Windows Integration: Heterogeneous environments pose special problems. This month we present some tools to help you navigate the troubled waters of interoperability, including Ulteo OVD, a QEMU virtualization tool, and Samba.

• Ulteo OVD: Your Linux and Windows apps can meet in a single browser window.
• QEMU and Qemu Manager: We'll show you a trick for starting up Linux on a Windows PC without rebooting.
• Samba for Clusters: You'll learn how Samba's new CTDB add-on brings clustering and high availability to your file server configuration.
• Samba's Registry: Find out how a new back end stores Samba configuration data in an internal registry database.

Other articles in this issue include:

• UNetbootin: This handy tool lets you create your own bootable USB stick.
• GpsDrive and tangoGPS: Turn your Linux system into a GPS navigation tool.
• Ermine vs. Statifier: Static linking lets you move your apps to any distro, without worrying about dependencies.
• SpiderOak: Back up your data and keep it in sync across multiple machines.
• TTYtter: Charly tweets with a command-line Twitter client.
• Security Lessons - Backups: Save your data with smart backups.
• Bash 4: The latest Bash release offers some powerful new scripting features.
• Practical strace: Part two in this series explores debugging in the real world.
• Perl - Google Chart: Charting netbook battery performance.
• ActivityDiary: Create a digital workout diary.
• Tonido: Collaborate in a local cloud.
• Kexi: Manage data the easy way with KDE's Kexi database tool.
• Command Line - System Info: System information utilities.