Charly’s Column – Dstat The sys admin’s daily grind: Dstat

Mar 15, 2013

Occasional worries about the system status are part of the sys admin’s daily life, and admins usually keep a fat toolbox of top and stat tools to alleviate them. Charly says he can manage with just one multitool – for the time being, at least.

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Charly’s Column: SendmailAnalyzer The sys admin’s daily grind: SendmailAnalyzer

Feb 22, 2013

During the ongoing battle against spam, admins should inspect their troop’s battle lines from time to time. If you don’t relish the thought of counting the dinnerware, you can use the services of a logfile inspector like SendmailAnalyzer, which works surprisingly well with Postfix and the like.

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LibreOffice Macros Automating Libreoffice with macros

Feb 22, 2013

in addition to its comprehensive tool set, Libreoffice packs a built-in Basic-like scripting language that can be used to automate repetitive tasks and extend the suite’s default functionality.

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Geary Email Client Managing email via IMAP with Geary

Oct 26, 2012

Managing email on an IMAP server is part of everyday business. The slim client Geary makes it as simple on the desktop as it is on many mobile devices – despite a few remaining shortcomings.

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Charly's Column: Biabam and Tre-agrep The sys admin’s daily grind – Biabam and Tre-agrep

Sep 21, 2012

Most of the tools that show up in this column are small, smart, fast, and easily explained. This month is no exception; we feature a dynamic duo of tools.

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Chat Archive with Sugar API Storing instant messaging data with Sugar CRM 6.4 and the Dropbox connector

Jul 24, 2012

The Sugar customer relationship management tool lets you import unstructured data from the cloud. We’ll show you how to use this feature to integrate instant messaging services.

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Greylisting with Postgrey Defeat spam with Postgrey by greylisting and whitelisting incoming mail

Jul 24, 2012

Vendors continue to develop new defenses against spam, one of the Internet’s most notorious pests. In this article, we integrate Postgrey with the Postfix mail server for a greylisting and whitelisting solution.

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Gnublin Getting to know the Gnublin board

May 29, 2012

Embedded Linux doesn’t have to be rocket science, which the Gnublin board clearly shows. If you want to learn how to read sensors, flip switches, and switch LEDs on ARM Linux, this tiny machine is perfect for your research.

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