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Lay the groundwork for a smooth Snow Leopard upgrade

September 18, 2009 11:47am PDT

Vincent Danen advises taking a little time to clean up your old apps and make sure you have a solid backup before upgrading to Snow Leopard.

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Configuring VOIP in Twinkle

September 18, 2009 12:00am PDT

If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.

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Save time on downloads with delta RPMs in Fedora 11

September 4, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen introduces a new feature in Fedora 11 that creates delta RPM packages. A delta RPM will only download the files that have changed compared to the previous RPM package.

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Save time on downloads with delta RPMs in Fedora 11

September 3, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen introduces a new feature in Fedora 11 that creates delta RPM packages. A delta RPM will only download the files that have changed compared to the previous RPM package.

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Mirroring Web sites with wget

August 31, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites. It can be used for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP sites either anonymously or with authentication for all of these protocols.

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Mirroring Web sites with wget

August 27, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire Web sites.

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Monitor your system for threats with rsec alerts

August 24, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen gives an overview of the monitoring and reporting tool rsec, which can help you keep a close eye on your system's security without having to pore over log files.

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Monitor your system for threats with rsec alerts

August 24, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen gives an overview of the monitoring and reporting tool rsec, which can help you keep a close eye on your system's security without having to pore over log files.

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Tweeting from the command line

August 17, 2009 8:42am PDT

Vincent Danen shows you a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line. Whether you're sharing your personal thoughts or project announcements, the script gives you the...

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Tweeting from the command-line

August 17, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen shows you a simple script that will allow you to send tweets from the command line. Whether you're sharing your personal thoughts or project announcements, the script gives you the...

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How to use Virtual Machine Manager on Fedora 11

August 10, 2009 12:39pm PDT

Vincent Danen covers the basics of virt-manager, a user interface for managing virtual machines in Linux. KVM and virt-manager will be the default virtualization solution in Red Hat Enterprise...

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How to use Virtual Machine Manager on Fedora 11

August 10, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen covers the basics of virt-manager, a user interface for managing virtual machines in Linux. KVM and virt-manager will be the default virtualization solution in Red Hat Enterprise...

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Secure remote firewall administration via SSH

August 4, 2009 7:26am PDT

Most firewall systems contain a Web-based component that allows you to configure the firewall, but it's not very secure. Vincent Danen shows you a method via SSH that has the advantage of...

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Secure remote firewall administration via SSH

August 4, 2009 12:00am PDT

Most firewall systems contain a Web-based component that allows you to configure the firewall, but it's not very secure. Vincent Danen shows you a method via SSH that has the advantage of...

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System monitoring with Conky

July 28, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen explains how to use the monitoring tool Conky to get crucial information on system performance. This system monitoring tool can operate in window-less mode, so it persistently...

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System monitoring with Conky

July 24, 2009 12:00am PDT

Conky is a system monitoring tool that can operate in window-less mode, so it persistently anchors to the desktop, preventing it from being moved or closed. Vincent Danen explains how you can use...

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Microsoft aims to be a Linux kernel contributor: What's in it for them?

July 23, 2009 11:19am PDT

Vincent Danen takes a closer look at Microsoft's announcement that it is submitting code for inclusion in the Linux kernel. What exactly are they making available and what does it really mean for...

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Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 2: dhcpd

July 21, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen follows up his tip on configuring BIND for a dynamic DNS service with part 2 on configuring the DHCPd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the...

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Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 2: dhcpd

July 15, 2009 12:00am PDT

Vincent Danen follows up his tip on configuring BIND for a dynamic DNS service with part 2 on configuring the DHCPd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the...

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Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 1: named

July 14, 2009 6:00am PDT

Vincent Danen shows you how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service. When combined with DHCPd, you can create a system where a client obtains an IP via DHCP and will automatically have...

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