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Linux System and Network Administration Bootcamp W/Free Laptop!

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:49:12 -0400

LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer Linux system administration bootcamp on April 14 - 15, 2012 near San Francisco (South Bay). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a free Linux laptop. Read More

Instagram's $Billion Sale Powered by Ubuntu Linux

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:43:20 -0400

The inter-tubes were buzzing yesterday with the news of the blockbuster $1 billion sale of Instagram to Facebook. This is a company that is barely a year old and yet they achieved so much in so very little time.

While there are a number of components that contribute to Instagram's success, it's important to realize that Linux is one of them. While the front-end of Instagram is an iOS (and now Android) client there is also a back-end. Read More

7 Essential Classroom Tools

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:33:10 -0400

Educators face a constant variety of challenges that can impact classroom management and the learning process. An inattentive audience, mobile phone texting, disruption by unruly students, absenteeism, time constraints, students forced to take a course they would rather have avoided, and regular changes to the curriculum are just a few examples of the difficulties faced by teachers. Fortunately, there are many different ways for those involved in... Read More

75 Open Source Replacements for Popular Small Business Software

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:25:11 -0400

These free apps can help SMBs lower costs while improving productivity.

For many small businesses, open source software represents an unexplored gold mine. When you run a small business, budgets are always tight. While you need many of the same kinds of software that larger businesses need, you don't have hundreds or thousands of dollars to spend on that software like bigger companies do. Read More

LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux Device Driver Development Course

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:11:53 -0500

LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, today announced its next Linux Device Driver Development Course class to be held in South Bay, CA from April 2nd - April 4th, 2012.

7 Best Free Application Servers

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:08:46 -0500

An application server is computer software which provides the business logic for an application program. It offers services such as management of large distributed systems, data services, load balancing, transaction support, and network security. The application server is one part of a three-tier application, consisting of a graphical interface server, an application (business logic) server, and a database / transaction server. Many application servers support the Java platform, but they can be found in other environments. Read More

Linux Kernel 3.3 Has Support for Android

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:14:48 -0500

After seven release candidates, Linus Torvalds proudly announced a few hours ago, March 18th, the immediate availability for download of Linux kernel 3.3, which now includes code from the Android project. Read More

Linux 3.3 Kernel Officially Released

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:26:50 -0500

Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 3.3 kernel on Sunday afternoon.

The Linux 3.3 kernel release announcement can be found on LKML.org. This release is coming one week late due to the surprise -rc7 release. Read More

3 Disaster Recovery Tips for Small Business

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:58:54 -0500

Are you currently in the midst of implementing a disaster recovery plan in your small or mid-sized business? I outline three tips to help get you going in the right direction. Read More

Updated Debian 5.0: 5.0.10 released

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:55:07 -0500

The Debian project is pleased to announce the tenth and final update of its oldstable distribution Debian 5.0 (codename lenny). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the oldstable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available.

The alpha and ia64 packages from DSA 1769 are not included in this point release for technical reasons. All other security updates released during the lifetime of lenny that have not previously been part of a point release are included in this update. Read More

Random Linux Tips: Making KDE4 Behave, Thwacking Those Weirdo U3 Partitions on USB Sticks

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:43:10 -0500

Sometimes, we have little tips and tricks that make life easier – but don't quite take up a full article. So today I've bundled a few practices that many Linux.com readers might find helpful. You'll learn how to control window behavior in KDE4, and make Nepomuk and Strigi be useful; and remove those silly proprietary U3 partitions from USB sticks. Read More

Linux Mint 12 LXDE has been released

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:39:06 -0500

Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of Linux Mint 12 LXDE version on 9th Mar, 2012. It comes with many new features and contain new updates. Due to LXDE desktop environment it is very light-weight and fast. It contains the features from Ubuntu 11.10 and contain Linux Kernel 3.0 and LXDE 0.5.0. Read More

Clouds push Linux server sales in Q4

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:35:18 -0500

For hyperscale data center operators, the server is the business and there is no such thing as deferring purchases of new gear so long as there is growing customer demand for information.

And not surprisingly, in the fourth quarter of this year, sales of density-optimized servers, as the box counters at IDC are now calling the various skinless and minimalist server designs, boomed in the quarter and they dragged up Linux-based server sales a bit too. Read More

Is Ubuntu 12.04 a Linux Game Changer?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:21:05 -0500

Ever since the Unity desktop first came to Ubuntu, I've been critical of it and found myself completely disinterested in it. Some aspects of this discontent may have stemmed from my refusal to try something new. But certainly Unity had some rough edges in the beginning.

In short, Unity was a neat idea that needed more time to develop.

With Ubuntu 12.04 just around the corner, I was shocked to discover that Unity now offers a stable and configurable desktop experience. Thanks to the HUD (heads up display), more Unity-based configuration options, support for Sandy Bridge, and improved power consumption, Ubuntu 12.04 is shaping up to be a really solid release. Read More

LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux Fundamentals Course w/Free Linux laptop!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:01:12 -0500

This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for March 16th - 17th, 2012.