September 2002
Thomas Christopher, John Shafaee and George K. ThiruvathukalIs Web Programming In Python: Techniques for Integrating Linux, Apache, and MySQL by George K. Thiruvathukal, Thomas W. Christopher, and John P. Shafaee, for you?
Perhaps. It's neither so perfect (like anything written by Donald Knuth, for example) that everyone should have a copy, nor so flawed as to be worthless. This book has quite a distinctive character. As I explain below, its fitness for you depends a great deal on what you're after in a book.
Marcel GagnéWhenever the discussion of Linux vs. Microsoft surfaces, one of the historical arguments was about working with Word and Excel format documents. Packages like StarOffice and its freeware sibling, OpenOffice, have pretty much ended that argument. Bit by bit, the reasons for sticking with Microsoft are evaporating. One of the disadvantages of Linux is still its inability to play many favorite games.
Emmett DulaneyOver the past two months, I have examined the first two (of four) exams required for certification as a Master CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) Administrator. The first exam looked at was the CIW Foundations exam, followed by the CIW Server Administrator exam. This month, the focus turns to the third in the series: the CIW Internetworking Professional (1D0-460) exam.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierThis month Zonker features not one, not two, but more than a dozen shell scripts that are included with a package called "tui-sh," short for "Texts Users Interfaces on Shell." Now, the odds are you won't make use of all the scripts, but there's something for almost anyone in this collection of shell scripts.
Ed SchaeferInstead of using temporary files in shell scripts, you could use named pipes or fifos (First-In, First-Out). This month, Nathaniel Donat (donat.n@pg.com), defines named pipes, introduces Bourne script build.ss using named pipes, and finally, directs us to some Unix Interprocess Communication (IPC) resources on the Internet.
Michael Caloyannides It used to be said that the most secure computer was one that was powered off. But with dial-up technology that can remotely start up a computer, such an approach is no longer sufficient. The old approaches must be modified to deal with the current computer security threats; and with that, Desktop Witness — The Do's & Don'ts of Personal Computer Security attempts to enable the reader do the unthinkable — both use their personal computer, and have security and privacy.
Dave TaylorO'Reilly's Learning Unix for Mac OS X is the first book (that I'm aware of, anyway) out there to help the Mac faithful get a grip on Unix. It's a smallish tome that won't scare off folks who are used to pointing and clicking (with only one button!) their way through life.
Cameron Laird and Kathryn SoraizThe domain of this "Regular Expressions" column is "glue" languages — those that can be "embedded" and "extended". Several recent columns, especially the May column on Lua, have focused on embedding. To help clarify what these words mean when applied to languages, we'll sketch a few examples.
Jon HolmanMoodss stands for Modular Object Oriented Dynamic SpreadSheet and it is exactly that. Started in the latter part of 1997 by Jean-Luc Fontaine, moodss has grown with each revision (the latest of which is v16.5). With 34 modules to choose from, you have the ability to monitor not only network activity, but also application functions in Apache and MySQL.
Joe "Zonker" BrockmeierThis month and next month I'll cover the Common Unix Printer System, or CUPS. This month I'll present an overview of CUPS — what it is and why you might want to use it. Next month, I'll take a look at working with CUPS.
Jeffrey L. TaylorSetting up an in-house email system offers benefits such as better control of spam, virus scanning, and easy creation of new email addresses. It takes a little time to set up, but most of the software is available on Linux either inexpensively or for free. Hardware requirements are modest — a 486 can handle a home office and a Pentium is adequate for a small business. You may need a larger disk for the 486, but you probably can't buy one anymore that's too small. In this article, I will provide detailed steps for implementing your own email system.
Evi NemethThe Unix Administration Handbook has long been regarded as one of the must-haves for *nix system admins, so it was with no small amount of pleasure I cracked open the Linux Administration Handbook — the Unix Administration Handbook revamped exclusively for Linux systems.
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