Hello everyone,
Welcome to the first update newsletter of 2008. This time around, you’ll find out what articles have been generating thousands of visitors to our blog as of late, some predictions for 2008, some email advice and a ton of other goodies await you in this edition of the newsletter. There’s also some upcoming events and training you might want to check out…
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If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Enjoy!
Regards,
–Novell’s Americas Open Platform Solutions Team
http://opsamericas.com
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Articles
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One Laptop Per Geek – A Review in Many Parts
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So I [Ross] decided to try an experiment, and participated in the G1G1 (Give 1, Get 1) program from the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project. My 4 year-old is the original target market for the purchase, and I know from experience as the computer geek in the family, (and most of the extended family – sigh), that I would be the primary fount of knowledge for the users of our OLPC. One of the sections of this review will be about how to find out more about the laptop and interface.
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2008: The Year that MS Loses the Notebook Wars?
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Face it, now that the dam has broken with the OLPC, the EEE PC and now the prospect of Everex’s Cloudbook coming out in January at CES, Microsoft is really feeling the heat from Linux in this market. It also doesn’t help that people have reacted to Microsoft’s UMPC hardware offering with either loathing, disbelief ($1100 for THAT?!) or just plain ignored it.
For the prediction and details…
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Dump MS Office, Choose OpenOffice – Yet Another Reason!!
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For those looking towards ANOTHER reason why you should consider switching from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice (our vote would be for OpenOffice.org – Novell Edition that runs on Windows and Linux)… How about this? You may not be able to open old MS Office file formats with the latest patch – due to security. Check out the file formats that are affected…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7557/0/
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Preview of BrainShare 2008 Linux Sessions
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If you’re going to BrainShare 2008 in March, you’re in for a treat — and I’m not talking about the Collective Soul concert. There are some great session topics planned and voted on by attendees. The opportunity for training is clearly fantastic! While the final list is still being worked on, here’s a preview of just some of the sessions you might be interested in signing up for…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7558/0/
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10 Technologies to Watch in 2008 – SLE Resolves 3
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VAR Business has published its list of 10 Technologies to Watch in 2008. I was reviewing the list, when it occurred to me that IMHO at least 3 of these technologies can be easily provided by Novell software offerings. Let me explain…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7559/0/
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Clustering GroupWise Servers on SLES 10 and XEN
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Our Connections Magazine has a great article this month on clustering Groupwise (it works for a lot of other services too) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1. The article steps you through the reasons why SLES10 makes an excellent location for Groupwise, and then helps you get started with the process.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7560/0/
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Converting your Email to Linux or Cross-Platform Clients
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I recently had someone ask me about converting from Outlook Express (I nearly fainted, it’s been so long since someone admitted to using OE in front of me) to something more open source (great way to keep from getting a bunch of spam and viruses), and in my research I found a great couple of articles about converting to Open Source mail packages.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7561/0/
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Watts Water Technologies lowers TCO with SLED and ZENworks
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Watts Water Technologies needed to replace 1000 old shop-floor terminals with more flexible desktops. They ended up choosing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on Neoware thin client hardwares along with ZENworks to help manage the environment.
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A correction in facts… Novell’s Innovations
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Here’s a clarification on a few facts mentioned in an article of “Small Business Computing”. The article is called “The Year in Linux-on-the-Desktop” and is meant to provide a brief review of the developments of Linux on the desktop over the past year. I wouldn’t normally comment too much, and I’m sure there was no ill-intention, but I wanted to make some corrections in statements made in the article…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7563/0/
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HOWTO: Broadband Card Setup on SLED 10 SP1
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Many customers have asked about this set of steps, and it’s finally possible to use Broadband cards from all three major vendors on SLED 10 SP1 due to some awesome driver work and the efforts of Greg KH and others.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7564/0/
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HOWTO: Download SLE Source Code
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If you’re interested in getting your hands on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server/Desktop source code – you can do so quite easily. Here’s how…
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7565/0/
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HOWTO: Simple-Easy Imaging of Systems with DD
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While in the process of creating SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop or Server systems for customers I often have a need to create an image of a system so that when I mess up, I can at least get back to a working state. Here are the steps to creating an image and then deploying that same image using dd.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7566/0/
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Success Story Spotlight
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PLAYMOBIL
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PLAYMOBIL runs its homepage on Demandware eCommerce software, running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and hosted by T-Systems. The solution provides instant and practically unlimited scalability, enabling PLAYMOBIL to serve visitors effectively during times of peak demand, with a pay-per-use model that keeps costs low during periods of lower demand.
http://novellevents.novell.com/t/3089072/55177502/7567/0/
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Upcoming Training/Events
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Dump Unix. Move Up to Linux. – with Total Tec, Transitive, and HP
Attend this FREE seminar to learn about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Unix to Linux migration tools, partner services, and experience several interactive demos.
January 30, 9am – 1:30pm — Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Aquarium
Register here
Virtualization and Data Center Optimization.
Join Novell and Think Tank to discover the data center solution that virtually manages itself. Literally.
January 29, 9am – 1:30pm — Merrillville, IN
January 31, 9am – 1:30pm — Rolling Meadows, IL
ATT: Optimizing and Troubleshooting SLES 10
ATT Online: Linux High Availability Clustering
ATT Online: Xen Virtualization on SLES 10
ATT: Migrating from UNIX to SLES 10
More Info
BrainShare 2008
March 16-21 in Salt Lake City, UT
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Just For Fun
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How the Internet Works – The Tennis Ball Version
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Also Of Interest…
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Book Review: Word Press for Dummies
Gear: Asus’s Tiny Linux Laptop
IBM Developerworks: Anatomy of the Linux File System
OpenOffice.org: Making Business Cards
Sun Report Builder: Better Reporting in OpenOffice.org
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General Novell Reference Links
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Connection Magazine
Novell Success Stories
Novell Americas Blog
SUSE Linux Enterprise Home
