You might not be ready to accept Linux as your desktop yet, but you can still use it to save your Windows PC-whether you need to reset passwords, recover deleted files, or scan for viruses, here's how to do it.
"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."
How to Run Android Applications on Ubuntu
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June 25th, 2009, 18:04 GMT | By Marius Nestor
When Google announced and released Android, back in October 2008, everyone knew that it would become the best operating system for mobile devices. Not only is Android open source, but it also comes with a Software Development Kit, which offers the necessary APIs and utilities for developers to easily build powerful applications for Android-powered mobile devices. The following tutorial was created especially for those of you who want to test the Android platform and install various applications, on the popular Ubuntu operating system. OK, so let's get started... shall we?
Grab the Android SDK from Softpedia and save the file on your home folder.
Setup Squid proxy as a transparent server. Main benefit of setting transparent proxy is you do not have to setup up individual browsers to work with proxies.