How to install Nagios on Ubuntu server

Ghacks.net: In this article you will see how to install Nagios on a working Ubuntu Server installation. The release I used was 9.04, but you should be able to use 8.04 just as easily.

Nagios is the industry standard in enterprise-class monitoring for good reason. It allows you to gain insight into your network and fix problems before customers know they even exist. It's stable, scalable, supported, and extensible. Most importantly, it works.

40+ awesome free Windows apps you can download in 2 seconds

DOWNLOADSUAD: There are a ton of great, free applications that have been created in less than 1Mb - I didn't fully realize just how many until I started putting this list together.

Test your site's load time with Webslug

DOWNLOADSQUAD: Webslug is a tool that attempts to give you a read on the load time from request to fully-loaded. You can put in one URL or compare two URLs in a head-to-head battle.

Google Page Speed Goes Open-Source

SoftSailor: Google Page Speed is a Firefox plugin which can be integrated with Firebug, and the now open-sourced tool can also identify problems with Javascript and CSS. Well, this is very similar to what Yahoo has to offer as most of you probably remember the YSlow tool that can also be integrated into Firefox.

You can read more about Google Page Speed here. You can read the Google Page Speed Web performance best practices here.

Set up a Linux Media Server Using Ubuntu 8.10

geek.com: This project attempts to show you how to make your own home media server from readily available PC components & open source software. The software components we’ll be using in this feature are:

• Ubuntu Linux 8.10
• Firefly DAAP Server (for streaming to iTunes clients, Roku Soundbridge, and other DAAP aware devices)
• MediaTomb – this allows streaming of audio & video over the ubiquitous UPnP protocol

Most newer TVs and game consoles (the PS3) are UPnP capable and allow you to stream content from UPnP enabled sources. iTunes (Windows) and Rhythmbox (Linux) can play media that is centrally hosted on this type of server - an excellent way to setup a centralized, on demand audio/video library in your home.

Get a Linux-powered Dell laptop for $299

CNET: Zowie! For less than the price of some Netbooks, you can get yourself a full-blown Dell notebook. Here's the deal: Dell is offering the Inspiron 15n for just $299. That's undeniably amazing,

Google debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux

CNET: Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux Thursday--but only in rough developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress.