Wired has a guide on their wiki to creating Linux box for under $150 (sans keyboard, monitor, and mouse). What’s really cool is that all the research is done for you, so you just look up the parts, order, and you’re all set–knowing that everything’s Linux ready. Of course, remember that you’re getting a budget [...]
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DesktopLinux.Com reports that IronKey will be making their super secure storage device compatible with recent Linux versions. The specs/features:
# Capacity — 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB
# Read/write speed — up to 30MB/sec read; up to 20MB/sec write
# Hardware encryption — AES Cipher-Block Chained mode
# Encryption keys — 128 hardware DRNG
# PKI — 2048-bit RSA
# Hashing [...]
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Musicians and podcasters everywhere…this is pretty cool. This multi-track recorder records straight to compact flash and is very portable. I just got mine in yesterday and spent a couple hours messing with it…and boy am I impressed! Sound quality is very good for the price (package deal for $250 that comes with case and mic) [...]
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A reader/listener named Ron emailed out a link this morning to a cool site called LinTube. Apparently, they just mine Youtube for the all cool linux vids so you don’t have to. I’m liking that! Lots of cool Beryl vids, Linux gadgets, and even some useful how-to’s. Thanks Ron!
LinTube
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Linux Journal has a fantastic article out on building a Kubuntu-based file server, thought instructions will easily extend to any Linux flavor. The article covers pretty much all aspects of getting a server up and running, including choosing hardware components and configuring your OS. This is a must-read for anyone thinking of setting up a [...]
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