News Linux News for Jan 05, 2009:

Yahoo Search Script Fixed - Looking Backward At My Linux And Unix Mistakes
(2009-01-05 00:03:14)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "It's actually almost 9pm on New Year's day and I'm just over my initial waking stupor. Surprisingly, I actually had a clear thought while I was cursing myself for not pre-writing the one post I "knew" I'd be too zonked to write coherently ;) In any event, I fixed the original Yahoo CLI search index rank script that we put out last week..."

Get the most out of your mouse with btnx
(2009-01-05 04:03:14)
No Thick Manuals: "When you splashed out for a new swanky mouse like Logitech VX Nano, you sure want to make the most out of your investment, which means making its programmable buttons work. The problem is, however, that many Linux distributions recognize most mice as a generic pointing device, so none of the fancy extra buttons work right out of the box. Fortunately, the btnx utility can help you to turn your mouse into a versatile tool it meant to be."

Becoming a Linux user, pitfalls and experiences
(2009-01-05 08:03:14)
Linux Starter: "I've been a Linux user for some years now, and I've decided to start documenting the process I went through."

GRUB 2 Receives New Font Engine
(2009-01-05 12:03:14)
Phoronix: "GRUB 2, the next-generation Linux boot loader, has received a new font engine. Version 2 of the GRand Unified Bootloader introduces this new font engine that's written in C and with a font tool in Java."

Blackberry Tethering (and more) on Linux
(2009-01-05 13:03:14)
Happy Assassin: "Tethering is using a cellphone with a data connection as a modem for a computer, connected by a USB cable, so you can access the Internet from the computer. On Linux, the Barry suite, created by Net Direct, lets you do this with most models of the popular Blackberry line of smartphones, along with several other things."

AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux
(2009-01-05 13:33:14)
Phoronix: "Initial reviews of these new AMD Opteron processors have been very positive, but how do these chips perform with Linux? In this article we have our hands on a few of the fastest Shanghais, the AMD Opteron 2384 clocked at 2.7GHz, as we see how well they compare to the older "Barcelona" Opteron processors."

Seven Reasons Why Linux Will Succeed in 2009
(2009-01-05 14:03:14)
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "Linux will continue its soaring success in 2009. Yes, Linux is free and free is good but what about its other advantages over commercial Unix flavors and Windows? Here are the top seven reasons why Linux will continue to smash the competition in the face of the economy, the Cloud, and the smart administrator."

Create an Encrypted Samba Share
(2009-01-05 14:33:14)
BeginLinux: "Here is a scenario where you have Windows users who need to log into an encrypted directory that is mounted on a Linux Samba share. This provides an interesting option for security."

14 of the Best Free Linux File Managers
(2009-01-05 15:03:14)
LinuxLinks: "A file manager is software which provides a user interface to assist in the organisation of files. It helps users with their daily work in managing their files on a hard drive or other storage device. With terabyte hard disks becoming prevalent, file managers represent an essential tool in managing file systems."

Stallman: "we still have a fight on our hands"
(2009-01-05 15:33:14)
TechRadar: "25 years after Stallman first set the GNU project in motion, what have these ideals achieved, and what can we do to ensure the future of free software? Linux Format spoke to him to find out."

The Inherent Danger in "Just Working"
(2009-01-05 16:03:14)
OStatic: "And though I like seeing how my hardware and software interact, it is preferable to have things "just work," so I can get what I need done, and then spend the time I saved doing so leisurely poking at my application's innards. There's an inherent danger in the "just works" philosophy, however."

Find Photos on Flickr for Use in OpenOffice.org Documents
(2009-01-05 16:33:14)
Linutop Mag: "Flickr offers a vast collection of photos you can use with your OpenOffice.org documents, but trawling hundreds, if not thousands of photos in order to find the right one can be a rather tedious and time-consuming affair. Fortunately, the CCOOo extension can help you to find a photo you like on Flickr without leaving the convenience of your favorite productivity suite."

