Desktop Linux has a good article about Mepis Linux, a distribution that can run from a CD-ROM and be easily installed (while running) on your hard drive. Great introduction to the variety of applications freely available in the open source world! Check it out: The Best Free Desktop Linux . . . and how to make it better.
Archive for October, 2004
The Best Free Desktop Linux . . . and how to make it better
Sunday, October 31st, 2004This CRM application looks like a winner
Friday, October 22nd, 2004Just found this: SugarCRM – Commercial Open Source CRM Software . It looks like there’s finally a decent CRM application out there… This project looks complete enough to drop the RetrieverCRM project, before we even get going!
Windows v Linux security: the real facts
Friday, October 22nd, 2004Finally, in the spirit of all the fact checking going on these days, here’s a report comparing the relative security of Linux vs. Windows, based on an analysis of the claims and the data that supports them. Excellent read. Windows v Linux security: the real facts | The Register
Job Time Tracking web site for SQL Ledger
Thursday, October 21st, 2004An open source time tracking program called Jobby has just been released. What’s cool about this is that it hooks into the SQL Ledger financial database. It also connects to dotProject.
Right now, it reads customers, vendors, and services directly from SQL Ledger. In its next phase, it will transfer hours directly into SQL Ledger invoices!
Business News – Trickle of interest in Linux starts to become a corporate flood
Tuesday, October 19th, 2004From the New Zealand Herald, a story that needs no further introduction: Trickle of interest in Linux starts to become a corporate flood
Setting up a free web server with MySQL and Apache on Windows
Monday, October 18th, 2004Here’s a helpful story that can introduce you to open source server components without leaving Windows. Get AMPed over Uniform Server and Build a Data-driven Web Site in Nothing Flat is now on DevX, and can help you get started…
Office 2003 vs. Openoffice.Org
Sunday, October 17th, 2004Two articles on eWeek about Open Office: Office 2003 vs. Openoffice.Org compares Office 2003 to OpenOffice.org, and Open Source a Better Fit in Small Shops finds the sweet spot for OpenOffice deployments.
OS Commerce featured in Linux Magazine
Sunday, October 17th, 2004The July 2004 online version of Linux Magazine has a great overview of OS Commerce in E-Commerce Made Easy. OS Commerce is one of the applications described in the book, and it’s a great way to get an online storefront.