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The Move To Linux - Encrypted Disk Issues

By David Lane | Dec 03, 2010

One of the standards that has become normal in the US federal sector is the requirement that all mobile devices, such as laptops, have encrypted drives. This was a direct result of a number of laptop thefts earlier in the decade that resulted in the supposed leaking of personal information. more>>

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Work the Shell - Listening to Your Twitter Stream

By Dave Taylor | Jan 01, 2010
Answer simple Twitter queries automatically. more>>
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Simple Virtual Appliances with Linux and Xen

By Matthew Hoskins | Jan 01, 2010
Use Xen and Linux to make your own ready-to-use software virtual appliances. Create a DNS server, a Web server, a MySQL server—whatever you need, ready to go when you need it. more>>

Xastir—Open-Source Client for the Automatic Packet Reporting System

By Curtis E. Mills | Jan 01, 2010
What do search and rescue, Amateur Radio and Linux have in common? more>>

Hack and / - Dr hjkl Meets the Vimperator

By Kyle Rankin | Jan 01, 2010
If you want to be a futuristic Web-browsing machine, terminate that mouse, pick up the keyboard, and find out how Vimperator can transform Firefox into a modal half-vim, half-browser cyborg. more>>

Hack and / - Message for You Sir

By Kyle Rankin | Dec 01, 2009
Why check for new e-mail every minute when a script can do it for you? Learn how to trigger desktop notifications in your own scripts. more>>

Multisession Workstations

By Jorge Salgado | Dec 01, 2009
Press F1 for bash, F2 for Windows, F3 for Ubuntu, F4 for Mac OS and F5 for Citrix. Linux makes it all possible, and you don't even need a hard drive! more>>

Host Identity Protocol for Linux

By Abhinav Pathak | Nov 01, 2009
Have you ever wondered why your multimedia streams stop working after you switch to a different network with your laptop? Have you thought about why setting up a server on your home network behind a NAT is so awkward or even impossible? Host Identity Protocol for Linux (HIPL) offers a remedy to these and other problems. more>>

Use Linux as a SAN Provider

By Michael Nugent | Nov 01, 2009
At one-tenth the cost of the typical commercial appliance, Linux can deliver storage with speed and redundancy. Make the move toward a full-featured iSCSI SAN solution with what you already have in your server room. more>>

Work the Shell - Exploring Lat/Lon with Shell Scripts

By Dave Taylor | Nov 01, 2009
Never get lost at the command line again. more>>

Hack and / - Dr hjkl and Mr Hack

By Kyle Rankin | Nov 01, 2009
Arrow keys, schmarrow keys—some of the best programs out there let you move around from the home row just like vim intended it. more>>

IPv4 Anycast with Linux and Quagga

By Philip Martin | Nov 01, 2009
Ease configuration headaches and improve availability with anycast. more>>

Innovative Interfaces with Clutter

By Alex Crits-Christoph | Oct 01, 2009
Use Clutter to develop OpenGL applications with rich 2-D and 3-D interfaces that include object rotation, scaling, texturing and more. more>>

Linux KVM as a Learning Tool

By Duilio Javier Protti | Oct 01, 2009
Low-level system programming is a difficult task, but with Linux KVM, it's a whole lot easier. more>>
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