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Somewhat small time DNS use
Want to speed up your Internet access a little bit or make connecting to other computers in your small LAN a bit easier? Running your own small DNS server is a good way to do that, and here's how to do it for a small system.

Automatic background changes in Window Maker
Enjoy having background images? If you use Window Maker as your X Windows window manager, here is information on how to have Window Maker automatically change your background image for you.

How to run X programs on remote computers
If you're like me, you have a fast computer, and some smaller ones, all connected by a LAN. Here's what's really cool. You can run memory or CPU intensive applications over the network, so that the fast computer does all the work, and just shoves the actual stuff out to whatever computer it is that you are using. Here's how.

The crontab
Would you like your computer to do certain things at specified time automatically? This article describes how to set up your Linux workstation to run various programs at the times that you specify.

How to setup your first Linux-based computer
Interested in setting up your first Linux box? Just want to try it out? Well here is the scoop on how to setup a simple box in simple terms. It doesn't go in depth on too many tangents, but tells everything necessary for the "standard" setup. Nothing extra, just what you need to know explained.