Another very technical article. This one describes how to set up an infrastructure for securely providing single sign-ons to multiple systems in a LAN. Paranoid Penguin - Single Sign-on and the Corporate Directory, Part I | Linux Journal
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Rescuing damaged Server installs
... we've done a few rescues at Freelock Computing lately. I just stumbled across a nice article with some in-depth troubleshooting tips over at Linux Magazine.
Advanced Linux LDAP authentication
This is a bit technical, but contains steps for securing LDAP to control user access to your network. Linux.com | Advanced Linux LDAP authentication.
VoIP Security
Voice Over IP (VoIP) is becoming a main part of the small business infrastructure. As phone networks converge with data networks, security becomes more of a concern.
OpenDocument Format could replace HTML
Here's a fascinating interview with Gary Edwards, who was on the committee that developed OpenDocument as a standard.
Open source start-up updates its ERP suite for SMBs
New Open Source ERP vendor in Belgium. Interview with the founder here: Open source start-up updates its ERP suite for SMBs
Computing and the American West
Computer history has some interesting parallels in the history of the American West. After the initial forays of Lewis and Clark and the first set of explorers, early settlers crossed the plains in covered wagons. But the West wasn't accessible to most Americans until the age of the railroads, when the Union Pacific Railroad put tracks across the continent and started running regular passenger service.
Linux thin clients in schools
This school made 60 Pentium I and Pentium II computers useful for their students, using a Linux thin-client solution, on a tiny technology budget.
Active Directory Solutions for Linux
There are a number of ways to integrate Linux clients and servers into an Active Directory environment. This article discusses a few of them.
Zimbra, Joomla, What's in a name?
Names of open source projects are suddenly getting ridiculous. Two new names were just unveiled in the Open Source world: Zimbra, and Joomla. While the names may be silly and potentially off-putting, the projects themselves are compelling.
How Not to Define Linux
Brian Proffitt, editor of Linux World, has a nice editorial debunking "Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO) studies in general, because they only fit the particular business being studied.
Small vendors on right track with SMB focus
Here's a short interview with John Terpstra, one of the main developers of the Samba project, from LinuxWorld in San Francisco: LinuxWorld: Small vendors on right track with SMB focus