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Updated: 19 Dec 2007

One Giant Leap: Cool Solutions gets some New Digs
Eleven years after launching the first Cool Solutions site, we have just taken a major step forward. We have some new digs - a full-on community site with all the Web 2.0 bells and whistles. Check it out!
Posted: 7 Dec 2007

Biometric Fingerprint Scan
Damian Myerscough explains how to setup and configure biometric fingerprint scanning for logging into your workstations.
Posted: 5 Dec 2007

Deleting Private Data from Your Linux/Microsoft Windows Machine
Private data can still be recovered after you format your Linux/Microsoft Windows machine. Here's a tip from Damian Myerscough that will help you make sure your data cannot be recovered.
Posted: 3 Dec 2007

Finding Open Files and Network Connections
Mike Farrell shows you how to use the lsof and netstat commands to get a complete list of all open files or network connections on your system.
Posted: 30 Nov 2007

Installing the Novell Client for OpenSUSE 10.2 onto OpenSUSE 10.3
Charlie Silverman shares a tip on how to install the Novell Client for OpenSUSE 10.2 onto OpenSUSE 10.3.
Posted: 21 Nov 2007

NIC Bonding with Xen Virtualization
Joe Harmon and Jim Short explain how to set up NIC bonding with Xen Virtualization.
Posted: 21 Nov 2007

Understanding how RAIDed Disks Interact with the SLES Boot Process
Ivan Vari shares a solution for a problem he had installing a SLED/SLES system onto software raided (RAID1) disks.
Posted: 20 Nov 2007

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Posted: 20 Nov 2007

Useful RPM Commands
Maer Melo put together a handy list of RPM commands you can use to install and remove software packages, update packages, and more.
Posted: 16 Nov 2007

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One Giant Leap: Cool Solutions gets some New Digs
Eleven years after launching the first Cool Solutions site, we have just taken a major step forward. We have some new digs - a full-on community site with all the Web 2.0 bells and whistles. Check it out!
Posted: 7 Dec 2007

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