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Jim Leisy

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Sue Page

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Lisa Cannon
Cynthia Kirk
Jim Leisy
David Tancig

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March 2001: Linux

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Apart No More—Sharing Files between
Linux and Windows Partitions
David Tancig, author of the upcoming Linux eTudes, outlines the simple procedure for creating a dual booting system. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

The “Green” Operating System: Linux
Jim Leisy contemplates a greener future for computing. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

Permissions and Rights in Linux
As a preview to their upcoming book, Linux User’s Guide: Using the Command Line and Gnome Red Hat Linux, Carolyn Gillay and Patricia Sullivan share information on how to establish rights and permissions in Linux. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

Linux Interfaces—A Brief Introduction
to the Command Line and the GUI

Carolyn Gillay and Patricia Sullivan write about the interfaces available to Linux users. Go to article. Download the PDF file.



Columns

Lisa Cannon on Internet Activism
Ever sign an email petition? Does it do any good? Lisa Cannon runs down the most effective ways to be an e-activist. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

Jim Leisy on the Big Three of Operating Systems
Windows, Macintosh and Unix are the only operating systems, right? Not exactly. Jim Leisy outlines the possibilities. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

Cynthia Kirk’s Update
Catch up with the latest Franklin, Beedle & Associates/ABF Content news with Cynthia Kirk’s FBA/ABF NEWS/SWEN. Go to article. Download the PDF file.

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