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Assuming that you will be doing some scripting / coding other than XHTML, you will most likely want to setup your own local web server to test your code and the like so you don't have to upload to the live server every time you make a change.

Maybe you are right vol7ron, but at some point I feel that some degree of restriction will be put in place to at least try to control content to a certain level. It is already happening to some extent under more overtly oppressive regimes in China and the like. Why should the West be any different?

The internet is the last bastion of free speech. Corporate interests and the powers that be have too much of a vested interest in seeing the internet restricted to a pay per click/government approved content only type model. The change will most likely be explained away with 'save the children'...

Check here. Looks like some people have had some limited success under Wine, but not all of the apps will work. - perpsgt.

Linux will run on pretty much any old PC you may have lying around, so it is perfect for setting up a headless printer/file/mail server etc. From a desktop perspective, I find it to be a lot more solid, stable and robust than Windows. Applications from different developers integrate into the...

Check out Distowatch. They provide information on most of the linux distributions out there, with lists of pros and cons for each. My advice would be to pick a distribution and then perservere with it for a while, as chopping and changing between distributions will just make things more...

Can anyone recommend a simple CMS that can be dropped into an existing website with a WYSIWYG interface for page editing? Clients typically request a simple means to edit content on pages on their website, and I find Joomla et. al to be overkill in this regard. Furthermore, these types of CMS...