2004 August

Linux and Windows do have one thing in common: fresh installs aren’t always as secure as they should be. While Linux may have an edge in that its easier to update downloadable ISO images than CD’s distributed through OEM’s and retailers, there’s still a good chance you’ve got several out-of-date packages (and probably an earlier [...]

So let’s say you’ve finally got your backup routine down, but so far you’re doing it all by hand. It’s getting tedious, and you wish there were an easy way to schedule it to run on its own. That’s where cron comes into play.

“More employers are looking to hire people with Linux experience and skills than another skill sets, according to numbers from Dice.com, a major job board for technical professionals.

parted • 1.6.12 |
xchat • 2.4.0 |
gtk+ • 2.4.7 |
linux • 2.6.8.1 |
Wine • 20040813 |
gtk+ • 2.4.6 |
ethereal • 0.10.6

Joe Barr’s latest Linux.com column carries on his series on using encryption on a Linux system. In this case, he gives us a brief intro to verifying signed messages and encrypting/decrypting sent mail.

For those of you who have purchased a Centrino-powered laptop with the hope of installing Linux on it, Intel has finally released native Linux drivers for the chipset. It appears to be an Open Source initiative as the drivers are hosted on SourceForge.

Nico / SAM-Live-linux 0.6
” SAM 0.6 released on 14.08.2004. Since v0.5 you can install SAM to your hd, it is even possible to make your own live-cd from SAM. There are no Gtk1-applications anymore, all now is Gtk2. I switched back to the Mozilla Suite (1.7.1) with the calendar and mail enhancements. Also [...]

PJ, over at Groklaw, has posted her thoughts on a commentary originally published in BusinessWeek written by Stephen H. Wildstrom entitled, “A Big Fly in the Open-Source Soup”.

AnandTech, one of the web’s premier hardware review sites, caused quite a stir when they recently pitted an Intel 64 bit processor against one from AMD.

TechNewsWorld is reporting that NASA has chosen Silicon Graphic’s Altix as the foundation of Project Columbia. This will be a collaboration between SGI and Intel to foster scientific brealthroughs in space exploration, global warming research and aerospace engineering.

ChessBease.com has a wealth of information on what could be the “highest level of computer chess ever played”.

There’s a new Linux live distribution available of special interest to system administrators, security experts and users of both Windows and Linux computers.

It’s becoming obvious that this next election will be seen by historians as the first to feel the influence of the Internet on major political races. According to The Berkeley Daily Planet, ” Henri Poole, the organizer of presidential contender Dennis Kucinich’s Internet campaign, and Dan Robinson, who ran the national Meet-Up list for [...]

Help Net Security has published a document that “will introduce OpenVPN as a free, secure and easy to use and configure SSLbased VPN solution. The document will present some simple (and verified) scenario’s that might be useful for preparing security/networking labs with students, for creating a remote access solution or as a new project for [...]

Do you work with multiple applications at the same time? Or are you tired of switching between application windows to get work done? Then Virtual Desktops are for you. They allow you to multitask with ease by simulating multiple desktops on your computer. They are a part of every Linux distro and learning to use [...]

According to the homepage of the Genius Math Tool, “Genius is a calculator program similiar in some aspects to BC, Matlab or Maple. GEL is the name of its extention language (stands for “Genius Extension Language”, clever huh?), in fact, a large part of the standard genius functions are written in GEL itself.”

If you’ve been enjoying the Athens Olympics on television, chances are you’ve been enjoying graphics supported by Linux software.

NewsForge has posted this article about a Linux developer and his job interview with Microsoft. “A Linux developer — he prefers to remain anonymous — has told NewsForge he was recently contacted by Microsoft and invited to a job interview. He accepted, and during the interview he asked the obvious question: Why was Microsoft [...]

No, no, no, Simply Linux isn’t the latest and greatest Linux distro. Rather, it’s an online book that shows the average home user how to install, configure, and use Linux. Simply Linux looks at thirteen different distros including Mandrake, Suse, and Slackware. These are some of the things that, in my opinion, make this book [...]

OK all you mutimedia fiends, it’s time to break out those wallets and surf over to LinuxDevices.com.