iSCSI 101: How to setup a Storage Area Network using iSCSI. Using a file server and iSCSI, this article explains how to present a RAID array, a disk partition, or even an individual file, as a storage device which can then be formatted, partitioned, and mounted by a client.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction BTGuard is a paid proxy service intended for bittorrent users. For $6.95 a month you can use BTGuard to hide your IP address from other downloaders and bypass any traffic shaping your ISP performs to limit your bittorrent usage. I’ve given this service a try, with mixed results. Read on for more. NOTE: I’ve [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction Preload is an “adaptive readahead daemon” that runs in the background of your system, and observes what programs you use most often, caching them in order to speed up application load time. By using Preload, you can put unused RAM to good work, and improve the overall performance of your desktop system. Installation Installing [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction There has been a lot of debate recently over whether or not it’s a good idea to run an anti-virus program if you’re using Linux. Reading the forums, I see a lot of misunderstandings, particularly around what exactly it is that these anti-virus programs do and whether or not they’re necessary. I hope to [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction Griffith is an application for the Gnome desktop that organizes your movie collection, much in the same way Alexandria is used to organize your book library. Simply by entering the name of a movie, Griffith will query various databases on the internet and download cover art, plot details, and cast information. Installation Griffith is [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction Google’s Picasa software is a powerful tool for managing your photo collection. It provides a simple interface for organizing your pictures, as well as some easy-to-use, yet powerful image manipulation tools. However, until recently the Windows version of Picasa has had some features that put it above the Linux version; some of these features, [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction While it may not let you go where no man has gone before, Celestia is an amazing desktop application that lets you travel anywhere in the known Universe. You can view any object in the Solar System, travel to distant stars, and even leave the Galaxy to view planets only recently discovered by NASA [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction One of the great things about using open source software is the frequency with which bugs are fixed, security holes are patched, and new features are added. Ubuntu includes a very convenient update manager, which checks the software repositories for updates, and alerts you to install any new versions found. However, its default behavior [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction With Linux becoming more popular and easier to use, more and more people are adopting it as their primary operating system. But the transformation from Windows user to Linux user can be a tough road to take. Most new users become long-term users because they have friends that introduce Linux to them, and help [...]
Monday, March 2, 2009
Introduction Web 2.0 was marked by the development of web-based applications. Things really took off when “mashups” began to appear; the ability to take information from multiple sites and create a unique service, based on the web, that provided a sum greater than the whole of its parts. But the major limitation to all these [...]
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