If you want to keep tabs on your deadlines, you don t need a fancy project management application -- often, a simple spreadsheet can do the job. To see how, let s create a spreadsheet that tracks task deadlines, shows the current status of each task, and highlights scheduling conflicts. In the proc… more

Fri Oct 31 11:30pm IST

Support for transparent decompression of files on optical media has been part of the Linux kernel since version 2.4.14. Here s how you can take advantage of this support when you burn your own optical media by using the mkzftree tool and the -z option to genisoimage. These commands compress files u… more

Fri Oct 31 08:30pm IST

In the early days of desktop virtualization, there were few low-priced alternatives to VMware Workstation that didn t involve a steep learning curve. Even the freely available VirtualBox didn t affect Workstation s market domination and instead faced competition from the newly rebranded VMware GSX … more

Fri Oct 31 01:30pm IST