The internet. Does it belong to the Government?

2points
Posted 23 hours, 16 minutes ago by Bronwen

Senator Stephen Conroy is the face of Kevin Rudd's campaign to control what Australians can access on the internet.

Back Up/Restore Hard Drives With CloneZilla Live

1points
Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago by falko

This tutorial shows how you can back up and restore hard drives and partitions with CloneZilla Live. CloneZilla Live is a Linux Live-CD that you insert into your computer; it contains hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tools.

The Perfect Server - Fedora 10

1points
Posted 4 days, 9 hours ago by falko

This is a detailed description about how to set up a Fedora 10 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP5/Ruby/Python, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd...

Cybercafe fined for copyright breach

1points
Posted 5 days, 1 hour ago by Bronwen

A SYDNEY internet cafe operator has pleaded guilty to 40 charges of copyright infringement involving titles such as Russell Crowe's American Gangster.

A jet-pack flight over a Colorado gorge

1points
Posted 5 days, 1 hour ago by Bronwen

It's the stuff of science fiction and James Bond. Strap a jet pack to your back and fly like a bird--sort of. But jet packs are science fiction no more.

Clone/Back Up/Restore OpenVZ VMs With vzdump

1points
Posted 6 days, 11 hours ago by falko

vzdump is a backup and restore utility for OpenVZ VMs. This tutorial shows how you can use it to clone/back up/restore virtual machines with vzdump.

OLPC giveaway program hits Oz

1points
Posted 6 days, 21 hours ago by Bronwen

The Australian subsidiary of the non-profit One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation today said it would commence a local "Give 1, Get 1" program on November 30 that would deliver the machines to both geeks and disadvantaged children.

Two more bidders emerge for broadband project: rep

1points
Posted 7 days, 2 hours ago by Bronwen

The competition for the federal government's broadband network is heating up, with as many as four bids expected for the $4.7 billion project.

Astronauts try to work out kinks in urine machine

1points
Posted 8 days, 2 hours ago by Bronwen

Astronauts tinkered Sunday on a troublesome piece of equipment which can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water once it's functioning and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 8.10

1points
Posted 8 days, 12 hours ago by falko

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 8.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.

Why iiNet will probably lose the piracy lawsuit

1points
Posted 9 days, 3 hours ago by Bronwen

A look at the Copyright Act suggests the movie and TV industry have an unfortunately strong case against iiNet. PLUS: Read the court documents yourself.

Setting Up Master-Master Replication On Four Nodes

1points
Posted 11 days, 13 hours ago by falko

This tutorial explains how you can set up MySQL master-master replication on four MySQL nodes (running on Debian Etch).

Microsoft to release a new xbox 360 dashboard

1points
Posted 12 days, 20 hours ago by vlalwani

On November 19th, Microsoft will unleash it’s new Dashboard to all XBOX 360 consoles. It is expected to be completely brand new and different to the existing “blade” theme. Microsoft names it “The New Xbox Experience"

How your iPhone can behave like a Wii remote

1points
Posted 12 days, 20 hours ago by vlalwani

SGN made an app called iFun, that can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for free. Once installed, the app makes your iPhone behave like a Wii remote control.

Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 8.10

1points
Posted 13 days, 14 hours ago by falko

FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article shows how to set up ProFTPd with TLS on Ubuntu.

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