If you enjoy programming in .Net and especially C#, you owe yourself a favor to check out the Mono project. C#GTK# makes programming GUI applications so much more accessible on Linux. This article provides a basic overview of the two .Net implementations for Linux, Mono and DotGNU.

More than two years have passed since Microsoft […]

Well this is the final article in the series so you no longer have to worry about me posting these anymore. This one covers SSH and a couple of other things. I really don’t like how he mentions FTP, says you shouldn’t use it, but then doesn’t go into details of using either SFTP or […]

I put this site up in the Vault yesterday so I thought I would mention it here as well. If you are working with MySQL or Postgres on the OSX platform then you might want to check out their offerings. They put a slick looking UI on top of it so it is easier to […]

It just wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t let you know when Part II was coming out. So here it is. This time they offer much more helpful information than Part I (not that it wasn’t helpful). Permissions are the central part to security in the *nix environment so you better make sure you know […]

A basic overview of how to secure a fresh Linux install. Since it is part I it only goes over some very simple things, one of them being choosing good passwords. Ohter than that if you do not know this stuff it is a good read, otherwise you might wanna read it just to refresh […]

I always just used phpMyAdmin, but this seems to work just as well and shows you how to import information from Access and Excel, which seem to be the two most favorite databases in the world if you work at a corporation. Don’t ask me why.

I am sure there are some Linux administrators who believe that working on Linux means stability. Sometimes bad things just happen and it is always good to have precautions in place for these moments. This article provides sound advice on how to plan for disaster recovery on a system using LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl).

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Linux makers should avoid the trap of making yet another Windows clone and begin to continue on the path of innovation that has lead them this far.

Wanna upgrade to 2.6, but are concerned about totally hosing your system and losing your custom built 2.4 configuration. Have no worries. You use Linux because you love its security and reliability and the fact it is cool to play with. This article helps you configure and install the new 2.6 kernel without overwriting any […]

An open letter to the Open Source community (and the world I suppose) explaining the flaw in the report by Forrester Group titled, “Is Linux more secure than Windows?” It seems to give open and honest insight into the process that was taken to create the report and how the results are being measured. It […]

I am going to say it now for everyone to read. Linux is going to be big time one day. Yep, everyone is going to know about it. Once you get PeopleSoft supporting you there is really nothing else to conquer.
Seriously though, it is good to see another major software vendor jump on the Linux […]

Linux.com are back with another in the excellent series titled “CLI for noobies”. This time they discuss the test command and show its uses. Guess I am a noobie because I didn’t even know about this command.

The test command allows you to conditionally perform some task based on the existence, type, or status of […]

Sunny raised a question in the comments of Keeping Linux, Linux in regards to TrueType fonts in Linux. Here is a package that contains the core fonts along with instructions on how to install them in Linux.
Other links:

TrueType fonts on Debian
Using TrueType fonts with Ol’ School RedHats

If you know of any other resources comments are […]

The folks over at OSNews.com have posted a good tutorial on how to get Samba 3.x setup on your heterogeneous networks. I can forgive them for the ridiculously small font-size they use for the code (even small than it is here).

Recently I got the opportunity to setup a new lab for a small school. The […]

I use it for its “print to PDF” feature. Could increase the speed some, but those are the things that happen over time. Even Mark is beginning to enjoy it.

OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite […]

My first experience with Linux was back in 1999 when I installed RedHat 5.2 on my blazing AMD K6 300mhz machine. From then on I was amazed at Linux’s ability to force me to learn. Some may not understand why this is anything important, but for me it was extremely important. Linux helped me to become proactive. If I wanted to get something to work I had to learn how to do it. This is the best method of learning.