Penguins get Homework

You PENGUINS this week get homework. Yes, homework! I want to hear
all about your favorite Linux backup solutions. Scripts, software,
techniques, tricks, tips, and more. They can be for anything from
Linux backup servers in a multi-OS enterprise environment, or for
a single machine at home. I’ll include the best answers in one or
more PENGUIN articles in the following weeks.

In the meantime, I won’t leave you with no new material.
People are always telling me about software, and I rarely have a
chance to fit it all in, so here’s a list of things you PENGUINS
might find useful:

• Subversion - An
  Apache 2.0 module that some are using in place of CVS for software
  development version control.

• eMotion - Using
  the Sharp Zaurus SL-5X00 or SL-5500 PDA? This is a Java program
  that lets you set what music to play according to your mood. It
  has a client that works under Linux.

• 3Com ADSL Modem USB
  driver - This project might be what you need if you’re having
  trouble getting this hardware working. It’s a Spanish-language
  project, but for us English-speakers, there are resources
  available in English… and there’s a link to a translation tool
  as well.

• WAP Utilities for
  Unix - Uses the SNMP protocol, and supports most of the Unix
  variants. See the site for supported hardware, since it will
  change over time.

• Image/J
  plugins - Plugins for the Java-based image processing and
  analysis program Image/J, for both PCs and
  the apparently popular Sharp Zaurus.

• Using an
  Xbox and Linux to make an in-car multimedia system - Please
  don’t watch movies from the driver’s seat! Some of us would
  actually like to survive when on the road.

• InterMapper - A
  network monitoring and alert tool.

That should keep you busy!