Kodos is a Python program that helps you learn and create regular expressions via a GUI interface. Vincent Danen offers this introduction to using regular expressions.
Learn and use regular expressions with Kodos
- Date: February 8th, 2010
- Author: Vincent Danen
- Category: General
- Tags: Grep, Regular Expression, Kodos, Program Interface, Vincent Danen
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Where are the Linux tablets?
- Date: February 7th, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: General
- Tags: Tablet PC, Tablets, Linux, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software
The iPad has brought attention back to the tablet PC. There will be plenty of new tablets arriving soon...but will Linux play a part in this new craze?
FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through
- Date: February 2nd, 2010
- Author: Vincent Danen
- Category: General
- Tags: FreeBSD, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Vincent Danen
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Vincent Danen walks you through the initial installation of FreeBSD 8.0. The text-based installer can be a challenge, but the OS is solid.
Cloud busting: Will the payoff be worth the setup challenge?
- Date: February 1st, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: General
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Image, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Jack Wallen
Jack Wallen spent the better part of a weekend attempting to set up a Eucalyptus cloud server. Was it worth it? Is is the solution for you? Read on and find out for yourself.
Scripts, screenlets, and Swiftfox
- Date: January 29th, 2010
- Author: Selena Frye
- Category: General
- Tags: Drupal, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
Are you always tweaking, customizing, and optimizing your system? Here are some scripts, lists, and tips from around the Web to help you achieve your uberLinux.
Why PostgreSQL is a better enterprise database than MySQL
- Date: January 25th, 2010
- Author: Vincent Danen
- Category: General
- Tags: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Authentication, Databases, Storage, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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Vincent Danen demonstrates some of the features that make PostgreSQL a standout database. While it's a bit more challenging to set up and use, he thinks it offers much more security, reliability, and data integrity than MySQL.
Ubuntu: It's time to tackle the marketing machine, open source style
- Date: January 25th, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: General
- Tags: Ubuntu, Operating System, Music, Linux, Operating Systems, Marketing Research, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Jack Wallen
With the addition of an iTunes-like music service, Jack Wallen sees Ubuntu 10.04 being a huge hit. But it's going to require some help from the Ubuntu community. Read on to see how he thinks the community can help the Ubuntu distribution.
Where does that kernel code come from?
- Date: January 20th, 2010
- Author: Selena Frye
- Category: General
- Tags: Kernel, Contributor, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
Who contributes the Linux kernel code? If you've ever wondered about this, you might be surprised by the breakdown of contributors. Here's a summary and a link to a full analysis from the Linux Foundation.
Manipulate monitor displays easily with the xrandr extension
- Date: January 19th, 2010
- Author: Vincent Danen
- Category: General
- Tags: Monitor, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Vincent Danen
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Vincent Danen explains how to use the xrandr extension, which allows you to adjust resolutions on-the-fly, reposition or rotate screens, and more without once touching the xorg.conf configuration file.
Remote computer searching with Beagle
- Date: January 18th, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: General
- Tags: Network, Tool, Computer, Machine, Beagle, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Productivity, Operating Systems
Jack Wallen discovers Beagle remote searching and is so impressed, he had to share it with his TechRepublic readers. Read on and learn how to set it up yourself.
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