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Tip: The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11 (GNOME)

Tuesday, 01 July 2008
This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSuse 11 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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Trick: Backup and Restore MBR

Friday, 27 June 2008
Backing up Master Boot Record (MBR) The MBR is a 512 byte segment on the very first sector of your hard drive composed of three parts: 1) the boot code which is 446 bytes long, 2) the partiton table which is 64 btyes long, and 3) the boot code signature which is 2 bytes long.
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Secure and anonymous browsing with Firefox and TorK

Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Often, the web browser that comes with an operating system is not set up in a secure default configuration. Not securing your web browser can lead quickly to a variety of computer problems caused by anything from spyware being installed without your knowledge to intruders taking control of your computer. A drive-by download is a program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge. Unlike a pop-up download, which asks for assent, a drive-by download can be initiated by simply visiting a Web site or viewing an HTML e-mail message. Very often script languages like Java and Java Script are involved. In the past, badly configured PHP bulletin board applications are being used to plant malicious JavaScript on web forums. The JavaScript was used to infect the local machine with Trojan and viruses. People are trying to infect machines into zombie clients and bring them under the control of hackers.
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Trick: The Perfect Server - Fedora 9

Wednesday, 14 May 2008
This is a detailed description about how to set up a Fedora 9 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP5 and Ruby, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of Fedora 9, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.
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Tip: Anatomy of Security-Enhanced Linux

Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Linux® has been described as one of the most secure operating systems available, but the National Security Agency (NSA) has taken Linux to the next level with the introduction of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). SELinux takes the existing GNU/Linux operating system and extends it with kernel and user-space modifications to make it bullet-proof. If you're running a 2.6 kernel today, you might be surprised to know that you're using SELinux right now! This article explores the ideas behind SELinux and how it's implemented.
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Tip: The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Hardy Heron

Tuesday, 29 April 2008
This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.
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Medusa4 - a powerful software tool for free

Wednesday, 16 April 2008
CAD Schroer released the Fourth Generation of the globally renowned MEDUSA engineering product suite. Its powerful software tools were developed to work the way engineers do, helping you get product to market faster, and designs to customers quicker and more efficiently. Now MEDUSA4 Personal users can benefit from additional functionality, and support for the current versions of the following Linux distributions: CentOS, Fedora, Mandriva, RedHat, SuSE and Ubuntu. The MEDUSA4 Personal version is functionality nearly identical to the professional MEDUSA4 version but is intended for non-commercial use by private individuals. The product allows you to import but not export data, and sheets are clearly marked as having originated from the personal use version. This workshop describes step by step, how to install MEDUSA4 Personal on an OpenSuse 10.3 client.
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Tip: Monitor Web page changes with Specto

Tuesday, 18 March 2008
There's no dearth of Web feed readers for Linux that allow you to keep tabs on new postings on a Web site. But what if the Web site or page you're interested in doesn't provide a feed? Specto is a nifty little Python application that lets you monitor changes to static or dynamic pages.
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Trick: Run Linux on Your Nintendo Wii

Monday, 03 March 2008
You can, and it's actually called "homebrew," which is one of those words that always sounds like a neologism (a newly coined word) but in fact originated in the mid-nineteenth-century, meaning "an alcoholic beverage made at home." Go beer, then, and what's more, go who'd-a-thunk-it hacks that let you for-real load Linux and "embrace your inner penguin" on an unassuming white box half the size of a toaster.
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