Been using a lot of Ubuntu lately for work. Found out that running headlessly, it’s a pretty capable OS for a multitude of tasks. Figured why risk using Windows? At least if and when a virus break occurs, at least the mission critical servers will survive. With that frame of thought, I went scouring for hardening guides for Ubuntu server (yeah, I’m a Linux n00b). I found this - Boiling Linux and Windows: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Hardening Guide and Configuration.

Frankly speaking, I know nuts about securing Linux so if you guys have any thoughts on this, let me know.

Intel just went on a crazy price slashing fee! I’m soooo happy! The 3GHz C2D is now a $163! Since I’m currently on a 2.8GHz C2D, I’m in no rush to upgrade but upgrading is definitely in the pipeline

The old desktop can be reused as a HTPC (yeah, I’m finding interesting ways to use my 32″ LCD TV). The new gaming rig would ideally be running Vista with 4GB RAM and a 250GB hard drive, powered by a 3.xx GHz Core2 or Quad CPU. Graphics will of course be none other than the awesome Radeon 4850/4870 GPU.

OK, gotta stop drooling!

Source: Intel slashes some desktop and server CPU prices - TechSpot News