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Mastering Gimp - Part I

There is more to learning about the Gimp than just where the menus are and what the buttons do. To master the Gimp, you have to learn the technical reasons why things work as well as understand design project planning and work with an openness to experiment.

Access remote Linux hosts with NFS

NFS offers many useful benefits, including centralized data housing (even to the point of all user data remaining on a single host), reduced storage consumption, and centralized data maintenance.

Corel WordPerfect 8 Server Edition - Review

WordPerfect has a long legacy on Unix systems. You may find it interesting to know that Microsoft actually tried to challenge WordPerfect's dominance many years ago with a version of Word that ran on Unix OS's. The effort was short-lived and Microsoft retreated to building office applications for desktop PC's.

Setting Up IP Masquerading

So - you've got your Linux up and running and you can use the LAN between Linux and Windows 95. Good for you. But you still can't get online with your Windows 95 box and your Linux at the same time. This is why they developed IP Masquerading.

Regarding Network Security

It may make good sense to write an article describing how a server can be compromised and how one can reduce the chance of a server getting hacked.

Configuring Routing Protocols Under Linux

This article will describe the routing process and its available algorithms. We will also discuss which routing protocols are available under Linux and how to configure them.

Evaluating OpenLinux 2.3

Caldera delivers a Linux for all seasons.

Window Manager Review

Here's the first installment of my alphabetical review of window managers for GNU/Linux. Why alphabetical? To avoid a perception of bias, for one. I'm not trying to say which is good, better, best. What I am interested in doing is creating a viable resource for those interested in trying different window managers.

Red Hat 6.1: Fuzzy and Comfortable

The goal of this review is to examine the install process for this new OS and to give users some insight as to what an install of Red Hat 6.1 has in store for them.

Routing NetBIOS with Linux

It's possible to configure a Linux machine to do NetBIOS forwarding, which will enable us to get the Network Neighborhood working across masqueraded networks.