Issue #84 / Nov 2007

COVER STORY: Microformats

Organizing the web with microformats

Microformats are simple HTML tags that reveal information about web data. We'll show you how to take advantage of this handy technology.

REVIEWS: BOOK REVIEWS

Learning Ruby Linux Appliance Design...

REVIEWS: KDE 4

Preview of KDE 4.0

The first KDE 4 beta release gives users a sneak preview of the many innovations the next K Desktop generation will introduce.

KNOW-HOW: nUbuntu Security Tools

Security testing with nUbuntu

Study your network’s defenses with the Ubuntu-based nUbuntu security testing distribution.

KNOW-HOW: Xnee

Recording and playing back screen activity

Xnee, Gnee, Cnee, and Pnee – these strangely named tools record and play back mouse and keyboard actions.

KNOW-HOW: ASK KLAUS!

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine. com

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The sys admin’s daily grind: WebCalendar

Users log on to services such as SSH, ftp, SASL, POP3, IMAP, Apache htaccess, and many more using their names and passwords. These popular access mechanisms are a potential target for brute-force attacks. An attentive bouncer will keep dictionary attacks at bay.

SYSADMIN: OpenSSI

Building high-performance clusters with OpenSSI

The OpenSSI framework rearranges processes for easy and transparent clustering.

PROGRAMMING: Perl: Daily Tip

Serve a daily dose of information

When tackling something complex, such as a foreign language or Vim commands, digesting small bits of knowledge might be more effective than consuming a super-sized meal of information. This month’s Perl column gives you a method of serving up knowledge snippets by email.

LINUXUSER: Cute Flow

Document circulation with CuteFlow

The CuteFlow document circulation system supports cross-platform document exchanges. CuteFlow is easy to install and configure but still has a couple of weak areas.