Archive for November, 2007

Use AIX to configure your Network Info Service

Friday, November 30th, 2007

In distributed networks, one of the most important tasks is to maintain the user and group information. For centralized management, many customers use Network Information Service (NIS). This article provides an overview of NIS and the steps to install and configure NIS as a server and client.Read More....

100-Plus In-Depth Resource Collections for Web Workers

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Web workers have a unique advantage over traditional workers: the ability to rely on the Internet to get the job done. Whether you're a blogger, a Web designer or even a photographer, you're sure to find useful tools included in these resource collections. Read on to get access to the ...

The Hottest Sci Fi Babes of All Time

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Sure there are a ton of lists of beautiful women out there, but as a site dedicated to movies, we really felt like we had to have our own. What’s so special about our list? Two things (no, not THOSE two things). One; we are spanning approximately five decades of ...

Automount NTFS Drive In UBUNTU

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Due to popular demand we have posted some instructions on how to automount an NTFS drive in UBUNTU 7.10 at boot up. This way you don’t have to manually mount the drive each time you restart.Read More....

Intermediate widgets with Perl/Tk module, Part 2

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

UNIX users who have a programming background in shell scripting, Perl, or another language can breathe new life into Perl-based Web interfaces by using the Perl/Tk module. In this second article of the series, learn about intermediate widgets, including radiobutton, checkbutton, menu, menubutton, and scrollbar.Read More....

Using Mozilla Prism on Linux

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

LTD has a writeup of using Mozilla Prism on Linux. The author finds Prism useful and sees a lot of potential for Linux Distributions. Installation and usage is covered. Interesting read.Read More....

How To Set Up Software RAID1 On A Running System (Incl. GRUB Configuration) (Debian Etch)

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

This guide explains how to set up software RAID1 on an already running Debian Etch system. The GRUB bootloader will be configured in such a way that the system will still be able to boot if one of the hard drives fails (no matter which one).Read More....

The Fine Print in Web Hosting: Resource Usage Limits

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

This article deals with the limits not mentioned in a web host's feature list, and how a webmaster should take these things into account when planning for a website.Read More....

Group chat and rich emoticons now available in Gmail chat

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Posted by Sergey Solyanik, Software EngineerThe new Gmail Seattle team is happy to announce two additions to Gmail's built-in chat capabilities:

Build Metamodels with Dynamic EMF

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Learn how the Dynamic Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) allows developers to build dynamic Ecore-based models on demand without the need to generate Java implementation classes. This article introduces the APIs, and shows how to serialize and load dynamic Ecore models and their instances.Read More....

The Zen Kernel 2.6.24 - Faster, More Hardware Support, Stable than Your Mom’s Kernel

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

The Zen kernel is based off of the current development branch, 2.6.24-rc3. Zen applies various patches that increase speed, stability, and hardware support. Also included are all of the wonderful features added by 2.6.24, versus earlier kernels. Prebuilt DEB packages are available for Ubuntu/Kubunu/Xubuntu/Mint/Debian and other such distros, as is ...

Free smooth Vector graphic collection

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

my first set of vector graphics, this is a big collcetion of vector based graphics I just made, you can download it for free and use it as you like.Read More....

Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) desktop (I am using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 graphics card). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.Read More....

Top 10 Windows Vista Tips and Tricks To Increase Your Gaming Performance

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Although Windows Vista is a great operating system with tons of great features and application, when it comes to gaming, its performance is still lagging behind Windows XP. One of the reasons is that most of the current games are not designed for Windows Vista which utilizes the new DirectX ...

Flip the Script: 34 Scripts and Ideas for Getting Back at Telemarketers

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

The Federal Trade Commission has just slapped Do Not Call Registry offenders with $7.7 million worth of penalties. With a figure like that, it's clear that telemarketers are finding that boundaries are a problem. But that doesn't mean you have to take their abuse — fight back using these 34 ...

The Top 50 Sources for Free Designer Icons

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Do you want to give your design a little more snap? Make your site stand out with icons! When used correctly icons can add flavor and character to your site. These are the top 50 sources for designer icons for use on your website.Read More....

Replace Dolphin with Konqueror as the Default File Manager for KDE in Ubuntu Gusty, Fedora 8 etc

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Overall, I’m a KDE person. Most of the times, right after installing a distribution (if is Gnome-based), I install and use KDE as the default desktop environment. I’ve noticed that more and more Linux distributions with KDE are providing Dolphin as the default file manager. Personally, I think Dolphin is ...

Quick PDF sorting and searching: SWISH++

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

SWISH++ is a Unix-based file indexing and searching engine (typically used to index and search files on web sites). It was based on SWISH-E although SWISH++ is a complete rewrite.Read More....

How to Install the Eternity Screensaver in Ubuntu

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The Eternity Screensaver plays animations of ray-traced scenes which took days or even weeks to generate. The reasoning is that these clips should look more impressive than anything which can be generated on-the-fly.Read More....

Stretch Your Goals: 10 Yoga Moves for Productivity

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Businesses are increasingly adding free or low cost yoga classes as a productivity booster and perk for employees. With results like that, it’s hard to find a reason not to add a little yoga into your workday. Here are 10 basic moves to get you started.Read More....

Spot defects early with Java Continuous Integration

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Continuous Integration (or CI) is a process that consists of continuously compiling, testing, inspecting, and deploying source code. Get introduced to the fundamental aspects of Continuous Integration and the steps on how to set up a CI process using best-of-breed open source technologies.Read More....

C# Logical Operator Overloading

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The tenth article in the C# Object-Oriented Programming tutorial continues the discussion of operator overloading. In this article, the overloading of the logical operators is described including how to enable the short-circuit Boolean logical operators.Read More....

The Blogger’s Guide to SEO - by Aaron & Giovanna Wall

Monday, November 26th, 2007

A Comphensive guide on SEO Techniques. Read the article to learn more about the tips and information given by Aaron Wall and Giovanna Wall. It's a great piece.Read More....

How to Schedule a task in Windows Vista (Task Scheduler)

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Windows Vista is able to schedule jobs to run at specified times more predictably, reliably, and securely. Setting up tasks to launch when event occur is easy with the new Task scheduler wizard in windows vista. If you use a specific program on a regular basis, you can use the ...

Tips from a Digital Mom - Getting ‘cultural’ with the family during the holidays

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Posted by Jen "Digital Mom" Grant, Group Product Marketing ManagerEvery once in a while my husband and I wonder why we don't do more "cultural" things with the kids, especially around the holidays. We're so busy and we just don't have the time to keep up with what's going on ...

5 little-known Gmail features you may not yet know about

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing ManagerWhen we began rolling out a new Gmail code architecture a few weeks ago, we also launched some new features to help improve the speed and convenience of managing email. I've been using several of these new additions over the last few weeks, ...

With a touch of style, Gmail gets some new threads

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Posted by Kevin Systrom, Associate Product Marketing ManagerCongratulations to Robert Gould, the winner of our Threadless t-shirt competition. With much deliberation, we picked his design out of 420 submitted designs to win a pretty sweet prize package that includes an iPhone and some other goodies. His winning design is entitled ...

IMAP access now available for all users

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Posted by David Murray, Associate Product ManagerLast week we announced we were providing you with free IMAP access and said we would roll out the feature over time as fast as we could. I'm happy to say that all Gmail users can now enable IMAP and sync their inbox across ...