Linux Hardware & Software Reviews

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Blender 2.0 Review

When I first started using Linux it had many impressive, if not attractive, features. For the price of a blank CD-R, I could turn my home computer into a production quality, web/SQL/email/news/…

Beginning Perl Book Review

Beginning Perl Book Review

Perl is a well-established programming language that has been developed through the time and effort of countless free software programmers into an immensely powerful tool that can be used on…

Dell Inspiron 4000 C600GT Notebook Review

Recently, I was given the opportunity to get my hands on a brand new Dell Inspiron 4000. Can you guess what the first thing I did was?

If you guessed, "Format that filthy Windows partition…

Mandrake Linux 7.2 Beta Review

Linux Mandrake has been one of our distributions of choice for quite some time now. The RedHat-with-some-stuff-added moniker has been peeled away and Mandrake is now standing tall against the…

Zero Halliburton Z5 Case Review

Zero Case - Z5 Notebook Carrying Case Review

Tough. Lightweight. Elegant. Stylish. The Zero computer case is one of a kind in the arena of notebook protection. It's rugged construction from heat-treated aircraft-quality aluminum and shock-…

Funnel Web Pro 3.6 Review

Anyone who has ever administered a webserver recognizes the importance of having a powerful and robust log analyzer. The purpose of a log analyzer is to breakdown and produce reports of statistics…

PogoLinux Kona Workstation Review

It's not too often you hear of a pre-built Linux machine, right? Sure some major vendors (brand-name PC manufactures) are starting to jump on the Linux bandwagon to offer their own "Linux solution…

Professional Apache Book Review

Professional Apache Book Review

Professional Apache is the book for anybody who needs to get the most out of the Apache Web Server. If you're thinking of setting up Apache for the first time, or of moving an existing web site to…

Abit BP6 Dual Socket 370 Motherboard Review

This BP6 motherboard was considered to be "bleeding-edge" technology and brought many "firsts" with its release. For those who don't know, "bleeding-edge" is technology considered to be too new…

3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC Review

3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI NIC Review

With a name like 3com behind this card you know you can expect nothing buy the best quality and performance, and this card is no exception. This 3C905B Network Card definitely meets up to these…