Network Busy on May 27, 2010 in Etcetera ...
CentOS 5.5 Released on May 16, 2010 in Linux After more than a month since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 has been released, CentOS 5.5 has finally been released as the community equivalent to the RHEL5.5. CentOS 5.5 is available for both i386 and x86_64 systems and its packages and features mat...
Use IFTOP to display hosts’ bandwidth usage on the network on Apr 24, 2010 in Linux Open Source Tech Tips If the top command shows the processes currently taking the most CPU time and memory, iftop displays network usage by connection making your hosts’ bandwidth moitoring usage easier. Iftop displays a table of hosts and their bandwidth usage...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Beta – Released on Apr 22, 2010 in Linux Red Hat today released the first public beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6), the next generation of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 blurs the lines between virtual, physical, and cloud computing to address sh...
Ringio Launches New Cloud-Based ‘Rich Calling’ Service for SMBs on Apr 20, 2010 in VoIP Ringio launched a new cloud-based service for small and mid-sized businesses. The service integrates web-based CRM and advanced telephony features. Users can accept or redirect incoming calls as they appear on the screen; Ringio then completes the...
MythDora 12.23 Released on Apr 19, 2010 in Linux Mythdora 12.23 which is based on Fedora 12 has been released. MythDora is aimed at DVR enthusiasts and bundles the popular open-source DVR software MythTV with the latest stable Fedora release. It also comes with an updated kernel, the Linux kern...
Backup Directories Recursively and Preserve File Structure on Apr 18, 2010 in Linux Tech Tips Okay, there are many ways to backup your files in Linux and preserve the permissions and structure. But what is the fastest way to create one? The one line linux command below creates a backup of a directory recursively and preserve the file structur...
Toshiba StorE Art 3 USB hard drives with up to 1TB storage on Apr 17, 2010 in Storage Toshiba introduces their new pair of external hard drives, the StorE Art 3 series portable USB hard drive with a stylish and modern design. The stylish 2.5-inch hard drives with internal shock protection sensor and rubber edging for bump resistan...
Increase Samba Server’s performance on Apr 17, 2010 in Tech Tips There are numbers of socket options in smb.conf that can be tuned to enhance/optimize the performance of a Samba server. Socket options are configurable controls on the networking layer of an operating systems that allow the connection to be tun...
TinyMe Linux on Apr 16, 2010 in Etcetera Well suited for old computers, TinyMe is a small Linux Operating System based on PCLinuxOS, it replaces KDE with Openbox, a small and faster window manager. TinyMe is aimed at making the computing experience as bloat- and lag-free as possible. The...
