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Juliet Kemp is your guide to finding man, info, and HTML help pages. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3794421 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3794421 Making the move from Linux to Windows requires more than simply installing a new operating system. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793866 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793866 What's ahead in the coming year? Open source giants' latest releases and security- and energy-conscious networks, to start! http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793511 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793511 People who write good howtos and documentation are the finest people there are. Tina Gasperson, Bruce Byfield, and Carla Schroder share some tips on improving your writing skills, and building a body of work to be proud of. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/3793791 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/3793791 Google and Phoenix Technology plan to find a middle ground between Apple, Linux, and Microsoft in the hope that they can outdo Apple and become a real challenger to Windows. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793476 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793476 Graphics performance, wireless USB support and power utilization improvements top the Linux stocking stuffers in new release. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793286 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793286 Advocates predict continued growth for open source in the coming year, yet nagging security worries may play a role. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793181 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793181 Despite the economy, revenues and income jump as the Linux vendor resigns deals and converts users from free editions. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793231 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3793231 Linux Mint says its "purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." With hundreds of Linux distributions vying for our attention, a look at what sets Linux Mint apart. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3792361 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3792361 Rounding up the top stories in the open source world starts with one very big deal. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791706 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791706 The release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 delivers a lot of improvements: more user-friendliness, full tables support in Impress, a better cropping tool in Draw, vastly improved Notes in Writer, Calc gets more muscle, and more. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791511 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791511 The Free Software Foundation attempted to avoid litigation with Cisco, yet finally concluded it was the only option. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791401 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791401 Tips on using anti-virus, firewall, OpenVPN and other tools to protect yourself while using the Linux desktop. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791091 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3791091 Linux forums, mailing lists, and even how-to articles are full of fearful comments against the Linux command line. Akkana Peck gives an introduction to the Linux command line, starting with a lesson on the fastest way to find files. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790981 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790981 Cisco says it's disappointed by Free Software Foundation Lawsuit alleging it broke the rules on open source usage. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790791 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790791 For years now, HP has been slowly edging towards releasing a pre-installed Linux for general users. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports that this week, HP finally took the big plunge. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3790516 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3790516 Learn how to establish secure, automated SSH connections and SFTP file transfers with Python and paramiko. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790526 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790526 Perl hacker Ian Malpass uses Perl, Firefox and Greasemonkey to make Etsy.com, the popular online crafts market, more usable and seller-friendly---without ever touching the servers. Tina Gasperson reports on how he did it, and how anyone can do it.