Hackosis

The whole purpose of Linux is and has always been based around the command line. Unlike Windows Linux cannot operate without the command line. This is a plus. GUIs take up a lot of resources, so by taking this away we are leaving more resources for other tasks like serving web pages or whatever the task at hand.

Here are the steps that I take. We can change the default run level to 3 instead of 5. This will still enable us to enter “init 5″ into the command line just in case we want to return to the GUI temporarily. After you are done enter “init 3″ to change back to command line. Look here for explanation on Linux run levels. Then we are going to install Webmin so that we can administrate our server through a web browser. Often, I can acually do more with Webmin than I can with KDE or Gnome.
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Having trouble with Automatic Updates or WGA? Use AutoPatcher to keep your system up to date without phoning home. 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista.

http://autopatcher.com/

Ever wanted to start your own radio station as a kid? Me too. :)

The following info should get you started on running your own ShoutCast streaming internet radio server. Port forwarding, etc is beyond the scope of this post.

ShoutCAST server consists of two components:

1. The server
2. The Transmitter

ShoutCAST server

Version at time of downloading was 1.9.5:
http://www.shoutcast.com/downloads/sc1-9-5/shoutcast-1-9-5-linux-glibc6.tar.gz
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OMG – This is HUGE. 640GB of NAND flash storage on a PCIe card. Not only will this speed up your servers, intern it will speed up the internet and then your home PC. It can transfer 8 DVDs worth of data in 40 seconds. I have been talking about this for a couple of years, but it is not far from reality. Models will be available in 80GB, 320GB and 640GB. NICE.

More videos here.

via slashdot

SparkleXP automatically tweaks your XP box to get the most out of your hardware. Disabling services, etc. SparkleXP installed fine on my PC, but it is a beta so it may have bugs.

Don’t expect full functionality of your PC, you have to sacrifice something for speed.

SparkleXP is open source technology.

http://www.sparklexp.com/

You can use this visual basic script to deploy printers throughout your organization with Active Directory when users login to their PC. Just replace ’server-name’ and ‘printsharename’ respectively. Becareful not to put the NETBIOS name, but the actual print share name in the properties of the printer. Execute multiple of these files to deploy multiple printers to PCs.
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From the site:

Nothing feels better when you have sensitive information encrypted on your hard drive. Do you have sensitive info on your PC? For Vista use BitLocker. For Linux use ScramDisk.

http://sd4l.sourceforge.net/

From the makers of CCleaner

Windows only freeware Recuva “is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!”

http://www.recuva.com/

image via lwn.net

1. Every little bit of speed helps when you are trying to get to information. You can add the following to your GRUB menu (usually on the second line). The way that you can edit the boot parameters in the GRUB boot menu varies by distribution. The GRUB menu will usually tell you what to press to edit the boot parameter when you boot. Don’t worry about messing up, it is not permanent.

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From the site:

NOTE: There is a windows download, but it is currently in an experimental state.

See the screenshots.

Download it.