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"Ksplice: Upgrade / Patch Your Linux Kernel Without Reboots by Vivek Gite · 5 comments Generally, all Linux distributions needs a scheduled reboot once to stay up to date with important kernel security updates. RHN (or other distro vendors) provides Linux kernel security updates. You can apply kernel updates using yum command or apt-get command line options. After each upgrade you need to reboot the server. Ksplice service allows you to skip reboot step and apply hotfixes to kernel without rebooting the server. In this post I will cover a quick installation of Ksplice for RHEL 5.x and try to find out if service is worth every penny."

Screencast Tutorial on how-to use the Update Manager & Hardware Drivers on First Time Setup of Linux Mint 9 64bit GNOME. These Linux Tips & Tricks also apply to all Ubuntu Linux 10.04 Lucid Lynx derivatives.

If you feel that your Att U-verse or other ISP is painfully slow: manually change your DNS settings. Go to /etc/resolv.conf or make '/etc/resolv.conf.head' file, which will apply any changes to the top of the resolv.conf file. (a tail file is also possible).

How-to Tutorial for Installing Linux Mint 9 GNOME 64bit Edition to Dual Boot with Microsoft Windows 7. I give tips and tricks for running Linux Mint 9 for the first time user. I also show how Windows 7 still works fine after installing Linux on top of it. These instructions apply to all Ubuntu..

"Mount Your iDisk on a Linux Host These instructions apply to recent distros / versions of Ubuntu, but should work on any *nix system that has davfs support. "

This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.2 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of CentOS 5.2, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.

This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.

A blog post about software developer culture at teh Mozilla company

The internet of things can apply to a person with a heart monitor implant, a farm animal with a biochip transponder, etc.