Whether you are troubleshooting or just configuring for efficiency, it is a good idea to explore your options for accessing your Windows partitions from Linux.

Modern computers with their multiple Gigabyte hard disks store thousands of files. A lost file can cause a lot of work,and it can also pose a security risk. Fortunately,Linux has some versatile tools for finding those “lost files.”

Why let a 2 Gigabyte email account go to waste? GmailFS lets you use Gmail as a storage medium for a mountable filesystem.

If you’re serious about keeping secrets, try hard disk encryption with DM-Crypt and LUKS.

Links deleted on reboot Several multimedia programs I use rely on the existence of “devices” such as /dev/dvd o......
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Fedora Core 5 I recently installed the Fedora Core 5. I installed the productivity version on an AMD Athlon 130......
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You don’t need Samba or NFS to support a diskless client. A remote block device can help improve performance and efficiency. We'll show your how.

No DVD Boot Regarding the “No DVD Boot” problem in Linux Magazine, issue #64 / March 2006, p50, where the BIOS......
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