Tux Redux
Jul 25, 2008Daniel Phillips has relaunched his Tux filesystem. After Tux2 failed due to patenting issues eight years ago, Phillips has now invited developers to collaborate on Tux3.
more »iWatch Monitoring directories with iWatch
Jul 10, 2008Why wait for cron? iWatch monitors critical files and directories in realtime. This handy Perl script then notifies the user or runs a configurable command when change occurs.
more »Write Barriers Working with write barriers and journaling filesystems
Jul 09, 2008Your journaling filesystem is carefully tracking write operations – but what happens when the data gets to the disk? A write barrier request can help protect your data.
more »Windows Vista File Sharing Sharing files with Linux and Vista
Jul 09, 2008If you want to share files your own way, Vista might need some help.
more »Linux Filesystems in Vista Accessing Linux partitions with Vista
Jul 08, 2008Vista is no better than its predecessors at accessing Linux partitions. If you need to access a Linux filesystem from Vista, you will need a third-party tool.
more »Krusander Managing files with the Krusader twin-panel file manager
Jul 08, 2008The user-friendly Krusader brings the time-honored twin-panel file manager format to the Linux desktop and offers easy shortcuts for keyboard users.
more »Rumors about ZFS for Linux Kernel
May 19, 2008Three simple photos are causing a stir right now: they show kernel inventor Linus Torvalds talking to the ZFS inventor Jeff Bonwick and thus fire rumors about the filesystem being added to the Linux kernel.
more »Faster Boot Planned for ReiserFS Partitions
Nov 28, 2007Under certain circumstances ReiserFS will check the whole filesystem on rebooting, although this is not actually necessary due to its journaling function. Kernel developers are currently discussing a patch that will accelerate the system launch.
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