Monthly Archives: May 2009

Understanding the OpenVZ way of virtualisation and getting started with it.

Most human resource consulting firms face challenges in presenting the right candidates for right Jobs. Monster.com's advert, “Caught in a wrong job”, clearly outlines those challenges. Here is a case study that outlines how Open Source assists professionals in getting that coveted job.

In the Part 4 of "Building a Server from Scratch" series, we learn how to set up a Web and database server.

Introducing Awk, a language that has built-in features to recognise patterns and manipulate them with ease.

Here’s how to automate office work with the help of macros in OpenOffice.org, with a focus on spreadsheets management.

It has been around for more than a year, but is Android set to make open source the standard for mobile phone operating systems? We take a closer look.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to an application called PhotoRec, which helps you recover deleted data.

Taking the Ulteo Virtual Desktop for a test run.

[FreedomYUG] Do you read *.doc files? Please don’t.

SimplyMEPIS, just like PCLinuxOS, once had an edge over the mainstream distros, thanks to its being geared towards desktop and ease-of-use factors. Does it still hold that edge? We take a look at the latest version 8 and find out.