PacketProtector turns SOHO router into security powerhouse.
PacketProtector is an embedded Linux distribution based on OpenWRT, the first popular distribution designed to run on a number of wireless routers commonly found in SOHO settings. Like X-Wrt, which we reviewed earlier this year, PacketProtector extends OpenWrt by offering additional functionality to enhance network security right out of the box. more...

KDE-Made Educational Software for Kids and Adults.
The KDE Education Project is developing high-quality software for the K Desktop Environment. Its primary focus is on schoolchildren aged 3 to 18, and the specialized user interface needs of young users. Several programs were also made to aid teachers in planning lessons, and others that are of interest to university students and anyone else with a desire to learn. more...

OpenOffice.org goes online with SAAS version.
Do you really like OpenOffice.org as your office suite? Would you like to be able to use it on any computer with an Internet connection? If you answered yes to both those questions, you'll be interested in Ulteo's beta of Ulteo Online Desktop, which allows the use of OpenOffice.org over the Internet as SAAS (software as a service). more... and Use OpenOffice.org online with Ulteo and OpenOffice on Ulteo in Pictures.

DNS I: Introduction and a Simple Server.
For most the domain name system appears to be a magical device which takes the name www.knucklebone.com and translates it to a machine address split across four set of encoded octets. Indeed the domain name system has rules, methods and models that can be rigorous to maintain, however, the payoff is a powerful centralized address translation system that works. In this series: an overview of the domain name system (DNS), a simple DNS setup and finally off to more elaborate configurations. more...

iptables as a replacement for commercial enterprise firewalls.
With IT budgets getting tighter, managers need to trim costs. Service contracts are expensive for any technology; firewalls are no exception. Netfilter, the project that provides the packet filtering program iptables, is a free firewall alternative. more... and Linux Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Ethernet Interface Requirements and Configuration.

Linux Networking Cookbook: Tasty Linux recipes.
Even before I picked up Unix, I worked on networks. While networking has gotten simpler, it's almost all TCP/IP now instead of Arcnet, Token-Ring and a half dozen dusty wiring and protocol schemes. The services that use networking have gotten ever more powerful and more complicated. That's why a book like Carla Schroder's Linux Networking Cookbook is so valuable. more...

Linux Update: Ubuntu 7.10 and Built-In DVD playback.
Today, we're adding Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a Gutsy Gibbon) to the Dell Consumer Linux line-up for customers in the United States. It will also be available on the Inspiron 530 in England, France, and Germany later this week. more...

Misc.
Linux Laptop & Notebook Installation Guides.
FM Transmitter open frequencies. Sirius Frequency Finder and Radio-Locator.
eeeXubuntu is a custom version of the Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD with fully-integrated hardware support, including native wireless drivers, functioning Ethernet support, tweaks for low-resolution desktop environments, and other miscellaneous fixes.
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net.

Applications.
Imageindex generates standards-compliant static HTML galleries of images. more...
Jajuk is a multi-platform music organizer. The main goal is to provide a fully-featured application to advanced users with large or scattered music collections..
My Media System is a media-driven system for easy movie and audio playback, image viewing, game playing or watching TV.
BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain.

How To Tips.

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