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Straightforward desktop use with SLED 10
Open source software and applications expert Bernard Golden recommends checking your printing and file server infrastructure to make sure they are compatible for the Linux desktop.
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Installing SLED 10
Open source software and apps expert Bernard Golden says that installing SUSE Linux Desktop 10 isn't any harder than installing Windows.
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Quick fixes for Linux desktop business needs
Open source software and apps expert Bernard Golden explains why it might be better to have an outside service provider get a business started with open source software than testing it yourself.
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Monitoring Web pages using Nagios
Security expert and 'Pro Nagios 2.0' author James Turnbull explains how to monitor the amount of time spent on Web pages using Nagios.
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Linux kernel and U.S. government security standards
Security expert James Turnbull explains what Linux components satisfy the U.S. government's 'Protection Profile for Separation Kernels in Environments Requiring High Robustness."
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Free business guidance under GNU-FDL
Open source software and apps expert Bernard Golden recommends looking at the open source maturity model for ideas on open source software documentation.
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Mitigating kernel vulnerabilities
Security expert James Turnbull offers resources for plug-ins to mitigate buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the kernel.
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Hardware requirements for MySQL 5.0
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer recommends reserving at least 100 mb of RAM for MySQL 5.0 on Linux, among other things.
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Setting limits to slave numbers in MySQL 5.0
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer describes how increasing the number of slaves will impact operations traffic on the master side.
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Using the SELECT and WHERE clauses to display data
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer explains the command sequences needed for using the SELECT and WHERE clauses to narrow down data results.
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HTML interface for a MySQL server
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer recommends using phpmyadmin to create an HTML interface for users who want to link to MySQL.
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Disappearing lines in OpenOffice's Draw tool
Office suite expert Solveig Haugland explains how to format an image in OpenOffice using the Draw tool.
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Finding a utility to import fixed field data
MySQL expert Mike Hillyer explains how a user can import fixed field and delimited files using the LOAD FILE INFILE syntax of MySQL instead of using Microsoft Access.
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Personalizing your OpenOffice palette
Office suite expert Solveig Haugland gives two ways to create more colors in OpenOffice.
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Loading an operating system with virtualization software
An open source software and apps expert tells why it would be better to offer a guest user option instead of doing away with a desktop.
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Individual justifications for OpenOffice headers and footers
Office suite expert Solveig Haugland describes how to set up individual justifications for headers and footers in an OpenOffice document using tabs.
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Finding printer, modem and soundcard hardware drivers for Mandrake Linux 10.0
Unix-Linux expert Ken Milberg gives advice on how to find hardware device drivers or write your own.
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Limits to selling support
An expert says why it's a good idea to get in early and develop yourself as the go-to guy for support and services when it comes to making a profit with open source.
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Migrating the domain controller to Linux
Find out why Red Hat Domain Server beats out Windows NT Domain Controller when migrating the domain controller to Linux.
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The cost of changing desktops
Open source software and apps expert Bernard Golden explains why jumping from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice isn't as difficult as some people think.
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Migrating infrastructure from Unix to Linux
Unix-to-Linux migration expert Ken Milberg describes how virtualization, support, clustering and more fit into the migration of an IT infrastructur...
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Installing Nagios on Linux and unravelling software ...
A reader new to Linux wonders about which distribution is recommended for installing Nagios and what Nahant and Tikanga mean.
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Systems monitoring and tuning tools for RHEL 5
Documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 covering checking system performance, tuning, kernel configuration and extending the file system exist...
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