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IOzone for filesystem performance benchmarking

Author: Ben Martin IOzone lets you benchmark your filesystem performance, seeing how well record IO occurs for files of various sizes. With IOzone you can...

Market Share Smackdown: Linux 85.4% vs. Windows 1%

No, Linux 85.4% vs. Windows 1% is not a typo, neither the result of erroneous information. The fact is that there is a context...

Military-grade USB key supports Linux

IronKey Inc. has announced that its line of encrypted USB storage keys is now available for all major Linux operating systems (OSes). IronKey devices...

Expert tip: Print booklets in Scribus

Author: Paolo Benvenuto Scribus, a free, open source desktop publishing application, offers a wide range of page layout features, but one thing it lacks is...

A new utility for quickly interpreting multiple Bonnie++ benchmarks

Author: Ben Martin Yesterday I discussed the Bonnie++ tool, which can be used to benchmark filesystem performance. When you are tweaking a RAID and filesystem...

Open source social networking app thrives in China

Author: Chen Nan Yang The popular social networking site Facebook just announced a Chinese version, but similar Chinese-based Web sites such as Xiaonei and Hainei...

Using Bonnie++ for filesystem performance benchmarking

Author: Ben Martin Bonnie++ allows you to benchmark how your filesystems perform various tasks, which makes it a valuable tool when you are making changes...

Three reasons why GNU/Linux is better for Web servers than OS X

Author: Johannes Truschnigg Apple's OS X, which has been an official certified Unix system for some time now, is often installed onto Internet-exposed or intranet-only...

Win4Lin 5.0 makes big improvements

Author: Mayank Sharma There is no dearth of software that can help you run that indispensable Windows app over Linux. Win4Lin has managed to survive...

Three image extensions for WordPress

Author: Tina Gasperson Images are an important part of an attractive, eye-catching blog. Well-chosen images can highlight and capture the essence of your communication, helping...