Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 at
10:54 am
Safepasswd is a website dedicated to helping you choose a safe and secure password. The secure passwords are automatically generated for you, allowing you the following options: easy to remember, letters only, numbers only, letters and numbers, all characters, and hex. This is a great tool for both administrators and standard computer users, as it practices the need to create stronger passwords.
Popularity: 3% [?]
Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at
11:22 am
Joe Barr’s article, Commercial gaming: Can it thrive on Linux? asks the question “Can a game company make a profit producing commercial offerings for Linux?” and goes into detail on how MyGameCompany.com and Sillysoft are hoping to show the world that it can be done. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 2% [?]
Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at
9:23 am
Looks like the Ubuntu team has come up with a professional certification. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 5% [?]
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at
11:02 am
So, you’re a new, or fairly moderate Linux user, who wants to know what the true advantages of Linux over Windows are? There are several advantages of Linux, and of course, some disadvantages to using the Linux operating system. This article covers 5 advantages of using Linux over Windows, and lists a few disadvantages as well. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 62% [?]
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at
8:29 am
Bruce Byfield of Linux.com writes “Linux file manager ontogeny encapsulates the history of GNU/Linux. File managers began as command-line and generic graphical tools and progressed to desktop-specific ones, gaining sophistication along the way, with mouse controls, for example, replacing buttons. Today, the more than a dozen options highlighted here will suit users with widely varied interests.”
This survey article discusses various Linux File Managers ranging from command-line choices, generic graphical choices, and desktop environment choices.
I personally use Midnight Commander on the command-line and Konqueror in the desktop environment.
Read the full article here.
Popularity: 3% [?]
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at
8:35 pm
LinuxReality, a fairly fresh podcast aimed at new Linux users, has released a special episode dedicated to Slackware Linux. The podcast focuses on the installation and configuration of Slackware 11.0 and does a great job outlining the steps needed to take to get you up and running on a new Slackware installation.
Check out the podcast by downloading one of the following:
MP3: linuxrealityse001.mp3 (25.3 MB)
Ogg Vorbis: linuxrealityse001.ogg (22.2 MB)
Popularity: 3% [?]
Friday, December 15th, 2006 at
10:45 am
YouTux has a nicely written, though partly opinionated, article regarding 7 commonly misconstrued facts and myths concerning the Linux operating system. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 2% [?]
Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at
8:53 am
Nathan Willis at Linux.com has an excellent article detailing the major photo management applications for Linux and comparing them side by side. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 2% [?]
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at
9:09 am
SecurityFocus’ Mikhael Felker has written part two of his analysis of the security mechanisms, risks, attacks, and defenses of the two most commonly used password management systems: those found in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 4% [?]
Friday, December 8th, 2006 at
8:00 am
As some of us already know, one of the greatest things about Linux is that there can be a variety of different ways to do one particular thing, resulting in the same outcome no matter how it is done. Read the rest of this entry
Popularity: 11% [?]
