How To Automate Tasks In Your Linux Server by Bernard Peh
If your host is running under the Linux (Unix) operating system, you can perform tasks in the server on a regular basis. For example, sending mails at a certain time of the day, backing up database at 6 in the morning and so on. "Cron" is a program that runs in the background of the Linux server. ... To edit the crontab file, we use the crontab command like so: "crontab [ -e | -l -r ]" The switch -e means to edit the current cron file. ... A tyical cron file will look something like this: # My Sample Cron File 12 01 02 * * /usr/bin/du /var > /home/test/diskSpace.txt Cron command...

Fast Car Knoppix by Patrick Sadler
Small can be beautiful! Working with Knoppix for the past two years has been a joy. Two terms to describe this distribution, simple, elegance. See Knoppix is one of the many operating systems that runs from the CD, so it doesn’t have the hardware conflicts associated with many instruction sets... She’s there…What’s the root file system looks like? ... Enter into the foray of Linux. ... Remember, Knoppix is a total operating system on one 700mb CD, not a DVD. ... Why yarns an ago great mathematician spoke of such a coming together of the minds and forming a greater operating system.

How to Secure Your PC - What Norton and Microsoft Won't Tell You by Matthew Sirpis
The main problem with Windows computers is that most people run them with Administrator privileges. This means that if they want to install software, change system settings etc., they don't have to enter a password, they can change anything they want. ... This effectively locks viruses out of all the system files and folders because the virus does not know the administrator (called "root" in Linux) password. ... Many people rave about the excellent security and stability of Linux machines, and rightly so, they are a great system.

Important Unix Commands That You Should Know by Bernard Peh
Unix is one of the most important operating system today. Its powerful features, scalability, strong security, and support for multiple users have made it the top choice operating systems for server, workstations and mainframes. It is good to have some knowledge of Unix commands especially if... cat "file" Print the contents of the specified file(s) to the terminal. ... less "file" Display the specified file one screen at a time. ... Moving a file is the same as renaming a file. ... For example, if I type "mv songs.txt /tmp", the file songs.txt will be moved to /tmp/songs.txt.

Linux for Windows Users by Chin Wong
SHIFTING to the Linux operating system can be pretty daunting for long-time Windows users who have grown accustomed to doing things a certain way. Some months ago, we looked at the challenges that Windows users face when first using Mac OS X. The challenges are somewhat different on Linux, but... As a Windows user, I was so used to downloading software from a Web site and running an EXE file to install it. ... Linux uses the same directory structure as other Unix-based operating systems like OS X.

USB Flash Drive by Edgar Lee
USB flash drive or any other flash memory drive is basically an EEPROM that means “Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory”. USB flash memory sticks are nothing but an assembly of EEPROM, a controller with a RISC microprocessor, RAM and ROM. ... Most of these OS versions are Linux based, for example Damm Small Linux. ... You can use encrypted file system over the USB drive. ... Some Linux versions might recognize it but won’t let you use it until you manually mount the drive. ... This means that you can boot from the small USB drive.

Game Design Software by Eddie Tobey
Game design has never been easier than today, where you can create the games of your dreams with game design software. Game Editor is one of the most used game design programs. Little or no programming or technical knowledge is required to use this software. ... With no worry about systems issues, you can create your game with a few clicks, using the game design software to generate an executable file for Windows, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile and Linux. ... You just have to create your game and then export it to Windows, Pocket PC and Linux.

iPod Compatibility by Daniel Dwase
iPod compatibility on the original iPod was designed for use with Macintosh computers running Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X but Apple began selling a Windows-compatible iPod too on July 17, 2002. Apple released a Windows version of iTunes on October 16, 2003; previously, Windows users needed third-party... With the advent of the windows-compatible iPod, Apple switched iPod's default file system to FAT32 because FAT32 is the only file system that can be used natively with both Mac OS and Windows. ... iPods originally shipped formatted with Apple's native filesystem, HFS Plus (Hierarchical File...

Why Linux Still Isn't on Everyone's Desktop by Mike Manchuk
I know what everyone is going to say once they read this article. You’re a Microsoft fan boy. So I’m going to say that Linux is great. I use it at home and it has so many advantages over Windows. Over the past few months there have been articles floating around on the net about how Linux is... Advocates for Linux would say that there are many free alternatives for Linux that are better than their Windows counterparts and are free to use. ... Another reason you would want this is if you wanted to switch to Linux you could just get rid of Windows and still be able to use your files on other...

Five Good Reasons to use Linux -or- Why OS X is a "Gateway System" for Many Users by Thad Guy
1.Easy program installs Because much of the software for Linux is open source and free, it can be distributed by pretty much anyone. This has allowed for the development of central storage locations for Linux software. With these central locations have come programs that can quickly retrieve... 5.Security There are firewall and anti-virus programs for the Linux system that are freely available and installable with a single click. ... This allows security holes to be sealed that much faster and, as far as the Linux community is concerned, would probably seriously impede the spread of a...