I just now noticed that Parallels for OSX now has a Directory of Virtual Appliances that offers over 50 open source operating systems with specific features. For example there is an AMP Web Developer Suite that contains PHP/PERL/Python, MySQL and PostgreSQL all installed, configured, and ready to use.
Do you hack your way around a terminal window in Linux? If so, here are a bunch of Linux keyboard shortcuts you should know about.
Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting? is one of the better explanations of the inner workings of the Windows and Linux filesystems. It is a quick but interesting read.
Are you a little bit paraniod when it comes to your Internet activities? If you are, you should check out a Linix distribution named Everything Leaves Encrypted (ELE). ELE is a bootable Live CD Linux distribution with focus on privacy related software that includes Gaim, Dillo, Firefox, SSH, VNCviewer, Xpdf, most of the standard Linux apps like wget and vi. You Internet traffic is encrypted and your IP address is hidden by TOR.
Here is a great way to get started with Ruby on Rails Developement. The Rails Live CD is a live Linux distribution (based on Mandrake) that includes everything you need to get started with Rails. Some preinstalled goodness:
RadRails
Six Things You Didn’t Know About Linux is a great beginners guide to using the open source Linux operating systems. It answers questions ranging from which distribution you should choose, what desktop to pick, and how to play multimedia files.
Earlier this week, RedHat announced the release of their latest Linux distribution - Fedora Core 5. Some new features include updated versions of the GNOME and KDE desktops, native MONO support, and the latest versions of Apache and Open Office.
It looks like the next version of the KDE Linux desktop shell will fully Support Apple Dashboard Widgets. This will largely happen because of Apple’s use and development of KHTML which is the foundation for KDE’s Konquerer web browser.
Progression Desktop promises to help you migrate from Windows to Linux with their easy to use software. The application allows you to transfer files and settings from Windows desktops to Linux desktops in an automated fashion. Settings can be exported an imported from many applications including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Mozilla or Thunderbird to Novell Evolution, KMail, Mozilla or Thunderbird, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Word, AOL Instant Messenger and GAIM.
Well I’ve got a well earned 10 days off coming up and after I paint by boy’s playroom, I’m gonna give this how-to a try. MythTV w/PVR-150 Setup on Ubuntu Linux Breezy Badger (5.10) will show you how to create a PVR using nothing but open-source software (an an old PC with a tv-tuner card)!
