Issue #94 / Sep 2008

Pollsters, pundits, economists, taxonomists, hackers, trackers, analysts, and panelists have all suggested that maybe the economy isn’t doing so well. No one is really sure how long it will last, but many of us have the feeling we’ve seen this before. Just when you think you’ve figured it all out, the business cycle swings around again.

The iconic Debian Project has long been a Linux leader. As the world’s biggest and most popular community distro, Debian is built by a worldwide army of hundreds of developers. The focus is on freedom: Debian is 100% free software, with no proprietary applications or drivers. And Debian is stable.

Busy web developers are always looking for an edge. This month we explore some tricks for faster and more effective websites.

Trackbacks offer a simple means for bloggers to connect and share information.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can do much more than define the color and font of your web text. We'll show you how to build the power of CSS into your web creations.

Speed up your web development with Jackrabbit, an open source implementation of the Java Content Repository standard.

Today's web performance and availability requirements make load balancing indispensable. In this article, we show you how to set up an effective load balancing system using features built into the Apache web server.