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Firefox Leads Web Browser Security War

Jul. 4th, 2008 (3 hours ago) by vivek

Internet users at risks due to not updating most secure web browser and plugins. Study also finds that Firefox users most likely to use the latest version and therefore well secured from the Internet attacks.

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UNIX Command Line And The History Of The Shell

Jul. 4th, 2008 (4 hours ago) by vivek

After reading this article, you should now be able to use the Korn shell in ways you may not have known before. Mastering the command line can simplify your work and help you better understand how to make the shell and command line work for you rather than you working harder for it.

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How To Stop AVG Scanner Hitting Apache Web Server

Jul. 4th, 2008 (7 hours ago) by vivek

AVG anti-virus includes browser plugin called “Linkscanner” that scans all the links on search engine result pages for viruses and malicious code. Here is how you can block AVG Scanner under Apache.

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Choosing UNIX / Linux Operating System Vendor / Software

Jul. 4th, 2008 (7 hours ago) by vivek

UNIX or Linux distros offers many flavors. Managing many UNIX like operating systems can be difficult. Here are few tips about selecting one perfect operating system for your business and sticking it with to save both money and time.

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How To Measure Linux Filesystem I/O Performance With iozone

Jul. 4th, 2008 (8 hours ago) by vivek

IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool. The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations. Iozone has been ported to many systems and runs under many operating systems including Windows, UNIX, Linux and BSD. This article gives you a jumpstart on performing benchmark on filesystem using iozone a free Filesystem Benchmark utility under Linux.

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Yesterday

Security Alert: Update FireFox 3.x and 2.x Versions

Jul. 3rd, 2008 by vivek

An updated firefox package that fixes several security issues is now available for various Linux distributions. All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to this updated package as update has been rated as having critical security impact.

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FireFox 3 Sets A New Guinness World Record For The Largest Number Of Software Download In 24 Hours

Jul. 3rd, 2008 by vivek

The new record show off the popularity of Firefox web browser software. It is offical Mozilla set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours.

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July 2, 2008 (2 days ago)

Linux Configure Netconsole To Log Messages Over UDP Network

Jul. 2nd, 2008 by vivek

Linux netconsole kernel module allows dmesg output to be transmitted via the syslogd network. It is kernel-level network logging over udp allowing debugging of problem where disk logging fails and serial consoles are impractical. This is a step-by-step mini howto about netconsole configuration under Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora and Debian Linux.

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