Hardening Linuxby John H. Terpstra, Paul Love, Ronald P. Reck, Tim Scanlon.ISBN: 0-07-225497-1Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne This is the first security-related Linux book I’ve picked up in about a year. Those that know me know that I buy a lot of books, but lately I’ve found a lot of the books dealing with Linux security have been re-hashing…(Continue Reading)
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Review of Komodo 2.0
Recently, ActiveState released the latest version of their excellent Komodo IDE (Integrated Development Environment). This new version, 2.0, which is available for both Linux and Windows is a great advancement over the previous 1.2 series. A lot of hard work and care obviously went into this release, warranting the major upgrade in version and, of…(Continue Reading)
Linux Administration Handbook
I remember back when I was a Linux newbie, asking on the local LUG mailing list for recommended reading in order to learn Linux. Back then, the definitive guide was O’Reilly’s Running Linux. That book was the most recommended reading in order to learn the in’s and out’s of running Linux. Last month I received…(Continue Reading)
Writing PHP Code with PHPEd 3.0
If you’re in the market for a good PHP Integrated Development Environment (IDE), you may want to seriously consider NuSphere’s PHPEd product. PHPEd is a powerful IDE that was previously only available for Windows users, but with the recently released 3.0.0 version, is now available for Linux as well. There are only three major PHP…(Continue Reading)
Samba Black Book
Perhaps the most widely-used Linux tool right now is the Samba server which allows Linux and Windows to share files and printers. Samba is making the integration of Linux and Windows systems in the work place nearly seamless, with very little distinction to the end user between the two different operating systems. Samba is perhaps…(Continue Reading)
Evaluation of Bru-Professional
We are in the information age. Information is a commodity, a necessity, and probably one of the most important facets of your business. Nowadays, information is protected religiously; it is protected from corruption, theft, and the competition. Some companies rely so heavily on information and trade secrets that if they were ever lost or compromised,…(Continue Reading)
Using Visual SlickEdit 5.0
The hunt for the perfect IDE (Integrated Development Environment) continues. For Windows it’s not too difficult to find. Every C or C++ compiler you buy for Windows comes with it’s own IDE, whether it’s a Microsoft product or Borland or anyone else. But what about the Linux programmers who want a good IDE? gcc doesn’t…(Continue Reading)
Review of VMWare 2.0 beta
Despite the roaring popularity of Linux, many people shy away from giving it a shot themselves, or using it as a full-time replacement for their current operating system. You can’t really begrudge people for using what they’re comfortable with and what works for them. Many people have put hundreds of dollars worth of software into…(Continue Reading)