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GNOME GUI task scheduler install howto 2007-09-03 07:16:00 As per recent entry, here's another alternative on managing at and cron jobs utility from GNOME using a friendly GUI interface. Gnome man: Gnome-schedule is a grapichal user interface to 'crontab'... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Linux backups powered by Rsync 2007-09-01 04:54:00 Backup like a PRO using one most popular linux backup tool alternatives called rsync. RSync backups data and does it very clean and well. Rsync only transfers those data that have been modified and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

KPackage - GUI package administration and management alternative 2007-09-01 03:53:00 Linux administration of RPM packages from linux boxes is basically required for keeping up and maintaining your package database tight, neat, and clean linux boxes. This has been possible from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

KCron - GUI task scheduler 2007-08-31 17:29:00 How to use crontab utility from X? How to edit crontab utility from GNOME or KDE? How to have a GUI-based utility with GUI desktop interface? How to have a GUI task scheduler? How to install... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Linux backups powered by Tar 2007-08-31 05:00:00 Make backups of your data. Anybody who manages servers usually does administrative server backup procedures on regular repeated basis. There are several wide procedures and approaches on doing data... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

INQ7 front page image retrieval 2007-08-30 18:50:00 According to statistics, the most important page of a newspapager is the frontpage. The very first page of a newspaper is where major news are being emhpasized, given attention, and sensationalized... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

using wget for data and file transfers 2007-08-30 12:38:00 Did you ever experience transferring more than 50 files from a specific site using browser? How about downloading gigabyte files between host? Have you ever done unattended large file transfers... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

BibleTime - Bible study from Linux howto 2007-08-30 09:40:00 Well. Linux is not only for techies as well all know, there are lot of reasons why. Here is one reason why. Do you like reading? Are you interested on more reading without flipping any book... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

human readable DVD/CD drive technical details 2007-08-30 08:16:00 Getting a brief and more verbose details of your DVD/CD drive technical data is not really simple to understand and interpret. This blog entry provide more information incase you are currently... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... Dvd

sound-juicer - alternative audio CD ripper install 2007-08-30 08:00:00 Here's a lean, clean and simple alternative on CD ripping tools particularly for multimedia and audio CDs. sound-juicer is a lean GNOME-desktop CD ripper and GNOME player using GStreamer which aims... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Stellarium - watch the sky from Linux 2007-08-30 02:01:00 Stellarium is a real-time 3D photo-realistic nightsky renderer. It can generate images of the sky as seen through the Earth's atmosphere with more than one hundred thousand stars from the Hipparcos... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Munin - monitor linux hosts install howto 2007-08-29 17:21:00 How to monitor server and client hosts using munin? How to install munin as graph server and as client node host? How to configure munin as a server and as a client? How to graph data and statistics... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

blocking yahoo chat messenger 2007-08-29 12:53:00 A very old tip and trick on blocking yahoo chat messenger from connecting to internet, as per request. Considering an approved management policies, there are several ways to block yahoo chat... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... Yahoo

string manipulation using cut linux command 2007-08-28 13:22:00 Another way to parse and manipulate string characters is by using linux command cut. Man page says Cut removes sections from each line of files. Cut writes to standard output selected parts of each... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

graphing skystream DVB receiver's Eb/No and signal strength 2007-08-28 05:39:00 What is Skystream DVD receiver? What is the OID variable ID for Eb/No and signal strength values of Skystream DVB receiver? What are the statistical values available from Skystream DVB receiver? How... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...