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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

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Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    Bodhi Linux: E17 and Ubuntu make a great combination

    Jack Wallen returns to his roots - Enlightenment - thanks to the new Ubuntu re-spin Bodhi Linux. See if you think Bodhi should be your next Linux distribution of choice.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | March 21, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT | Latest comment by RichardSanches

  • 12

    Will new openSUSE with KDE 4.6 bring distro back from obscurity?

    The openSUSE distribution nearly faded away into obscurity. But 11.4 brings this distribution back to serious relevancy. See what Jack Wallen thinks about the latest from the openSUSE developers.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | March 21, 2011, 8:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by Jaqui

  • 6

    Three features you may not know XTerm has

    XTerm is widely dismissed as "primitive," but its capabilities are actually quite sophisticated. Read about three handy features many people never knew XTerm had.

    Posted by Chad Perrin | March 14, 2011, 9:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by apotheon

  • 76

    10 Ubuntu re-spins I'd like to see

    Jack Wallen let's his imagination go wild and creates some Ubuntu-based distributions that could have real world applications. Along the way, he creates some just for fun. Let us know which ones...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | March 14, 2011, 6:22 AM PDT | Latest comment by LeonBA

  • 2

    Use Getting Things GNOME to get things done

    For Getting Things Done adherents, a new GTD app for Gnome provides a straightforward interface and easy-to-use features. Vincent Danen gives an overview.

    Posted by Vincent Danen | March 14, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Neon Samurai

  • 2

    Use APF to manage your firewall

    Vincent Danen shares one option for managing your Linux firewall, the Advanced Policy Firewall (AFP). Here are some tips on installation and configuration.

    Posted by Vincent Danen | March 7, 2011, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by m.immer

  • 72

    Linux is losing the race to the tablet

    The tablet PC race is on and Linux still doesn't have a contestant. Jack Wallen believes Linux can win this race, but in order to do so, someone has to step up quickly.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | March 7, 2011, 7:57 AM PST | Latest comment by victoria2403

  • 4

    How to use Calibre to access your ebook collection online

    Calibre is one of the most powerful ebook managers available. But did you know that Calibre has a built in server that allows you to access your library from a web browser? In this how-to, Jack...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PST | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

  • 77

    GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity: Which desktop wins?

    The war is almost on: GNOME Shell vs. Ubuntu Unity. Both have been available long enough to draw the conclusion as to which will rise above and find success. Jack Wallen offers up his take on the...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 28, 2011, 8:00 AM PST | Latest comment by tuxfan

  • 57

    What is Android missing?

    Google Android initially looked like the realization of an open source dream; a highly network-connected Unix-like OS in your pocket. In practice, it has fallen well short of that dream.

    Posted by Chad Perrin | February 28, 2011, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by kotoku@...

  • 3

    Banshee's Amazon MP3 store support hits a snag

    Amazon.com MP3 store integration has finally made its way into a Linux music player. But all is not rosy on the Banshee frontier. Read Jack Wallen's take on a possible move by Canonical that could...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 22, 2011, 6:22 AM PST | Latest comment by daboochmeister

  • 4

    Nagios monitoring with NRPE allows better tracking of remote systems

    The NRPE plugin allows you to track exactly what is going on with remote servers, both from an external view and an internal view, including disk usage, CPU spiking, and memory issues.

    Posted by Vincent Danen | February 22, 2011, 5:30 AM PST | Latest comment by shahbaz.ali@...

  • 12

    Promote openness: Custom applications and standardized formats

    Open source software licenses promote good development practice and widespread use, but that is not the whole story for openness. Beyond licensing, we should promote standard formats and a...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | February 21, 2011, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by ngocbich3

  • 8

    Linux scores big in large-format printing

    Jack Wallen recently had to help out a large-format print house to get their most trust-worthy machine back up and running. Can you guess what OS ran that particular money maker?

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 14, 2011, 11:09 AM PST | Latest comment by Slayer_

  • 0

    Use Logwatch to make log watching a little easier

    The Logwatch utility is designed to make a sysadmin's job easier by doing some basic analyzing and display formatting for a wide range of logfile types.

    Posted by Chad Perrin | February 14, 2011, 9:00 AM PST

  • 14

    Use Hamachi VPN on your Linux clients

    If you need to set up a VPN on your Linux machine, and you don't want to deal with the hassle of configuring OpenVPN (or passing traffic through a router), there is a solution. Jack Wallen has the...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 14, 2011, 5:00 AM PST | Latest comment by hideya

  • 9

    Canonical releases complete component list for Ubuntu and Linux

    Canonical has released handy links to its full certified components and hardware lists for Ubuntu and Linux.

    Posted by Selena Frye | February 10, 2011, 11:29 AM PST | Latest comment by pgit

  • 7

    Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks

    Vincent Danen takes you through some basic configuration of the Fail2ban network monitoring utility, which can help protect your systems and servers from brute-force attacks.

    Posted by Vincent Danen | February 7, 2011, 9:00 AM PST | Latest comment by vdanen

  • 9

    Linux shakedown: Testing both GNOME 3 and Fedora 15

    GNOME 3 is just around the corner. For those anxious about how it will look and feel you can kill two birds with one stone by testing both Fedora 15 and GNOME 3 on a single Live CD. Jack Wallen...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 7, 2011, 7:34 AM PST | Latest comment by Samuel C.

  • 29

    Why Linux is a perfect fit for charities and non-profits

    Linux and charity go hand in hand. From cost savings to reliable computing environments, Linux fundamentally belongs in non-profits. Jack Wallen champions the cause of providing Linux solutions to...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | February 2, 2011, 7:38 AM PST | Latest comment by bdoors

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