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2008-03-06

andLinux - Run Linux inside Windows

"andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). "

http://www.andlinux.org/

OpenSuse : Additional YaST Package Repositories

"This is a list of currently existing third-party YaST repositories, meaning they're external to openSUSE. These packages are not supported by openSUSE, the packages may not be tested and the repositories can contain beta versions and other bleeding edge packages."

http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories

Unix Toolbox

"This document is a collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands and tasks which are useful for IT work or for advanced users. This is a practical guide with concise explanations, however the reader is supposed to know what s/he is doing."

http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml

Programming Cheat Sheets

http://www.scottklarr.com/tag/cheat-sheets/

Absolute Basics For Setting Up Your Printing Network

http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L230+I0+T+P1+Qbroadcast

Finding All Hosts On the LAN From Linux / Windows Workstation

"You can use normal ping command and shell script loop statement to print the list of all LAN computers from a shell prompt."

$ for ip in $(seq 1 254); do ping -c 1 192.168.1.$ip>/dev/null; [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "192.168.1.$ip UP" || : ; done

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/mapping-lan-with-linux-unix-ping-command/

Wine Review: Linux has better Windows compatibility than Vista

"Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. Wine does not require Microsoft Windows, as it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code, however Wine can optionally use native Windows DLLs if they are available."

http://wine-review.blogspot.com/2008/02/linux-has-better-windows-compatibility.html

http://wastingtimewithmikeandari.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/linux-has-better-windows-compatibility-than-vista/

Encrypting and decrypting files with GnuPG

"GnuPG, the open replacement for PGP, is an excellent tool to manage cryptographic signatures to files or e-mails for validity and integrity, as well as a tool to encrypt and decrypt sensitive files."

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=168&tag=nl.e011