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Open source Web content control options
Setting up Web filters to control the content employees and customers using your Linux network can access is an important part of securing your Linux system. Learn about some open source solutions for network and desktop Linux content control. Tip
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Virtualization options for enterprise Linux
KVM is taking over as the top ranked virtualization option for Linux, despite some of its stability shortcomings compared to Xen. Learn about virtualization options for Linux including container-based and desktop virtualization and where they are app... Tip
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Linux desktop interoperability: MS Office and OpenOffice
The latest release of OpenOffice v3 has improved interoperability with Linux, Windows and MS Office. The more viable OpenOffice is, the more viable Linux is in general. The ultra-cheap Linux-based notebooks also now enable Linux to fit into the famil... Tip
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Migrating a city government to OpenOffice
This case study covers a city government's migration from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice on a Linux network that was formerly running Unix. Find out what made this move successful. This is part of a series about migrations from proprietary office sof... Tip
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OpenOffice 2.0 tutorial: Using SQL View, Query Design and more with Report Writer
Learn how to use the Query Design and SQL View tools, handle report-specific fields, print fast reports and more in this tutorial on OpenOffice's Report Writer. Tip
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SUSE security: Forgotten passwords, AppArmor
A security expert describes how to harden your openSUSE 10.2 installation and talks about open source security tools. Tip
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Getting started with MySQL
An off-the-shelf proprietary solution may serve your needs today but it's also one step towards vendor lock-in. Learn about flexible, open source MySQL, the "M" in the LAMP stack. Tip
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OpenOffice Base: Converting data and files from Access
Consider switching to OpenOffice's Base, an open source alternative to proprietary Microsoft Access. In this tip, an expert tells how to convert Access files to Base and discusses some helpful hints for working with Base. Tip
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The Linux desktop: Dual booting, drivers and printers
Discover how to set up a dual boot with different flavors of Linux or Linux and Windows on a laptop, as well as where to go for your wireless and printer drivers. Tip
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Free chapters from "OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook"
OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland gives out three free chapters on creating and formatting Writer tables, sorting and filtering in Calc and formatting master pages in Impress from her new book, "OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook." Tip