Kernel Developers Tracking Down New Year's Eve Leap Second Issue
(2009-01-05 17:03:14)
Linux Magazine: "A few server admins had reported Linux crashes right at the New Year's Eve countdown. Linux developers are currently investigating if they had anything to do with the leap second phenomenon."

DTrace Gets Guernsey in New FreeBSD
(2009-01-05 17:33:14)
ZDNet AU: "The FreeBSD Project has released a new stable version of its popular Unix operating system, officially incorporating for the first time Sun Microsystems' flagship DTrace performance analysis and debugging tool."

Texas Group Brings Linux Computers Home
(2009-01-05 18:03:14)
Blog of Helios: "As important as the numbers must be, it's not near as important as something else. Faces and Names. John Adam, Stacy Lynn, Jennifer, Michael Roy, Juanita..."

The Rise of Linux and the Death of Microsoft
(2009-01-05 18:33:14)
AnarchismToday: "All in all, 2008 was a pretty good year for Linux, and I'm hopeful 2009 will be even better. Some of the notable changes that come to mind: "

Six Ways to Speed Up Yum on Fedora
(2009-01-05 19:03:14)
Free Software Magazine: "I've been using Fedora (Core and all) on and off for a few years now and its parsimonious attitudes to codecs notwithstanding, the thing that always reduces me to a whimpering, pleading wreck is watching Yum installing a piece of software. I can forgive its tendency to handhold and even to confabulate, but Yum moves with all the speed of a treacle flow at the North Pole."

Keryx Tutorial: Bringing Updates Home
(2009-01-05 19:33:14)
Crashsystems: "...software updates typically demand an Internet connection, which can make updating difficult if not impossible. There is now a solution though, a new program called Keryx."

Intrusion Detection Systems: Sourcefire
(2009-01-05 20:03:14)
ISP-Planet: "Marty Roesch developed the open source intrusion detection system Snort back in 1998. Three years later, Roesch launched a company, Sourcefire, Inc., to offer a commercial version. "If you think of a car, the engine itself is Snort; the whole car is Sourcefire..."

6 Best Personal Finance Apps for Linux
(2009-01-05 20:33:14)
Tech Republic: "In the past, Linux was not overly blessed with decent budgeting software, and installing GnuCash was regarded by many as the epitome of a descent into dependency hell. Thankfully, things have since changed...."

How to Install Adobe Flash in Debian Etch/Lenny/Sid
(2009-01-05 21:03:14)
Debian Admin: "Flash Player is a cross-platform browser plug-in that delivers breakthrough Web experiences to over 98% of Internet users. If you run Etch you will want to use backport.org"

Is Microsoft "Pulling an EDGI" on Kerala?
(2009-01-05 21:33:14)
Boycott Novell: "Finally -- solid proof of targeted Microsoft dumping against GNU/Linux and Free software"

Zune Misery Mystery Solved
(2009-01-05 22:03:14)
Cyber Cynic: "Some people say I like to beat Microsoft up. Not really. I just dislike bad technology, and Microsoft makes a lot of poor-quality hardware and software. Anyone unfortunate enough to own a 30GB Zune knows exactly what I mean."

How to: Monitor Bandwidth with Tomato Firmware
(2009-01-05 22:33:14)
Wi-Fi Planet: "Looking to track your bandwidth to scope out malware, conform to metering policies from your ISP, better utilize limited resources--or just because you're curious? Our Wi-Fi Guru walks you through Tomato's sophisticated bandwidth monitoring tools."

Five Reasons Why Authentication Still Matters -- and Still Isn't Fixed
(2009-01-05 23:03:14)
Datamation: "Authentication is yesterday's problem, and it's been fixed. That's the conventional wisdom, at least, but it's a myth. Despite a flurry of new regulations, user names and passwords still rule the enterprise. Tokens and one-time-password generators are making inroads, but it's slow, plodding progress."

The hdparm Command
(2009-01-05 23:33:14)
Computing Tech: "The hdparm utility can be used by root to set and tune the settings for IDE hard drives. You would do this to tune the drives for optimal performance. Once a kernel patch and associated support programs, the hdparm program is now included with Ubuntu."

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