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NEWS 23 Migration Software ...... 6 There are times when you want to use all the personal data that you ...... 8 Business have generated in another program. We World ...... 10 look at how to use infor- mation from within KDE, Insecurity ...... 12 inside other programs such as Mozilla and Kernel ...... 14 Opera. Converting data should not be hard with all the Open standards ...... 16 Letters that loves to sup- port. You just need a little COVER STORY guiding help, to get you on your way. Customized Desktops Intro ...... 17 38 ...... 18 AC3D Gnome Configuration The creation of three dimensional worlds with POV-ray can Discover the hidden Gnome settings. be hard work and is prone to errors, as you try to define new objects within text files. Now it has all become easier thanks Migrating KDE Data ...... 23 to the entrance of AC3D. AC3D version 4.0 is a graphical edi- tor to simplify Gnome Office ...... 28 the 3D model- Explore the programs that make up the Gnome Office suite. ing of objects. The low bud- ...... 32 get, high qua- KOffice 1.3 lity tool pro- How do the KOffice applications compare to others? vides a GUI interface that KDE 3.2 ...... 34 allows you to What is in the latest KDE release? Read on to find out. render with POV-ray.

REVIEWS

Book Reviews ...... 36 42 DIY Knoppix Read all about it. Fedora for Dummies and Red Hat books. Knoppix is fast becoming our favorite utility. A complete Linux distribution that works from the CD alone. You can AC3D ...... 38 install it onto your hard disk to provide the speed necessary KNOW HOW for everyday use. But sometimes it would DIY Knoppix ...... 42 be nice to have a different mix of pro- Power Tools: Screen ...... 46 grams. With this - Discover the power tools used by real super-admins. by-step guide, you can make your own SuperKaramba ...... 48 version, with your own choice of appli- Revamp your KDE root window with useful tools. cations, and even change the images. MoinMoin Wiki ...... 52 Building Wikis with MoinMoin Wiki.

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SYSADMIN 56 Mobile IP Mobile IP allows a laptop user to keep her IP address, despite Charly’s column ...... 55 moving from one network to Real System Admin tips and tricks to help you. another. TCP connections can even remain uninterrupted by ...... 56 the switch from WLAN to a Mobile IP wired ethernet network. This means less configuration and Admin Workshop: ProFTPD ...... 60 so less problems for your roam- Setting up a secure FTP server.M ing users, no matter what access point they want to use, No Cat Authentication ...... 63 with their connections staying Authenticate WLAN users against NAT routers. up. By using Transparent ING Mobile IP (TMip) we can even avoid the need to modify the PROGRAMMING client. Email your video ...... 66

66 Email a Video Perl: Screen Scrapers ...... 72 We all know that we can have a lot of fun with Linux. We An easy way to fill in forms with Perl. also know that playing around with Multimedia can be fun. Now we can put these two diverse topics of email and TV LINUX USER recording together and produce a fun KTools: KWordQuiz ...... 76 result. With this tutor- Brush up on your language skills. ial you can send an email home and get ...... 78 your electronic equip- DeskTOPia: AfterStep Applets ment to record a Use the utilities on other window managers and desktops. favorite TV or radio show. It is even possi- Linux Tips ...... 80 ble to then compress the file and have it OpenOffice.org Tips ...... 82 sent back to you, no Make the Office suite easier and more productive to use. matter where you are. Command Line: diff & diff3 ...... 84 Find the difference between text files. 86 LinuxWorld New York Our star reporter gets the COMMUNITY latest scoop and inside knowledge from the big LinuxWorld New York ...... 86 apple. The last NY show before it moves to Boston Free Software Projects ...... 87 proved to be an exciting event, with the big compa- Brave GNU World ...... 90 nies trying to prove that they have the Linux credentials to The User Group Pages ...... 92 make a difference. A stamp- ing ground for Linux in B2B scenarios. Linux on the desk- SERVICE top was the hidden agenda ...... 94 with many new products and Events / Advertiser Index / Call for Papers corporate directions being announced. Linux Magazine DVD ...... 96

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