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Fedora 11 Needs A Name: The Polls Are Now Open
Fedora 11 is now in the cooker, and it needs a name. Voting is now open---hurry, the polls close soon.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 01:39:39 PM EST
Mastering SSH: Strong Password-less Logins
SSH, the "secure shell", is the workhorse of secure remote system administration. SSH is a very strong protocol, and you can make it even stronger by using encryption keys in instead of passwords. Jeremy M. Jones shows us how.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:01:15 PM EST
How to be a Geek Goddess
The newly-released book "How to be a Geek Goddess" is supposed to be a helpful, not-condescending computing howto for women. Tina Gasperson, who blatantly admits to being of the female persuasion herself, isn't sure it meets these goals, and suffers from severely mixed feelings. Read Tina's review to find out if this is a must-read or a must-fling-against-the-wall.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:09:52 PM EST
Linux Command Line For Beginners: Finding Help Documents
A typical Linux system comes with all kinds of help documentation built-in, and a lot of users don't even know it's there. Juliet Kemp is your guide to finding man, info, and HTML help pages.
Monday, January 5, 2009 12:56:01 PM EST
The Bad Guys Will Hack Off Your Fingers
LinuxPlanet Classics: Getting the fingerprint reader working hasn't advanced much since this article was first run, so here we go again, with some updated references. Please note that fingerprint readers, like all biometric devices, are easy to foil and do not provide strong security; but they are convenient.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 02:18:39 PM EST
Seven Most Influential GNU/Linux Distributions
LinuxPlanet Classics: Bruce Byfield reviews his choices for the top general-purpose Linux distributions, and their strengths and weaknesses.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 06:28:44 PM EST
Securely Wiping Disks With DBAN
Juliet Kemp introduces DBAN (Darik's Boot And Nuke), a self-contained boot disk (floppy, CD, USB) that securely wipes hard disks. It is operating system independent and meets a number of government security standards; read on to learn more.
Monday, December 29, 2008 11:42:48 AM EST
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