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Turn your Linux web server into Fort Knox

Posted in All by digg on the June 29th, 2006

An in depth article on how to secure your Linux web server. Who says that security is ever “easy”? It’s a must-have for anybody running a web server - even if it’s at home.

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Linux hackers re-claim the Linksys WRT54G

Posted in All by digg on the June 26th, 2006

As predicted, the open source community has come up with a way to convert VxWorks-based LinkSys WRT54G wireless routers to Linux. The process does not require hardware hacking.

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Introducing the Google Maps API Geocoding Service

Posted in All by digg on the June 25th, 2006

On June 11 Google quietly added geocoding capabilities to its Maps API. What’s more, this feature isn’t limited to the U.S.; street-level geocoding is also offered for Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain! This tutorial shows you how to use this new feature, further streamlining your use of this wonderful API.

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