openSuse 11.0 was released this month and from user’s feedback it seems to be a good update of this distro by Novell. I’ve been using Suse Linux for a while now and it’s a very robust Linux distribution, strong on the server side but also…
Blog backup with Gmail
If you have a small site or a blog and want to create regular backups, you could use your Gmail account for that, but lets say it starts to clog up your inbox or even worse it starts to use up your storage space. A…
Lenovo X300 vs MacBook Air – Part 2
A while back I wrote about the new Lenovo X300 being a good competitor to the worshiped MacBook Air. Well I found this advert on youtube, it’s probably not as funny as the “I’m a Mac I’m a PC” ads from Apple but it does…
PPTP VPN client on Linux SLED10 and Debian
Connecting my SLED10 (Suse Linu Enterprise Desktop) to my office’s Windows VPN was something of a struggle, I had to try several different methods just because PPTP didn’t come installed by default on my Gnome NetworkManager. To make it work you need to install the…
Splashtop – Instant-on Linux on Asus Motherboard
Asus is to go mainstream with Splashtop on its Motherboards. Spashtop is an instant-on Linux OS that manufacturers can implement into their motherboards giving the user an option to instantly use internet and skype without having to boot up a full OS. Up to now…
System Monitoring with Nagios
Nagios is a network monitoring service that is designed to run under Linux or any othe unix-like system with a C compiler. I have been reading about Nagios for a while and so decided to give it a go. I haven’t put it to full…