Synchronising NTP Servers to the GPS System

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:46:00 +0000

An introduction to using the GPS system for computer timing applications. It describes the equipment that can be utilised to provide a precise time resource for computers and computer networks. (business, windows, linux)

How to Send Email To SMTP Server From Command Line

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:45:00 +0000

There is a easy way to test your SMTP server from the Windows command line or Linux shell. SMTP runs on the well-known port 25. All you need is to connect to a specific port and send in a series of text commands.

Enabling Execution of PowerShell PS1 Scripts

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +0000

Microsoft finally put together a powerful command line tool for Windows that makes Bash on Linux looks like small potato. The new powershell runs .NET and understands objects when you pipe from one process to another. Given the power and the things you can do with powershell, Microsoft is rightfully cautious about hackers and script abuse. PowerShell, by default, is very secure and disallows any powershell scripts from running. (security)

How to Convert Text Encoding

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:30:00 +0000

Text encoding tells the system how a character is represented in bits and bytes. There are several hundred different known encodings. Sometimes you need to convert from one encoding to another because your application can only read certain data encoded in a certain way. Here's how to do it using iconv for Windows and Linux.

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:20:00 +0000

More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

Linux Distributions Update for Web Flaw

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:13 +0000

A number of Linux distributors have issued patches for fixing a widely used program that fetches Web pages, called Wget, so it can not be misused by attackers.

Dell Studio 1747 Laptop: One Fatal Flaw Away from Linux Perfection

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:26:09 +0000

Linux Magazine: "Dell's 17-inch Studio 1747 laptop is a beefy desktop replacement that ships with Windows 7. But how does it fare with Linux instead? A few days hands-on with the laptop shows that the machine is almost perfect, save for one fatal flaw."

Linux: A Double Edged Sword for Open Source

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:25:49 +0000

Network World: "For better and sometimes for worse, Linux is the poster child for the open source movement. And why shouldn't it be"

The People Who Support Linux: At Work and at Home

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:24:19 +0000

Linux.com: "Chase Crum is a U.S. Army veteran, a Shriner, an IT infrastructure manager, and a member of The Linux Foundation. This certainly does not capture all that defines Chase, but it begins to illustrate where he derives his ideas about Linux, community and giving back."

iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS ]

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:07:03 +0000

According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined.

Best Practices with sudo on Linux

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:41:09 +0000

Linux Planet: "Ubuntu's use of sudo to simplify Linux administration is ingenious, but barely scratches the surface of what sudo can do. Follow along as Yvo Van Doorn of Likewise Software unlocks the powers of sudo."

A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:15:00 +0000

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.

Suse Linux for VMware ships

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:56:04 +0000

VMware and Novell announced on Wednesday general availability of Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, geared for use in virtualized and cloud environments. Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware is designed to reduce IT complexity and assist with the evolution to a fully virtualized data center, the companies said.

Customizable Linux tablet features 10.1-inch multitouch display

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:15:19 +0000

Linux Devices: "Japanese reseller Redstar has begun taking pre-orders for an ARM11-based 10.1-inch tablet computer from RealEase that runs the new Shogo Linux distro."