problems on a Linux system. In some troubleshooting instances it is necessary to follow more than one log file. For […]
Prey is a program and service for desktop and mobile operating systems that enables you to keep track of the devices the software runs on. There are a few things that laptop […]
Adapter Watch is a portable program for Windows that displays information about all physical and virtual network adapters that are installed on a computer system. The main advantage the program offers over […]
Network Access Control is a crucial aspect of medium to large scale networking. There are many tools to help you control who has access to your network; Some of these tools are […]
One of the issues surrounding Linux is the fact that, because there are so many distributions, there are so many ways to configure various aspects of the operating system. One such aspect […]
Favicons are those tiny little icons that are displayed in front of every bookmark and tab in the Mozilla Firefox web browser. They can be used to identify a website next to […]
If you don't know, the Bubba 2 is a piece of hardware, driven by the Linux operating system, created by ecXito. The Bubba 2 can stream media, serve files, share printers, and […]
If you have a need for an ftp server, and you have a Linux machine on your network, then you need look no further than proftpd. The proftpd project came about to […]
So you have that Samba server up and running and you can connect to it from Windows and Mac with ease. But when you turn to another Linux box that doesn't have […]
I know, the first thing you are asking is "Why would I want to have to connect to a wireless network from the command line?" To that question I can give you […]
I have to copy files from machine to machine all the time. Most of the time this copying is done over a network connection. When using that transport method I always like […]
PS Hot Launch VVL is a free launcher application for Windows that lets you start any app or folder with the tap on a hotkey. I use a lot of applications and […]
If you use databases then you know how important it is to back them up. But backing up a database and being able to use that backup depends upon the back up […]
Recently I wrote two articles, one on Creating a Linux Firewall with fwbuilder, and one Webmin: One Stop Linux Configuration. So I thought it might be a good idea to do an […]
If you are a teacher or have any need for a classroom-based Wiki project, I have the perfect solution for you. I discovered CourseForum a few years back when I was looking […]
NTP is the Network Time Protocol. This protocol allows servers (or desktops) to communicate to very reliable sources to keep their time synchronized. There are two reasons why you would want to […]
Those of you who are thinking of giving Linux a try, but are worried that you won't know how to do simple tasks such as controlling network devices, can let out a […]
I have a young step daughter at home and I know that curiosity can get the best of a young teen. I had been looking for an easy solution to deal with […]
One of our readers pointed out that the application that we reviewed a while back to anonymize iTunes songs had been down for a while. He suggested another method of getting rid […]
If you spend enough time with Linux at some point you are going to want (or need) to log on to a remote machine. And logging on to a remote machine is […]
If you take a look at the installed add-ons in Firefox you may notice an add-on called Microsoft .net Framework Assistant. That add-on is different from most other installed add-ons: the first […]
Gmail (Google Mail) is without doubt one of the most popular online email services. What makes it so interesting is the functionality that it provides out of the box, but also the […]
For many users, Outlook is the de facto standard email client...if you're on Windows. And why not? It's an all-in-one groupware suite that can manage your email, your calendar, your tasks, your […]
Next to the xorg.conf file (read my Get To Know Linux: Understanding xorg.conf for more) the smb.conf file might be the most misunderstood of all files. Part of the reason for this […]
Every network administrator needs a good network monitor for network management. But with so many to choose from it's hard to know which one is best. This especially applies to the open […]
Windows 7 Beta is very stable. There are only a handful of beta testers that are reporting problems with the new operating system. Two of the problems will be addressed in this […]
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 […]
HashTab is a useful shell extension for the Windows operating system that adds a File Hashes tab to Explorer in which it lists hash values and provides its functionality. Many users shy […]
USB Lost And Found is a software program that provides an interesting way to inform a finder of an USB stick about the rightful owner. Something that might come in quite handy […]
Saving network bandwidth is important for those users who are subscribed to a data plan that gives them a certain amount of Gigabytes per month that they can transfer freely. If they […]
