A new version of gPodder, the podcast manager, has been released, and with it (as always) come some new features for the Harmattan
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I’ve been writing this blog for ten years, as of this weekend.

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Crafty System Administrators who want to conserve energy need to learn the fine art of looping. Continue reading →

In a previous article extended file attributes were presented. These are additional bits of metadata that are tied to the file and can be used in a variety of ways. One of these ways is to add checksums to the file so that corrupted data can be detected. Let’s take a look at how we can do this including some simple Python examples. Continue reading →

Creating shell scripts is the lazy (smart) system administrator’s way to automate and build intelligence into repetitive tasks. Continue reading →

As you might have noticed, we love talking about file systems. In these discussions the term “inode” is often thrown about. But what is an inode and how does it relate to a file system? Glad you asked. Continue reading →

If you’re using Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10) or an older distribution, Natty Narwhat is a whole new animal. Continue reading →

In this series we’ve been working over the 2.6.32 kernel, which is a bit old. Let’s kick the tires on a 2.6.38.2 kernel to see if it helps or hurts performance of the SandForce SSD. Continue reading →

Email is not unlike MPI. The similarities may help non-geeks understand parallel computers a little better. Continue reading →

If you’d like to try a new twist on virtualization, FAUmachine might be the next cool thing. Continue reading →