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Aging PowerBook Upgrade by a Linux/OS X Geek Publish Date: Jun. 7, 2006
Many Mac users railed against chromatic's recent article, Switching Back to Desktop Linux . When Philip Hollenback, a Linux fan himself, needed to upgrade his aging PB 667 from Panther to Tiger, he used an approach that kept costs down and value high, while preserving his Linux/OS X frame of mind. Here's how he did it.
Improving Network Reliability with Keepalived Publish Date: Sep. 1, 2005
No matter how good the software, hardware eventually fails. Redundancy is an important way to keep your important services running smoothly. With the right software, you can even sleep through otherwise catastrophic network failures. Philip Hollenback demonstrates how to make your network robust by using Keepalived on multiple Linux routers.
Rendering Everything as Text Publish Date: May. 26, 2005
Ah, the days of plain-text everything are long gone, what with media files (hooray!) and encumbered binary blobs (boo!). Is the solution to give up your comfortable, efficient, and effective text-based tools? No way. Philip Hollenback proposes that you can render any data format to meaningful text for mail reading, indexing, and more. Here's how.
How to Use mutt, FastMail, and Mail.app Together on Your Mac Publish Date: Jan. 18, 2005
Many Linux users who are adding Mac OS X to their computing life look to combine the control of command line with the convenience of GUI. In this article, Philip Hollenback, a seasoned Linux user himself, shows how to bring these worlds together on Mac OS X using mutt, FastMail, and Mail.app.
