How-to

Making the cloud more enterprise-friendly

davidstrom — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:38:40 -0500

Here are ways to make cloud computing enterprise friendly.

Setting up a Ubuntu Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10) server

falko — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:11:22 -0500

This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters.

How to Implement Wireless VLANS

networkjobsolutions — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:51:52 -0500

The wireless access points operate as bridges with no routing defined anywhere on the wireless network segment. All VLANs are defined on the wired switches and mapped with specific SSIDs at each access point. The maximum number of VLANs and SSIDs per access point that can be mapped is 16.

Hacking the Cable Modem: Building A Console Cable

ITworld staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:42:57 -0500

The following instructions describe how to build your own console port from scratch. If you are a computer junkie like me, you may already have all the parts needed. For example, the most important part you need is a RS-232–to–TTL integrated circuit chip, which you might find in an old serial mouse or smartcard programmer.

How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes

mikelgan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:04 -0500

The old iTunes allowed continuous play of podcasts on an iPhone or iPod touch using an ordinary playlist. You had to drag and drop the podcasts into the playlist, then "shuffle" them on the device. It was a manual process, but a vaguely intuitive one and one broadly known to users.

Unix Tip: Grepping on Whole Words

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:55:36 -0500

If every time you grep for a specific word or string, you get a pile of lines that don't match what you were looking for, maybe it's time to learn about whole word searching. In today's column, we examine two ways to get what you want, the whole of what you want and nothing but what you want.

How to set up a Ubuntu 9.10 desktop

falko — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:34:50 -0500

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 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.

iPhone Hints: Lock picture orientation in Photos

ITworld staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:40:07 -0500

For our first installment of our new iPhone Hints, we delved into the confusing world of subscribed calendars, and even after several hundred words on the topic, I was still getting lingering questions via e-mail. This week's tip heads in the opposite direction--ultimate simplicity.

Calibrate my HDTV

ITworld staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:10:06 -0500

Alex Goldstein wants to know the best way to adjust a new HDTV.

How to prepare an Ubuntu 9.10 server for ISPConfig 3

falko — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:04:48 -0500

This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3.