Issue #59 / Oct 2005

Intel presented Version 9.0 of the C++ compiler for Intel processors in June, raising the bar for highly optimized code.

Content filters protect a web user’s privacy and keep the flood of unsolicited advertising at bay. We’ll show you a pair of popular Open Source content filters.

Small sites often have outdated information because the webmaster doesn’t have time to keep all the pages up to date. Even something as simple as a spelling correction might take days to change. FCKEditor frees the webmaster by letting the user take charge.

Leafnode is a Usenet server for small sites where just a few users need access to a large number of groups. The Leafnode server is designed to recover from errors autonomously and needs very little attention.

If you find your self executing the same few steps in FTP, you’ll save time and effort with a little automation.

The resolver is the window from your computer to the global DNS system. Simply typing a URL awakens a link to computers all over the world.

On a big, busy Linux desktop, it is too easy for files to get lost. We’ll show you a Perl script that creates a MySQL database to find files in next to no time.

A new background image is the quickest way to liven up your desktop. Tools such as Zufall and genbg help you change your wallpaper auto matically.

If you’re planning to study your family history, you’d better be ready to manage large amounts of data. Why not use your Linux box for the hard work?

To manage the mountains of paper that cross our desks every day, we need to file, retrieve, copy, stamp, investigate, and classify documents. A special tool can help users keep on top of their electronic paperwork: pdftk – the PDF toolkit.